Andrew Zhou
CS @ Carnegie Mellon. Builder, writer, problem-solver.
Build
- Unjargon.AI — An AI-powered web app that turns dense text and documents into plain-language explanations. People have used it for 2,000+ simplifications so far. unjargon.ai
- ActionPlan — A document-to-action workspace. It reads a document and organizes it into tasks, deadlines, risks, and the questions that still need answers. useactionplan.com
- WSHS Math Team Website — A website for the White Station High School Math Team that brings together information about the club and the competitions students can take part in. wshsmathteam.org
- Block Party — An ongoing team project with ScottyLabs: a campus dining tool that tracks meal-block usage and predicts end-of-semester surplus.
Write
- NYT: Growing Up With A.I. — My submission to The New York Times Learning Network’s 2025 “Growing Up With A.I.” Challenge was selected as a runner-up. Finalists list (NYT Learning Network, PDF)
- Selected Creative Nonfiction — Writing is a real part of my work, not a side note to it. These essays are about language, family, and music. Read the portfolio
- Poetry — Three poems collected in the same writing portfolio as my essays. Read the portfolio
Solve
- Competitive Mathematics — Math has been one of my longest-running interests.
- WSHS Math Team — The White Station High School Math Team was part of how I grew up with competitive mathematics.
- Jane Street Estimathon — My team placed third at a Jane Street Estimathon at CMU.
Connect
- ScottyLabs — A student technology organization at Carnegie Mellon where I’ve collaborated with other students on technical projects.
- HackCMU — I helped organize HackCMU at Carnegie Mellon as part of the organizing team, contributing to event operations, logistics, and participant coordination. I also mentored teams and judged projects.
- CodeCrew — Through CodeCrew, I worked with younger students in Memphis who were learning to program and building their own projects.
- Viola & Music — Outside of software, math, and writing, I play the viola and make music content. @anxdyw on TikTok