Non-Research
I have a wide range of interests and hobbies that I enjoy outside of research, most of which are described on this page.
Simulations outside the lab (i.e. Gaming)
- I started playing Microsoft Flight Simulators since 2008.
- I joined American Truck Simulator in 2024 after I’ve traveled to a lot of places in the US.
- I also enjoy playing Mabinogi, an online game I’ve being playing since 2006 and can be seen as a simulation of life.
Taiwanese Young Researcher Association (Project TYRA)
- I’m a co-chair of Project TYRA (website in Mandarin), a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Our goal is to connect Taiwanese research around the world.
- We host weekly seminars covering topics such as research, academic and non-academic careers, and studying abroad outside of Taiwan.
Mentor–mentee program for studying abroad
- Each year, we recruit mentors who are currently studying or have studied abroad, and paired them with mentees interested in applying to graduate school outside Taiwan.
- In 2024, we matched around 300 pairs of mentors and mentees.
- For more details, please see the website (in Mandarin).
Project TYRA logo (left), one of the talks we held (middle), and the certificate of being a mentor featuring my own signature (right).
Travel ✈️
- I spend a lot of my holidays traveling, both inside and outside the US.
- I also seize the chance to explore new places when attending conferences.
- Thanks to the fact that I only need computers and internet to work, I’m able to stay productive and find inspiration even when I’m traveling.
Photos I took. Left: Mt. Pilatus, Switzerland. Middle: Salt Mines in Maras, Peru. Right: Mt. Fuji, Japan.
Music 🎼
- I was a tenor in the YS choir (友聲合唱團) at National Chiao Tung University.
- I was also a piano accompanist in the same choir.
- I was also a member of the Digital Music Creation Club at National Chiao Tung University, where I made a few songs with Logic Pro.
- I used to play Trombone during my high school, but I know nothing now.
Me in the YS choir at National Chiao Tung University.
"The unknown world" by Ming-Hsiu.
Dogs 🐶
- I’m a dog person.
- I used to take care of the dogs on BoAi (博愛) campus at National Chiao Tung University.
Dogs that used to be at National Chiao Tung University.
Language
- Mandarin (普通話、中文) and Taiwanese (台語) are my native languages.
- I obviously also speak English.
- I’m slowly learning Japanese (日本語) and Spanish (español).
- I’m on Duolingo continuing my streak.
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Fun facts
- I was born and raised in Taiwan (台灣).
- I’m a night owl and definetly not an early bird.
- I don’t do any sports. 🙃
- But I like hiking and walking for scenary/historical/interesting views.
- I used to like eating shrimps🦐, but after I got some unfresh shrimps, now I’m afraid of them.
- Strangely I’m not afraid of lobsters🦞 and crabs🦀 probably because they are generally more expensive.