I am Hong Cheng, a coder,
an activist,
and a team player.

Director of Voice of Champaign (2015)

I hosted a singing competition, involving 3 rounds, and the last round being a performance. 500 people were at the venue.

Three-times Director / Special Director of UIUC CSSA Basketball Tournament (2013, 2014, 2015)

I didn't just design the website for the basketball tournament. I was the director, a referee, a score keeper, and a fan.

Assistant Director of Moon Gala (2014, 2015)

The biggest annual event for the entire Chinese community in Champaign. Find me in the picture!

Writer

I've published two articles on Public I:

• Raising Concerns about Chinese Students' Mental Health
• Tsinghua University and U of I – The first Chinese modern architect from U of I

Tutor

I tutored math at Office of Minority Student Affairs at UIUC. I had to stop because I can only work 20 hours / week in graduate school.

Gamer

I am a legendary Hearthstone player, a Dota Veteran, and a strategic game fanatic. I organized the eSports tournament Ultimate Championship at UIUC for three years. (2014, 2015, 2016)

Intern at the Ninth City / IBM / NewRank.cn

I coded Android games, and learnt that life is hard for programmers. To learn more about my internships, check my Resume.

Website of UIUC CSSA

I love my organization, as much as I love the Chinese community in Champaign. The page was created in 2015, but no longer maintained. Visit our Facebook page.

Researcher Profiling

Guided by Prof. Kevin Chang at Forward Data Lab, my group designed a vertical searching engine "ARISE" for profiling researchers with the concepts of data mining and machine learning.

Group Study

We created a class project that aims to help students find study buddies on our website, with the database systems.

My GitHub

Don't expect much. Just some random stuff. Visit my GitHub.

Website of CSSA Basketball Tournament

This is not just a website. It implements database of basketball stats solely designed by me.