Jim Zhou is a second-year Computer Science Master’s student at Yale, having completed his undergraduate studies at UCLA. He is the course manager for CPSC 323, a core Computer Science course, and serves as the Computer Science Department representative at the Yale Graduate Student Assembly. Additionally, he is a graduate affiliate of Hopper College, Captain for Yale Club Archery, plays clarinet for the Berkeley College Orchestra & Davenport Pops Orchestra, and Student Ambassador for the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science. Jim holds the position of External Affairs Chair for the Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate. In this role, he advocates for the voices and needs of graduate students at the local, state, and federal levels. He is also a member of the Yale Presidential Search Committee Student Advisory Council and the Yale Committee on Student Civic Engagement.