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With Vishy Anand in 2024
With Grandmaster and former World Champion Vishy Anand in 2024
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I’m currently at the University of Toronto studying computer science with interests in the fields of computer systems, embedded systems, automation, cloud computing, and IoT.

Outside of the above, I spend time with chess kibitzers and tennis lovers. I believe that chess has a lot more to grow in Canada and am working on various projects both software related and governance. I served as the Secretary/Chair of the Hart House Chess Club (one of the leading chess clubs in Canada) for two years. During that time, I tournament directed over 50 events spanning all formats and involving over 5,000 participants. I am currently on the organizing committee for the 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship. I recently tournament directed the 2024 Canadian Chess Championships (National Championships) and became a FIDE Arbiter in chess. Outside of chess administration, I have two National Master norms in chess and aim to achieve my NM title by 2026.

I previously served as the President of the University of Toronto Tennis Club where my team brought together a community of over 200 tennis enthusiasts. We organized tournaments, matches, indoor/outdoor tennis opportunities, and leagues.

Academic Subjects Taken #

intro sociology, intro psychology, into economics, intro geology, rhetoric and theories of persuasion, business writing, intro computer science, data structures and analysis, software design, unix and programming tools, computer organization, computer architecture, operating systems, web development, software development, computer networking, data visualization, algorithms and analysis, theory of computation, embedded systems capstone, intro calculus, intro linear algebra, intro statistics, artificial intelligence, UX/UI, software engineering, databases, microprocessors

Research / Project Experience #

Tools and Skills #

Professional Experience #

  • Technical Lead | University of Toronto | Toronto, ON | Jan 2025 - Present
  • Software Engineer (Infrastructure) | Ontario Government | Toronto, ON | May 2024 - Dec 2024
  • Automation Engineering Intern | Toronto Dominion Bank | Toronto, ON | Jan 2024 - Apr 2024
  • Quality Engineering Intern | Ontario Government | Toronto, ON | May 2023 – Dec 2023

Leadership Experience #

  • Governor | Canadian Chess Federation | Canada | April 2023 – Present
  • Governor | Ontario Chess Association | Ontario | April 2023 - Present
  • Governor | Greater Toronto Chess League | Toronto, ON | April 2023 - Present
  • Executive Member at Large | Greater Toronto Chess League | Toronto, ON | March 2025 - Present
  • Chair & Secretary | Hart House (University of Toronto) Chess Club | Toronto, ON | May 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Communications Director | Hart House (University of Toronto) Chess Club | Toronto, ON | May 2022 – April 2023
  • President | University of Toronto Tennis Club | Toronto, ON | Sept 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Chief Organizer | 2024 Canadian National Chess Championships | Toronto, ON | Sept 2023 - April 2024
  • Vice President | University of Toronto Tennis Club | Toronto, ON | Sept 2021 – Sept 2022
  • Board Member | Innis College, University of Toronto | Toronto, ON | Sept 2022 - Apr 2023
  • Board Member | Student Initiative Fund Committee U of T | Toronto, ON | Sept 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Executive Director | XdHacks Mini | Vancouver, BC | March 2020 - March 2022
  • Tennis Coach | Private Tennis Academy | Vancouver, BC | March 2021 - August 2021
  • Team Member | The Future Academy Robotics | Vancouver, BC | March 2018 - March 2021

Awards #

  • U of T Entrance Scholarship ($7,500) - 2021
  • Dean’s List - (x3 times)
  • Judi Schwartz Memorial Award - 2022-2023
  • Greater Toronto Chess League Organizer of the Year - 2022-2023

Interests & Hobbies #

  • chess, tennis, table tennis, hiking, biking, snowboarding, 3D printing, tennis restringing, volunteering, bike repair, cs education

Coding Portfolio #

To view the most up to date projects that I am working on, please visit my GitHub page, vzcodes. Although some projects are private, I try to make public the ones I find interesting the most.

This site is powered by Hugo’s Congo theme. Previously, I used the Paper Mod theme but in 2025 switched to the newer Congo theme which runs Tailwind CSS.

Blogs #

On this site victorzheng.ca you can find my recaps and news regarding cool projects which I have worked on over the years. I hope that by writing, I can inspire others to take my ideas to make the world an even better place to be. The primary audience for the blogs are for myself as I recap different moments and thoughts through time.

Contact #

Please contact me via my LinkedIn or consider dropping me an email at hello[at]victorzheng[dot]ca

Victor Zheng
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Victor Zheng
I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto
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