Cheng Guo (郭澄)

Hello, I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, advised by Professor Anthony A. Maciejewski and Professor Agnieszka Miguel at Seattle University. My research focuses on developing efficient algorithms for individual animal identification, with a particular emphasis on small-scale, unlabeled camera-trap datasets of African leopards. I aim to reduce human annotation effort while preserving high accuracy by leveraging clustering, verification, and human-in-the-loop supervision. In addition, I actively contribute to the academic community through paper reviewing and service as an associate editor for the course International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) . I have also gained teaching experience as a teaching assistant for the course Introduction to Robot Programming/Simulation, ECE 455. Previously, I received my B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation from University of Jinan.

Beyond research, I enjoyed traveling, hiking, and photography, often documenting the world through my own experiences. Hiking, in particular, resonates with me: even when I know where the summit lies, the climb can still be a struggle, and on the way back, although the hardest part is behind me, my energy is nearly spent. To me, this mirrors the research journey, challenging, exhausting, but ultimately rewarding.