About me / Frank Wang Zi-LunAn engineer. And always a student.
I’m Frank Wang Zi-Lun, an Electrical Engineering undergraduate at NUS with a Second Major in Economics. Research, writing, teaching, and community life are connected parts of my education.
Frank Wang Zi-LunMy story
I’m Frank, an Electrical Engineering undergraduate at the National University of Singapore, with a Second Major in Economics. My academic interests centre on robotics, intelligent systems, feedback control, and AI; economics and public policy help me think about the settings in which engineering decisions matter.
My undergraduate research introduced me to IoT and voice-based sensing and interaction. Alongside my studies, I have spent time teaching, writing, and contributing to residential life and research outreach. These experiences ask different things of me: careful technical investigation, clear explanation, and attention to the people a system or a community serves.
This website brings those threads together. I want it to record work honestly, make room for questions, and show how my interests develop rather than suggest that they have already reached a conclusion.
01 / Education
The path so far.
August 2024 – expected May 2028National University of Singapore
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering; Second Major in Economics.
August 2024 – May 2026Ridge View Residential College
Residential college education · RVRC Two Year Programme.
January 2022 – November 2023Temasek Junior College
GCE A Levels (2023).
January 2020 – November 2021Maris Stella High School
GCE O Level (2021).
02 / Experience & leadership
Learning with a community.
Residential life and research outreach have given me opportunities to coordinate people, support shared activities, and pay attention to the less visible work that keeps a student community functioning. Ongoing roles below are stated as of November 2026.
August 2026 – Present (November 2026 snapshot)Chairman, UTR Resident Council (Enrichment)
National University of Singapore · UTR Resident Council
I lead the enrichment team in organising workshops and activities that support learning beyond the classroom, practical skills, and connections between residents.
June 2026 – Present (November 2026 snapshot)REx Production Crew (RPC) Lead, Office of the Provost
National University of Singapore · Office of the Provost
I coordinate 40+ student volunteers supporting REx Roadshows and REx Connect Café, working with REx Ambassadors on event facilitation, research sharing, and media activities. This is research outreach and student leadership, not a separate research appointment.
May 2025 – April 2026 · three concurrent appointmentsGeneral Secretary · Chief Safety Officer · Student Data Protection Representative
Ridge View Residential College · College Student Committee (CSC)
Within one CSC term, I supported committee administration, cross-portfolio coordination, event readiness, and responsible handling of student data.
- General Secretary, College Student Committee (CSC): led the secretariat subcommittee; managed agendas, minutes, action tracking, stakeholder communications, recruitment, the Info Session and Annual General Meeting; coordinated deadlines and logistical asset loans.
- Chief Safety Officer, College Student Committee (CSC): coordinated safety-planning inputs, required reviews, venue-readiness checks, first-aid preparedness, and safety reminders. This was a student officer role, not a professional safety credential.
- Student Data Protection Representative, College Student Committee (CSC): reviewed data-handling workflows, briefed volunteers, and escalated queries or suspected incidents. Completed PDPOSA001 Personal Data Protection Training for Student Leaders through NUS Office of Student Affairs; listed as an L3 representative in NUSync.
May 2026 – August 2026Resident Assistant
Ridge View Residential College
I supported residential operations, summer conferences and residential programmes through guest assistance, room and facilities coordination, and frontline operational support, working with College staff and management.
03 / Teaching & science communication
Making ideas understandable.
December 2024 – Present (November 2026 snapshot)Private Tutor
Self Employed
I have tutored more than 50 secondary school students overall, supporting Mathematics, Chinese, Physics, and English-related academic skills. My work includes a group of 45 Chinese secondary school students preparing Mathematics and English for Singapore Government Scholarship selection examinations; that group is not an additional total.
- Designed lesson plans, revision materials and practice questions, and mentored students in core concepts, problem-solving, examination strategies and confidence. This is teaching experience, not described as an unpaid volunteering appointment.
November 2022 – December 2022Student Intern
BigArt! by The Learning Grid Pte Ltd
Through the Temasek Internship Programme, I contributed story plots, character concepts, basic illustrations, and science-content checking during development of Adventures with Energy (World of Science), listed with World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (2024). This describes development contributions, not a claim of book authorship or a research publication.
- Joined discussions on narrative and educational direction; scripted, demonstrated and edited drawing tutorial videos for young learners.
04 / Writing & intellectual interests
Thinking beyond one discipline.
I have written independently since October 2021, drawing on my experience of studying and living in Singapore. My subjects include education, Singaporean society, culture, identity, institutions, and personal experience.
My ongoing series include “What Does It Mean to Be Singaporean Chinese?”, “Singapore’s Education System Through My Eyes”, and “My Undergraduate Application Journey”. I publish Chinese writing through a WeChat Official Account and am developing English-language work on Substack. Exact publication links will be added when supplied.
Visit the notebook ↗05 / Beyond academia
Other ways of paying attention.
I enjoy languages, music, photography, travel, poetry, and personal reflection. They offer ways to encounter unfamiliar places and perspectives without needing every interest to become a project or a credential.
I speak Chinese and English at native or bilingual proficiency, and Cantonese at limited working proficiency.
06 / Recognition
A selective record.
A concise record of recognition will be added after the official award names, awarding bodies, and dates are confirmed. No award details are presented as verified here yet.
07 / Academic CV
The concise version.
The downloadable CV is not available yet. A final, reviewed PDF will be linked here when supplied.
