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Hi, I'm Chengzhe Li (Richard). I'm a Colgate University student pursuing a BA in Computer Science with a music minor, passionate about programming, music production, and linguistic research. I enjoy blending tech and creativity, coding in Python and Java, and making music as a songwriter and performer. Beyond class, I work as a research assistant at Colgate's Sociology Department, interned in Human Resources in Shanghai, and self-produced an original Shanghainese album. I love exploring Wu dialects through comparative linguistics and bringing together engineering, music, and language in projects I care about.…Hi, I'm Chengzhe Li (Richard). I'm a Colgate University student pursuing a BA in Computer Science with a music minor, passionate about programming, music production, and linguistic research. I enjoy blending tech and creativity, coding in Python and Java, and making music as a songwriter and performer. Beyond class, I work as a research assistant at Colgate's Sociology Department, interned in Human Resources in Shanghai, and self-produced an original Shanghainese album. I love exploring Wu dialects through comparative linguistics and bringing together engineering, music, and language in projects I care about.

Chengzhe (Richard) Li

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Hi, I'm Chengzhe Li (Richard). I'm a Colgate University student pursuing a BA in Computer Science with a music minor, passionate about programming, music production, and linguistic research. I enjoy blending tech and creativity, coding in Python and Java, and making music as a songwriter and performer. Beyond class, I work as a research assistant at Colgate's Sociology Department, interned in Human Resources in Shanghai, and self-produced an original Shanghainese album. I love exploring Wu dialects through comparative linguistics and bringing together engineering, music, and language in projects I care about.…Hi, I'm Chengzhe Li (Richard). I'm a Colgate University student pursuing a BA in Computer Science with a music minor, passionate about programming, music production, and linguistic research. I enjoy blending tech and creativity, coding in Python and Java, and making music as a songwriter and performer. Beyond class, I work as a research assistant at Colgate's Sociology Department, interned in Human Resources in Shanghai, and self-produced an original Shanghainese album. I love exploring Wu dialects through comparative linguistics and bringing together engineering, music, and language in projects I care about.

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Hi, I’m Chengzhe Li (Richard). I’m a Colgate University student pursuing a BA in Computer Science with a music minor, passionate about programming, music production, and linguistic research. I enjoy blending tech and creativity, coding in Python and Java, and making music as a songwriter and performer.

Beyond class, I work as a research assistant at Colgate’s Sociology Department, interned in Human Resources in Shanghai, and self-produced an original Shanghainese album. I love exploring Wu dialects through comparative linguistics and bringing together engineering, music, and language in projects I care about.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

CSS

Intermediate

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Latin

Beginner

Italian

Beginner

Work Experience

Research Assistant at Colgate University - Department of Sociology

June 1, 2025 - Present

Identified archival handwritten letters from the 1960s in traditional and alternative Chinese characters. Transcribed and translated the texts to English with respect to the contemporary time background.

Human Resources Intern at Fosun United Health Insurance

July 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024

Helped develop an employment system with the Human Resources Department to digitalize employment data. Used VLOOKUP in Excel for data analysis and database management to rearrange data and make it more accessible to employees. Used Python for facilitating table generation from given employment data.

Researcher at Independent Project

January 1, 2023 - Present

Analyzes Wu dialects from more than twenty locations to reconstruct the phonology of a possible proto language. Applies comparative and historical linguistics to reconstruct the pronunciation of over 3000 characters.