Hello, I'm Martin Zhong Shanghai, China

Hi!
I am Martin Zhong.

Martin smiling at night on the Shanghai waterfront, the Oriental Pearl Tower illuminated behind him.
01 / PortraitShanghai after dark, a city I call home.

I connect an understanding of people and their needs with the ability to build practical software.

2025.09 — 2028.03 · Expected
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityQS 2027 #36 ↗

Master of Public Administration · School of International and Public Affairs

First Prize Scholarship
2021.09 — 2025.06
Sun Yat-sen UniversityQS 2027 =258 ↗

Bachelor of Public Administration

Second Prize Scholarship

Rankings: QS World University Rankings 2027 · University-wide, not subject-specific.

Product thinkingAI applicationsHuman-centered research
01 / VentureAdapt to ChinaIndependent product · Real users & service delivery02 / Open sourceMeetfolioResearch & meeting desktop workspace03 / B2B prototypeEnterprise AI workflowsBusiness discovery · Reviewable systems

From studying systems
to building solutions.

I started in public administration, learning to ask how institutions, services, and incentives affect everyday life. At Sun Yat-sen University and now as a master’s student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, that interest grew into a habit of looking past assumptions and asking what people actually need.

Adapt to China began as a question: how could everyday life in China become less complicated for people arriving from elsewhere? I founded and continue to operate the platform as a small, focused independent venture combining AI assistance with hands-on human support.

I handle product development, understanding user needs, communication, and service delivery. The work ranges from housing search and rental assistance to pet care, reservations and bookings, Chinese-language phone calls, and practical guidance on everyday life in China. With 5,000+ Instagram views and real service requests, the project has taught me that useful products are defined by whether they help someone complete the next step.

More recently, at YBBE TECH, I have been bringing that hands-on approach into enterprise software. I work across product discovery, AI-assisted development, and workflow prototyping: understanding client needs, turning ambiguous requirements into product specifications, and building and testing software that teams can evaluate and improve.

Collaborating across product, engineering, and business functions, I work on research and laboratory workflow prototypes such as AbTrace and explore meeting intelligence and document-processing workflows. These are prototypes that teams can evaluate before production deployment. The experience has made me more attentive to clear requirements, technical constraints, human review, system reliability, and communication across roles.

Sep 2021 – Jun 2025Sun Yat-sen UniversityBachelor of Public Administration

QS World University Rankings 2027 =258 · Second Prize Scholarship. A foundation in social science and understanding everyday needs.

Sep 2025 – Mar 2028 (expected)Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityMaster of Public Administration · School of International and Public Affairs

QS World University Rankings 2027 #36 · First Prize Scholarship. Connecting research and an understanding of people with practical product work.

Jul 2026 – PresentAdapt to ChinaFounder · Independent AI + Human Services Venture

I build and operate a small venture helping foreigners navigate everyday life in China, from software and user needs to communication and hands-on service delivery.

Real service requests connect research, software, and the responsibility of helping someone take the next step.
Oct 2026 – PresentYBBE TECHAI Product & Software Development

Translating client needs into specifications and AI-assisted enterprise prototypes, including AbTrace and document-processing workflows, for teams to test and evaluate.

A researcher's curiosity.
A builder's instinct.

I am interested in work that joins human understanding with technical possibility — and takes responsibility for the result.

A little more human.

Running gives me rhythm. Hiking takes me somewhere unfamiliar. Drawing makes me pay attention. Life outside work is where I recharge and find new perspectives.

Trails across 10 provinces & regions. I also enjoy strength training and the feeling of being a beginner somewhere unfamiliar.

  • Henan
  • Liaoning
  • Guangdong
  • Zhejiang
  • Jiangsu
  • Anhui
  • Hunan
  • Shandong
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

Good questions deserve
useful answers.

I’m interested in AI product, enterprise software, product strategy and customer-facing technical solutions.

Shanghai · Hong Kong · International teams

Summer internships in 2027 · Graduation expected March 2028

Contact

AI products, practical software, early-stage ideas and the messy details of making things work — I'd love to hear from you.