About Me
Hi, I’m Leo Zhou.
I have a gentle wife and a lovely son. Actually, life has been good to me, but I’m an ordinary man with a touch of madness. I’ve experienced quite a few detours in the last few years. As I approach 40, I start to explore the meaning of my life.
Basic Personal Information
Hometown: Chongqing, Jiangjin.
Residence: Zhejiang, Hangzhou.
Industry: Internet Finance.
Hobbies: Coding, gaming, reading, travelling, singing.
Skills: Data visualization, Linux, Database.
Education
BEng in Electronic Information Technology and Instruments
Hangzhou Dianzi University (Sep 2007 – Jun 2011, China)
Thesis: Static resource management system for web applications
Experience
Team Lead for Data Visualization
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co.,Ltd., AI department, Dec 2018 – Now, China
- Lead the development team of the data visualization department.
- Develop visualization components out of the box and with a massive list of options. Developers in our company can use them to make customized data visualizations easily and efficiently.
- Develop business visualizations. They are deeply associated with special products and directions. They will be less versatile, but very expressive.
- Explore AIGC Visualizations. For example, analyze financial information and automatically generate analysis results, visualization solutions, and visualization codes.
Team Lead for B2C web applications
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co.,Ltd., B2C department, May 2016 – Dec 2018, China
- Led the development team of the B2C web applications.
Senior software engineer
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co.,Ltd., B2C department, Mar 2012 – May 2016, China
- Led the development team of the B2C free web applications.
Junior software engineer
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co.,Ltd., B2C department, Jul 2011 – Mar 2012, China
- Developed some financial-related functions.
Development Intern
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co.,Ltd., B2C department, Feb 2011 – Jun 2011, China
- Developed static resource management system for web applications.
Projects
We are currently working on generating data visualizations through large language models in order to see if we can actually change the way visualizations are been produced. For example, analyze financial information and automatically generate analysis results, visualization solutions, and visualization codes.
Standard Charts are based on the open-source visualization library ECharts. We extend its ability, such as animations, interactivities, annotations, etc. to make many visualization components out of the box and with a massive list of options. Developers in our company can use them to create customized data visualizations easily and efficiently.
There is a gap between the data and the conclusion. It is very difficult to find insights and complex logic from huge financial information. So we have involved animations and state transitions to solve our users’ difficulties in understanding financial information and reduce users’ mental burden. We think it would bring in a new wave in finance markets that wasn’t there before.
We have brought animations and 3D effects to our product. They greatly empowered the visual and interaction. I am very passionate about 3D techniques, which is a really fun field. Because in the 3D space, we can simulate the real world. we can use 3D techniques to create impressive things. It’s amazing! Now I’m really looking forward to finding some breakouts in the field.
A SaaS platform integrated with financial data, visualization components, digital humans, and various materials and templates that help you make videos visually and easily. It has been sold to many business companies and earned millions of money.
It contains three key parts, data source, visual editor, and real-time renderer.
PTPUR
An intelligent trading platform to use AI bots to manage users’ funds to get high returns. It contains auto trading, risk notice, and various trading strategies. It had gotten very good feedback when the first time it was pushed to the users. But because of the policy, it had been closed in the next year, what a pity…
Publication
Paper
HiVis: A Web-Based Library for Financial Data Visualizations
ChinaVis 2025. Theory, Evaluation, and Tools.
Contest
The lighthouse: Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Economic Engagement
PacificVis 2025 Visual Data Storytelling Contest. Shortlist.
Stock Forest: Revealing the Evolving Stories of the Stock Market through Visualization
PacificVis 2024 Visual Data Storytelling Contest. Shortlist.
Video
Posters
HiVis: A Web-Based Library for Financial Data Visualizations
PacificVis 2025
PDF | Video
Patents
一种三维树状模型生成方法、装置、电子设备及存储介质
Patent Number: CN202411136817.1
Status: Pending
一种表格型数据可视化的方法及装置
Patent Number: CN202410968840.0
Status: Pending
一种利用GPT大模型生成数据可视化洞察的方法
Patent Number: 202510224824.5
Status: Pending