Qi Zhou obtained his B.S degree from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He was an undergraduate research assistant in Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Science, and Next Generation Networking Systems Laboratory. In 2012, he was awarded Outstanding Student Scholarship by USTC. Qi is also very active in Sports and Music.

Qi obtained his MS degree in Summer 2015 and his first appointment was with Picometrix, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a Optical RF Engineer. In Fall 2017, Qi  joined GA Tech as a PhD student.