Zhilan Zhou
Outside research

Off the clock

When I am not studying how people look at data, I am training for a race, making music, singing, eating well or making things by hand.

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In training

I have trained consistently for more than ten years. Right now I am preparing for a HYROX Singles race: eight 1 km runs, each followed by a functional workout station, done alone from start to finish.

10+ yearsHYROX Singles
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Sound & voice

I make digital music in Ableton Live and Max.

I also sing opera, and spent a year in professional vocal training.

Ableton LiveMaxOpera · 1 year of training
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Listening & looking

I love going to concerts, and to museums and galleries.

ConcertsMuseumsGalleries
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At the table

Gastronomy is a long-running love. I have eaten at Michelin-starred restaurants that add up to more than 30 stars, most recently Zén in Singapore.

30+ Michelin starsLatest · Zén, Singapore
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A home

I designed the soft furnishings for my family’s new house: the furniture, lighting, textiles and details, everything you actually see and live with.

Interior designSoft furnishings
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Made by hand

I like to make things by hand, mostly rubber stamps, vinyl stickers, sketches, watercolours, bead art and the occasional okonomiyaki. I design in Illustrator and InDesign.

Rubber stampsVinylSketchingWatercolourBead art