Resume

Work other than standardization proposals; the proposals themselves are listed on the About page. Entries are grouped by type and, within each type, ordered from newest to oldest.

Education

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei
    • 2021.09—2024.06 — M.Eng. in Control Science and Engineering. Supervisor: Prof. Zhenyuan Liu.
    • 2017.09—2021.06 — B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology (dual degree).
    • 2017.09—2021.06 — B.Mgt. in Logistics Management (Systems Engineering).

Awards and honours

Publications

Journal articles

Book chapters and conference papers

  • Within the Square Inch: Collected Essays on Han Character Typography (Mingyuan Sun, ed.). Culture and Art Publishing House, 2023. ISBN 978-7-5039-7395-6.
    • Book record
    • Kushim Jiang, Eiso Chan. “Examining Unicode and Its Applications from a Type Design Perspective.”
    • Xianggong Zeng, Yu Liu, Zhaoqin Jiang, Xuan Zhang. “A Brief Discussion of the Demands and Methods of Multi-Script Type Design in the Context of Globalization.”

Theses

  • 2024.06 — Research on Unified Modelling and Solution Methods for Routing and Scheduling Problems Based on Spatio-Temporal Networks. M.Eng. dissertation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2021.06 — Modern Text Processing Practice as Represented by the Unicode Standard. B.Eng. thesis, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2021.06 — Collaborative Optimization of Split-Delivery Loading and Loading-Operation Scheduling for Finished Cigarettes in Box Trucks. B.Mgt. thesis, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Submitted

  • Language Resources and Computational Humanities.
    • Journal
    • Kushim Jiang, Hu’ati Wulan, Huidan Liu, Yongcong Chen. “Research on the Character Set and Shaping Rules of the Current Kazakh Writing System Based on the Phonemic Model.”
    • Huidan Liu, Bin Li, Yang Tao, Kushim Jiang. “The History and Latest Progress of the Chinese Coded Character Set.”

Other

  • On “Ham”. PDF

Patents

  • 2024.09.24 — Zinuo Zhou, Kushim Jiang, Zhenyuan Liu. Optimization Method and Device for Stowing Objects of Identical Specifications Based on Standard-Point Cutting. Hubei: CN 114169582 B.
  • 2023.03.24 — Zhenyuan Liu, Kushim Jiang, Zinuo Zhou, Junbo Zhao, Zhu Wang, Yong Xie. A Method and Device for Collaborative Scheduling of Workshop Production and Overhead Cranes Based on a Genetic Algorithm. Hubei: CN 113435750 B.
  • 2022.09.20 — Zhenyuan Liu, Junbo Zhao, Zinuo Zhou, Kushim Jiang, Zhu Wang, Yong Xie. A Method and Device for Collaborative Scheduling of Workshop Production and Overhead Cranes Based on Spatio-Temporal Rules. Hubei: CN 113205277 B.
  • 2022.09.16 — Kushim Jiang, Zinuo Zhou, Zhenyuan Liu. A Multi-Batch Cargo Loading Method for Box Trucks and Its Application. Hubei: CN 114275561 B.

Talks and presentations

  • 2026.10.23—10.24 — Kushim Jiang (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences). A Study on the Collation and Usage of Nüshu Characters. Digital Preservation and Revitalisation of Endangered Scripts — A Sino-European Scholars’ Workshop.
  • 2026.10.16—10.18 — Kushim Jiang, Yongcong Chen. Problems and Countermeasures in Developing the Character Set for Lisu Bamboo Slips. Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association for Ancient Scripts and Symposium on the Innovative Development of Southern Ethnic Ancient Script Documents, Dali, Yunnan.
  • 2023.12.01—12.02 — Zhao Liu, Kushim Jiang. An Introduction to Oracle-Bone Script Design and Encoding: Stories from the Creation of Oracle-Bone Picture Books. Face / Interface 2023: Global Type Design and Human-Computer Interaction, Stanford University, California. Hybrid meeting; recorded talk.
  • 2023.10.28 — Kushim Jiang. A Unified Spatio-Temporal Network Modelling Approach to Routing and Scheduling Problems: Diagrams and Classification. 3rd Hubei–Henan–Shaanxi–Shandong–Jiangsu Operations Research and National Scheduling Symposium, Qufu, Shandong.
  • 2023.10.19 — Kushim Jiang. The History and Future of Oracle-Bone Script Character Set Development. China (Anyang) International Han Character Conference: Han Character Digital Technology Forum, Anyang, Henan. Henan Provincial People’s Government.
  • 2023.09.22 — Kushim Jiang. The History and Future of Oracle-Bone Script Character Set Development. Symposium “Spirits on Tortoise Shells and Ox Bones: Oracle-Bone Script Research and Innovative Communication”, Ruian, Zhejiang. Central Academy of Fine Arts. On-site talk.
  • 2023.09.15 — Kushim Jiang. The History and Future of Han Character Set Development. 2023 Han Character Art Triennial “East Meets West” Forum, Session 1: Textual Care and Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. China Academy of Art. Online talk.
  • 2023.07.23 — Kushim Jiang, Zhao Liu. Digital Font Design for Khitan Small Script. Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association for Ancient Scripts and Symposium on Ancient Script Documents and Chinese Common Language and Dialects, Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
  • 2023.05.12 — Zhao Liu, Kushim Jiang, Congyu Zhang. Chinese Ethnic Typography — Noto Fangsong Khitan Small Script. ATypI Paris 2023, Sorbonne University, Paris. Hybrid meeting.
  • 2023.04.30 — Kushim Jiang. Research on Two Types of Open-Pit Mine Collaborative Scheduling Problems. 6th Conference on Machine Learning and Optimization (Annual Meeting of the Scheduling Branch of the Operations Research Society of China and the Shandong Operations Research Society), Rizhao, Shandong. MLO 2023.
  • 2022.10.28 — Kushim Jiang. Outline of the Theory of Character Set Design. Type Design and Technological Innovation: The Modern Road of Han Character Design International Academic Forum, Beijing: 751 D·PARK A18 Fashion Gallery Art Space. Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation. Online talk.
  • 2020.10.30 — Zhao Liu, Eiso Chan, Kushim Jiang. Digitized Design for Nüshu Script: Noto Traditional Nushu. ATypI All Over 2020. Online talk.

Teaching

  • 2025.04.15 — Kushim Jiang. “Modern Text Processing Systems: A Layered Overview by Period.” Course “Cross-Cultural Type Design”, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Recorded lecture.
  • 2024.09.19 — Kushim Jiang. “Modern Text Processing Systems: An Overview of Computerized Text Processing Systems Represented by Unicode, OpenType and HarfBuzz.” Course “South Asian Script Matching Chinese Design”, Central Academy of Fine Arts. On-site lecture.

Type design

Standards work

Drafts

  • 2025 — Information Technology — Specification for the Component Decomposition Description of Han Character Glyphs.
  • 2025 — Information Technology — Dehong Dai Virtual Keyboard Character Layout.
  • 2025 — Information Technology — Specification for Tibetan Text Representation, Segmentation and Generation.

Revisions led

Revisions participated in

  • 2025 — Information Technology — Alphanumeric Area Layout of the Mongolian General Keyboard.

Comments submitted

Projects

  • 2025 — Research on Sub-Character Granularity Representation and Database Construction for the National Common Language and Script.
  • 2024 — Research on the Standards Application of the National Common Language and Script in Information Technology Products. Report finalized and submitted.
  • 2022.08—2023.05 — National Arts Fund, Communication and Promotion Funding Project (58): The Modern Road of Han Character Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts. Wrote the exhibition content (Stage 4), proofread all content, gave one forum talk and contributed one paper.
  • 2022.01—2023.12 — National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program 72071087: Research on IT Personnel Scheduling Optimization Driven by Multi-Structural Tasks under Multiple Service Level Agreements. Three papers written, one published (Yue Zhan, et al., 2024).
  • 2022.01—2023.12 — Shantui Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (enterprise-commissioned): Intelligent Construction Service Platform R&D and Application Project (Phase II). Built the open-pit mine scheduling model; designed and developed the excavator–mine-truck collaborative scheduling algorithm.

Software, data and other materials

  • yiyin — standard Chinese transliteration of foreign personal and place names, with per-character phonetics and polyphone marking; packaged as a VS Code agent skill.
  • mongolian — documentation, data files and the mongfontbuilder library behind UTN #57, Encoding and Shaping of the Mongolian Script.
  • unipage — a Unicode code chart PDF generator, rendering print-ready CJK and standard-block charts from TSV data and OpenType/TrueType fonts.
  • abstract-shape — analyses of abstract shapes for CJKV Unified Ideographs.
  • pyusp — a Uniscribe (usp10) step-by-step OpenType shaping tracer for Windows.
  • pyyudit — a cross-platform Python binding to Yudit’s Unicode shaping engine, with per-step trace output.
  • pydwshape — a DirectWrite step-by-step shaping tracer emitting a per-feature, per-lookup trace.
  • pyharfrust2 — a PyO3 binding exposing step-by-step shaping traces for HarfRust, the Rust port of HarfBuzz.
  • pygraphite2 — a cross-platform, fully typed Python binding for SIL Graphite2 text shaping.
  • unified-yi — Unified Yi Ideographs: source data collated from general Yi dictionaries.

Editorial and translation

  • 2025 — Proofreading of the Chinese translation of Thomas S. Mullaney, The Chinese Computer.
  • 2025 — Revision of the Typography Terminology Glossary and Typography Terms.
  • 2021.08 — Fred Smeijers, Counterpunch: Making Type in the Sixteenth Century, Designing Typefaces Now (Chinese translation). Yangshan Shui, Zhao Liu, Xiaobo Teng (translators), Xunchang Cheng, Kushim Jiang (proofreaders). Peking University Press. ISBN 978-7-3013-2194-2.

Ongoing and planned

  • Book manuscript — Introduction to Modern Text Processing Systems.
    • Part 0 — Introduction: research background, aims, literature review, structure of the book.
    • Part I — The Logical Evolution of Text Processing Technology: 1 writing and carving; 2 woodblock printing; 3 movable type (including typewriters); 4 phototypesetting (including teletypewriters); 5 desktop publishing (including text shaping engines).
    • Part II — The Modern Text Processing Technology System, in five layers: physical layer, modern printing languages (PCL); layout layer, modern layout languages and text layout engines (line breaking, hyphenation, punctuation prohibition and squeezing; PDL); font layer, modern font languages and text shaping engines (outlines, bitmaps, variable shapes; UFO); glyph layer, encoded character sets (code points, names, IDS); character layer, modern character sets (code points, names; storage and input) — plus one layer still to be determined.
    • Part III — Generalized Han Character Information Processing: overview (a revised Wang Ning hierarchy; the Qiu Xigui–Chen Jian system; modern and ancient Han characters; induction; heterography); font layer, describing characters (automatic generation, style transfer, intelligent components); glyph layer, describing glyph forms (stroke-parameter and skeleton description); character layer, describing character positions (character sets and character tables; motivation; generalized identification; reading materials — the rare-character problem).
    • Parts IV and V — Information Processing for China’s Minority Scripts and for Scripts Abroad (not yet planned): Han-like (ideograph, syllabary, semi-syllabary), Latin-like (alphabet), Arabic-like (abjad), Dai-like (abugida).
  • Book manuscript — Mongolian Script Encoding.
    • Introduction: object of study (the Mongolian script and its character sets); background (Traditional Mongolian text encoding); literature review.
    • Graphemic analysis: Aramaic; Old Sogdian and Sogdian; Uyghur and Uyghur-Mongolian; Tibetan (Brahmi, Zhangzhung); Traditional Mongolian and Todo Mongolian; Manchu (Old Manchu, transitional Manchu, New Manchu) and Sibe.
    • Phonemic analysis: the Classical Mongolian written language; the Manchu written language; Classical Sanskrit and Tibetan written languages.
    • Graphemic model: connectedness from Old Sogdian to Sogdian; the dots from Sogdian to Uyghur; grapheme abstraction and grapheme variants; special cases (zayin, tsatslag); virtual grapheme variants.
    • Phonemic model: Traditional Mongolian and Todo (early analysis from a syllabic perspective); Manchu and Sibe; Sanskrit Ali Gali; Tibetan Ali Gali.
    • Conclusion, and Appendix — History of the character set: 1 misunderstood free variation selectors; 2 user agreements; 3 national standards.

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