[ ktr0a ]

Qiang Luo

CS student & builder. ETH Zurich CS, fall 2026.

I build software tools and run a 160k YouTube channel.

Projects

Finance Analyzer

Python tool that parses bank PDF exports, analyzes monthly spending, and renders an interactive local web dashboard with charts. Built CLI-first, then extended with a PDF parser and browser-based visualization.

Python PDF Parsing Data Visualization CLI

Creator

Applino

160k+ subscribers — videos

160k+ subscriber YouTube channel. Led a creative team of 5, iterated on content strategy through YouTube Studio analytics, and assisted in the growth of two other channels (100k+, 10k+). Full production and growth operation.

YouTube Content Strategy Analytics Team Lead

About

ETH Zurich BSc Computer Science, starting fall 2026

Zivildienst Civilian service, Vienna, 2025–2026

Matura BG/BRG Schwechat, 2025

FabLab Niederösterreich Maker Space Assistant, Feb–Oct 2024. 3D printing, laser cutting, microcontroller prototyping.

Competitions

CCC 41st — Cloudflight Coding Contest

School: 13/134 Vienna (top 10%). Classic: 45/184 Vienna, 279/1360 Europe-wide.

Bolyai Mathematics Team

Top 3 in Lower Austria, 3 consecutive years (2023–2025). Top third nationally out of 55–65 teams Austria-wide.

Naboj Physics

2nd Lower Austria, 7th Austria (2025)

Bonner Mathematikturnier

4th of 19 teams, Vienna/Lower Austria region (2024)

Skills

Proficient

Python

Familiar

JavaScript C++ HTML CSS

Languages

German (native) English (C1) Chinese (heritage)*

* Native spoken, limited written

05 / Contact

Open to internships
and collaborations.

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github.com/ktr0a youtube.com/@RealApplino