He is also an Academic Fellow of the Institute of Asian Consumer Insight and Associate of the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech). He obtained Ph.D. in Cheriton School of Computer Science from University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2009. During PhD study, he held the prestigious NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship rewarded for top PhD students across Canada. He was also the recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal at the 2009 Convocation Ceremony. The Gold Medal is awarded once a year to honour the top PhD graduate from the University of Waterloo. His papers have been published by top journals and conferences and won several best paper awards. Jie Zhang is also active in serving research communities.