Zihan graduated from Smith College in 2025 with a double major in Computer Science and Neuroscience. She is now pursuing her interest in medical technology, focusing on rehabilitation and neural interfaces, at the graduate level: she is now pursuing an M.S. in Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on sensory feedback and functional restoration in upper-limb amputations in the Neuroengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab led by Prof. Nitish Thakor. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, crocheting, and ceramics.