Zhou obtained Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 2002, he has won the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Championship, breaking the record of zero championships for Asian teams in this international competition.

In 2006, he joined Google’s headquarters in the U.S., where he managed the optimization of Chinese website search quality. After Google, he has served as R&D director and CTO at companies including Alibaba Cloud, MediaV, YITU Technology and Cyclone RPA.

As a serial entrepreneur for a decade, he served as the 10th employee at YITU Technology and later as the CTO of Cyclone RPA. Zhou have spearheaded numerous successful projects and delivered impactful solutions in the realms of artificial intelligence, big data, and enterprise services.