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Wei Yang

@weiyang

Machine learning PhD specializing in deep learning, probabilistic modeling, and production ML systems.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can build and operationalize production ML systems, lead ML engineering best practices, and translate research into impactful products with collaborative, data-driven teams.

I am an accomplished Machine Learning PhD with extensive experience building production ML platforms, generative AI agents, and scalable data pipelines across industry settings. I have led development of model training, fine-tuning, inference optimization, and deployment practices, and I translate complex statistical models into actionable engineering and business solutions.

My work spans Generative AI, interpretability libraries, time-series change-point detection, large-scale ETL and analytics, and search/recommendation systems. I emphasize engineering standards, reproducible ML workflows, and operationalizing research to accelerate research-to-production timelines and deliver measurable impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

AI/ML Engineer

Intuitive

Jan 2025 - Present (10 months)

Developed a Generative AI platform for end-user experiences, built LLM-based agents translating natural language and Greenplum SQL to Teradata SQL, and open-sourced an LLM attribution library to improve interpretability and deployment velocity.

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Machine Learning Engineer

Solidigm

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Built deep learning models to predict optimal read voltages and drive failure rates, developed recursive algorithms to reduce read failure triggers, and deployed models onto chip-level frameworks.

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Data Scientist

Shopee

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Improved embedding search performance using ElasticSearch, Faiss and product quantization, redesigned features with Spark, and constructed behavior graphs and user clusters using MinHash and neo4j for product analytics.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Georgia Institute of Technology logoGT

Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy, Machine Learning

Doctor of Philosophy in Machine Learning with extensive research and applied expertise in deep learning, probabilistic modeling, and big data systems.

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science, Statistics

Master of Science in Statistics focusing on statistical modeling and high-dimensional data analysis to support machine learning applications.

Columbia University logoCU

Columbia University

Master of Science, Computer Science

Master of Science degree from Columbia University with advanced coursework relevant to machine learning and data science.

National University of Singapore logoNS

National University of Singapore

Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering providing foundational engineering and computational training applicable to machine learning and systems work.

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