Summary
Dou Shen is a seasoned technology executive and data-mining researcher who currently leads Baidu as Vice President, overseeing Baidu App, Feed, News, Browser and Hao123. He has driven Baidu FSG R&D and core relevance efforts, and previously held senior roles at Microsoft, blending academic rigor with large-scale product delivery. As a co-founder of Buzzlabs, which was acquired by CityGrid Media, he has startup experience turning research into market-ready solutions. An accomplished researcher, he published 40+ papers, holds 13 patents, and led a team to win the 2005 ACM KDD Cup on all three metrics; he also served as associate General Chair of KDD 2012 and Co-Chair of the Industry Event at CIKM 2012. His education includes an MS from Tsinghua, a PhD from HKUST, and a BS from North China Electric Power University, underscoring a deep technical foundation. Based in Beijing, he combines data mining, web search, online advertising, and audience intelligence with leadership across product and research.
10 years of coding experience