Yishu Wei
Research Scientist (Machine Learning Engineer) at Facebook
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYishu Wei is a research scientist and machine learning engineer with 9 years of experience, currently building production ML systems for Facebook's Ads Core in the New York City metropolitan area. With a PhD in Statistics from Northwestern University, she blends rigorous statistical thinking with strong software engineering to turn data into scalable products. Her work spans end-to-end ML—from model development to deployment in large-scale ad measurement and optimization pipelines. She has hands-on experience across academia and industry, including a Kellogg research assistant role that explored jump-risk modeling with high-frequency data, and a machine learning internship focused on ads measurement. This unique combination enables her to bridge data science and product teams, delivering data-driven features that impact user experience and revenue. Outside of production ML, she maintains a curiosity-driven approach to learning and applying advanced statistical methods to real-world systems.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and applied mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and applied mathematics at Fudan UniversityHigh School Affiliated to Fudan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics at Northwestern University
English, Chinese, Shanghainese
Github Skills (2)
javascript9
initializr6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
yishuwei2019/DL-based-dynamic-risk-prediciton
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:37 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
yishuwei2019/itlt
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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