Summary
Chao Wu is a senior ML/AI data scientist and elected Maryland state delegate with a decade of technical experience and a strong record in public leadership. He combines hands-on expertise building embedded, mobile, VR and IoT products with over 50 million units shipped and advanced algorithms for satellite attitude determination with policy work on education, infrastructure, and technology funding. As a former Howard County Board Chair and current member of key legislative committees, he brings practical budgeting and governance experience overseeing a $930M school system and statewide policy initiatives. His industry work spans fintech, model risk, NLP, and quantum-aware research, delivering production ML systems that outperformed major market benchmarks. Comfortable moving between code (C/C++, Python, TensorFlow, scikit-learn) and caucus rooms, he often serves as the bridge between technical teams and policymakers. Based in Columbia, Maryland, he also advises academic programs training the next generation of AI practitioners.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Public Leadership Certificate, Public Leadership Certificate at Harvard Kennedy School
Bachelor's degree Automatic Control, Bachelor's degree Automatic Control at University of Science and Technology of China
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Maryland
M.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering at National University of Singapore
English, Chinese