Summary
Chunxiang Zheng is a Senior Software Engineer with 17 years of experience, currently researching federated and on-device machine learning at Google AI to make mobile devices smarter. He brings a rare blend of deep scientific training (Ph.D. in chemistry) and practical engineering—having built high-performance data processing, visualization, and storage systems during academic research and a fast, cost-efficient ETL pipeline at Sage Bionetworks. At Google he focuses on federated learning and ads panel measurements, applying statistical rigor from proteomics and large-scale experiments to production ML systems. Based in Seattle, he combines research-grade methods with production engineering to optimize models for edge constraints, and has a track record of turning complex data problems into automated, scalable solutions.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) chemistry at University of Washington
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry at Fudan University
Master's degree Analytical Chemistry, Master's degree Analytical Chemistry at Washington State University
Chinese, English