Elisa Ou
Research Scientist at Meta
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolElisa Ou is a research scientist and PhD graduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UW–Madison with nine years of experience applying machine learning to real-world problems across NLP, generative AI, and computer vision. She transitioned from deep academic research and teaching into industry roles, interning at Riot Games and Text IQ where she analyzed large-scale player behavior data and developed NLP solutions to surface bias in unstructured text. Now at Meta, she focuses on advancing large language models and scalable ML infrastructure, leveraging expertise in Azure Databricks and Apache Spark. Elisa combines rigorous experimental methodology with production-minded engineering, making her effective at moving models from prototype to impact. Comfortable collaborating across diverse teams, she enjoys tackling user-facing problems that enhance experience and trust. A detail often missed: she also publishes and mentors in academic settings, bridging research practices with industry deployment.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
NO.1 Middle School Affiliated to Central China Normal UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Engineering - BE Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Telecommunications Engineering at Fudan UniversityUNSW Sydney
Chinese, English, Japanese, German
Github Skills (1)
git-repo6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
elisaoh/ECE759
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Git repo for 759 final project
Contributions:17 commits, 14 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
git-repo
elisaoh/mypystick
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:18 commits, 22 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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