Gary Qian is an AI research scientist and Stanford PhD candidate in Management Science and Engineering with 11 years of technical experience applying optimization, economics, and machine learning to healthcare and large-scale operational problems. He has built decision-focused mathematical and ML models for health policy, experimental design, simulation studies, and cost-effectiveness analysis, and translated research into high-impact operational work at Amazon—where his inventory and delivery optimization work showed multibillion-dollar potential. An active mobile developer, Gary has contributed Android features and plugin migrations to the flagship flutter/flutter repository, demonstrating polish in production engineering as well as research rigor. Based in Palo Alto, he blends theoretical optimization with hands-on implementation to create scalable, real-world solutions, and is particularly interested in leveraging value-of-information methods to manage heterogeneity in policy decisions.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Engineering Science, Master's degree, Engineering Science at The University of Auckland
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University
Plugins for Flutter maintained by the Flutter team
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:70 reviews, 12 commits, 23 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Gary primarily contributed to the Flutter plugins repository by upgrading and migrating existing Android plugins to newer versions and supporting modern Android functionalities. This involved updating dependencies, adapting code to newer Android APIs, and ensuring compatibility with the latest Flutter versions. Specifically, the user made changes to the androidalarmmanager, connectivity, in_app_purchase, and quick_actions plugins. Additionally, the user focused on incorporating V2 support to various plugins.
Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:326 reviews, 199 commits, 448 PRs in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Gary primarily contributed to the `flutter/flutter` repository by implementing and testing features related to the Android platform. Their commits involved adding features such as clipBeheavior support to TextFields, fixing a deprecated window manager issue, and adding multidex support. The user also worked on test-related modifications, including skipping flaky tests, adding download scripts for assets, and integrating with the Android build system.
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