Hongbo Zhang
Software Engineer at Facebook
Menlo Park, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHongbo Zhang is a software engineer and machine learning practitioner with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry, currently working on News Feed and story ranking at Facebook in Menlo Park. He holds a PhD in ECE from UIUC and brings deep expertise in algorithm design, mathematical modeling, lithography-aware physical design, and optimization cultivated at Synopsys and UIUC. His track record includes leading multiple node-critical industrial projects, securing four patents, and publishing 48 technical papers with top awards such as the EDAA Outstanding PhD Dissertation and DAC Best Paper. He combines production ML application experience with low-level modeling skills from advanced DUV/EUV lithography work, enabling unique cross-domain problem solving. Known for rapid learning, time-critical project coordination, and mentoring, he thrives on high-pressure, impact-driven engineering challenges. Outside the obvious, he has successfully translated specialized physical-design techniques into scalable software tools and managed O2O business promotion and web-based management efforts.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, ECE, PhD, ECE at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, EE, Mixed Class, BS, EE, Mixed Class at Zhejiang University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (29)
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
gpu10
numpy9
acceleration9
autograd9
tensorflow9
neural-network9
tensor9
gpu-acceleration9
baidu7
ray6
vscode6
keras6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ertrue/iOS-BCRT-Cracker
Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:15 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
ertrue/pytorch
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
pythongpu-accelerationdeep-learninggpuacceleration
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