Jun Yan
Senior Research Scientist at Google
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJun Yan is a Senior Research Scientist focused on advancing agentic capabilities and robustness for Gemini at Google DeepMind, drawing on nine years of research and industry experience. With a PhD in Computer Science from USC and foundational engineering training from Tsinghua, he blends deep theoretical grounding with practical system-building across major labs including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Samsung Research. His work spans agent memory, self-evolution, code agents, and post-training interventions to push large models toward reliable, autonomous behaviors. Jun has a strong internship-to-research trajectory that highlights rapid impact in applied ML products and core language understanding problems. Based in Mountain View, he maintains an academic-facing homepage showcasing his research—reflecting a rare combination of production-focused experimentation and scholarly output. Colleagues describe him as a researcher who moves quickly from conceptual ideas to robust agentic prototypes.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of ChinaBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University
Github Skills (39)
transformers10
pytorch10
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
bert10
natural-language-processing10
transformer10
speech-recognition10
nlp10
seq2seq9
language-model9
jax9
sequence8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
INK-USC/get-started-on-dl-experiments
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes in 3 months
INK-USC/HGN
Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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