Yao Liu
Software Development Engineer at Amazon Global Robotics
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKai Liu is a Vice President of Artificial Intelligence with nine years of experience building and scaling AI systems across biotech and energy storage, currently leading deep learning efforts to discover novel lithium-metal battery chemistries at SES AI. He holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and an M.S.E. in Machine Learning, and previously led AI/ML at Genentech where his teams delivered the company’s first AI-driven clinical trial algorithm and multimodal biomarker discovery for cancer immunotherapy. Kai blends neuroscience-inspired approaches to continual learning with state-of-the-art GNNs, generative models, RL and LLMs to bridge domain science and machine learning, enabling translational impact from target discovery to personalized treatments. He has a strong interdisciplinary academic foundation from Johns Hopkins, Tsinghua and Peking University and is known for translating complex experimental data into production-ready AI products recognized at the Roche board level. An unassuming detail: his work spans both improving human health and decarbonization technologies, reflecting a rare dual focus on biotech and clean energy.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, 4.0, Master's degree, 4.0 at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.84, Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.84 at Northeastern UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 86.5, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 86.5 at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Github Skills (34)
java-api10
java9
mhealth9
hl79
hl7-fhir8
python8
hapi-fhir8
homebridge8
saveas7
smartthings7
home-automation7
filesaver7
raspberry-pi7
iot6
homekit6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
RoyZhengGao/Lintcode_HighFreq
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:23 commits in 1 month
kliu99/deep-learning
Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:14 pushes in 3 months
pytorchdeep-learning-nanodegreenanodegreefoundationsdeep-learning
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