Kai Zhao
Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKai Zhao is a research scientist with 15 years of experience building and advancing language understanding and reasoning systems, currently working at Google DeepMind after a long tenure at Google focusing on LLM agents and query understanding. His work spans semantic parsing, deep learning for assistants, and planning/execution for models like Gemini/Bard, reflecting a blend of applied research and production-facing ML. Kai’s background includes internships at Microsoft Research and IBM Watson where he explored translation and syntax-based MT, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Oregon State, grounding his innovations in rigorous research. Based in New York, he brings both breadth across NLP subfields and depth in creating scalable, real-world language systems—often connecting academic insights to product-scale challenges.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.Eng Computer Science, B.Eng Computer Science at University of Science and Technology of ChinaPh.D. Computer Science, Ph.D. Computer Science at Oregon State University
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Github Skills (8)
formulas8
chrome5
chrome-extension5
latex5
mathjax4
evernote3
homebrew1
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Github contributions (5)
kaayy/everTex
Jun 2011 - Aug 2012
Contributions:10 commits in 1 year 1 month
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kaayy/kaayy.github.io
Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
Contributions:142 pushes in 10 years 1 month
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