Lichan Hong
Senior Director Of Software Engineering at Google
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLichan Hong is a senior software engineering leader with two decades of research-driven development and nine years leading large-scale deep learning and recommendation systems at Google from Mountain View. He bridges academic rigor and product impact—his graduate work spawned a startup that generated over $2M in licensing revenue, and he holds 14 granted US patents with 10 more pending alongside 50+ technical papers. Prior roles at PARC, Bell Labs, and startups show a pattern of inventing practical systems, from scalable 3D readers and social-annotation tools to virtual try-on cloth simulation and massive Twitter analytics. He combines hands-on implementation (Java, C++, Hadoop/HBase, JNI) with program committee service for major conferences, reflecting influence in both research and engineering communities. Known for turning novel algorithms into production-scale features, he excels at leading cross-functional teams to ship complex, data-driven products.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Science and Technology of ChinaMS & PhD Computer Science, MS & PhD Computer Science at Stony Brook University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (2)
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Github contributions (5)
CherryLiChan/CherryLiChan.github.io
Jan 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:114 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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CherryLiChan/API_ML_AI
Nov 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:47 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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