Summary
Lixin Yang is an App Product Manager in New York with 15 years of experience spanning mobile (iOS/Android), OTT platforms, digital marketing and growth hacking. With a PhD in computer vision and a strong research background in optimization, AI (neural networks, fuzzy logic, simulated annealing) and mathematical modeling, he blends rigorous technical depth with hands-on product delivery. He has led app development and project management at Epoch Media Group while advising media productions and contributing journalistic reporting on EU-China affairs. Lixin’s experience supervising undergraduate to PhD students and assisting legal teams on international-law cases shows a rare mix of academic mentorship, applied research and civic engagement. Multilingual (native Chinese, working English, conversational French), he leverages cross-cultural insight to drive product adoption in global markets. An unexpected facet: he pairs newsroom storytelling instincts with formal optimization techniques to improve user growth and engagement metrics.
15 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Bachelor at Northwestern Polytechnic University (CN)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Vrije Universiteit Brussel