Lizao Li
Research Engineer at Google DeepMind
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLizao Li is an applied mathematician and research engineer with 11 years of experience building ML, statistical modeling, and numerical optimization systems in industry, now working at Google DeepMind after a multi-year engineering tenure at Google. He combines a PhD in Mathematics with hands-on proficiency in Python, Haskell, and C/C++, applying rigorous theory to production-grade code across finance, bioinformatics R&D, and large-scale ML. His background includes quantitative research at BlackRock and algorithmic engineering at Seven Bridges, reflecting a pattern of turning advanced math into deployable analytics. Based in Mountain View, he blends deep academic training with pragmatic software craftsmanship and a curiosity for functional programming that informs robust, maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics at University of MinnesotaBachelor’s Degree Computational and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Computational and Applied Mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (93)
fenics10
python10
code-generation10
deep-learning10
scientific-computing10
pandas10
statistics10
neural-network10
golang10
scipy10
data-science10
declarative-programming10
tensorflow10
data-analysis10
algorithms10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
lzlarryli/archlinux_system
Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
lzlarryli/sympy2fenics
Apr 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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