Luyao Xu
Staff Software Engineer at Google DeepMind
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLuyao Xu is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience building AI infrastructure and data platforms, currently leading tech efforts for Gemini at Google DeepMind. She blends deep research roots—holding a PhD and having invented the world’s first terahertz VECSEL—with hands-on ML engineering experience shipping production systems at Dia&Co and contributing code and tests to TensorFlow Text. Luyao focuses on accelerating AI research-to-product cycles through scalable data tooling and infrastructure that enable fast iteration and real-world impact. Based in Los Angeles, she also engages in angel investing in AI, signaling a keen eye for emerging technologies and startups.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los AngelesBachelor’s Degree Optical Science and Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Optical Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
nlp10
tensorflow10
text-processing10
python9
machine-learning8
test-automation8
cprogramming-language7
c-language7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
tensorflow/text
Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
Making text a first-class citizen in TensorFlow.
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
ML EngineerContributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 1 comment in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Luyao contributed to the `tensorflow/text` repository by adding tests for normalization kernels and implementing a BOISE (Begin, Inside, Outside, Single, End) offset converter. They fixed documentation related to word alignment and added kernel code and a Python API for a `OffsetsToBoiseTags` operation. These changes suggest an involvement in implementing and testing text processing functionalities within the TensorFlow ecosystem.
tensorflow
LuyaoXu/test_repo
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:6 PRs, 3 pushes, 5 branches in 1 day
testingtest-repo
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