Summary
Mike Yi is an algorithm specialist with a decade of experience applying computer vision and deep learning to real-world products, currently driving algorithm development at Alibaba in Hong Kong. He holds a PhD focused on evolutionary algorithms and optimization, and has a strong track record of closing the gap between lab research and deployable systems through extensive prototyping and engineering. His work spans CNN optimization, large-scale object detection, and sensor-formfactor co-design—tweaking optimizers, mining hundreds of thousands of images, and iterating hardware configurations to squeeze out the final percent of performance. Comfortable in both academia and industry, he combines rigorous research instincts with pragmatic coding and system integration skills. Mike is motivated by turning cutting-edge AI into robust, user-facing platforms and aspires to lead product-driven technical teams.
10 years of coding experience
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
English, Chinese