Mingda Chen
Associate Professor
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolMingda Chen is an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of AI with a decade of experience bridging cutting-edge research and applied AI. Previously a research scientist at Meta FAIR and a research intern at both Facebook AI Research and Google AI, he specializes in foundational AI problems informed by rigorous PhD training from the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. His background in applied mathematics (Zhejiang University) and long tenure in top AI labs reflect a strong quantitative bent and a track record of publishing and advancing core ML methods. Mingda combines academic leadership with industry-scale research experience, able to translate theoretical insights into practical systems and collaborations. He maintains an online research presence at mingdachen.github.io, signaling active engagement with the community and ongoing projects beyond formal roles. Colleagues call out his ability to navigate both exploratory research and mentorship, making him a connector between theory, engineering, and education.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoBachelor of Science (BS) Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Applied Mathematics at Zhejiang University
Github Skills (36)
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
gpu10
neural-network10
data-science9
ml9
numpy9
deep-neural-networks9
sentiment9
nlp8
gpu-acceleration8
turkish8
representations8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mingdachen/mVGVAE
Oct 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes in 11 months
mingdachen/SummScreen
Mar 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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