Summary
Minglung Chen is a software engineer based in California with 10 years of experience building production ML and NLP systems across tech and education domains. He currently works on Ads API feature development and migrations at Google, and previously designed core AI components—Chinese/English segmentation, pinyin/IPA labeling, speech scoring, and CEFR leveling—at Ponddy Education. His background includes NLP engineering for Siri localization at Apple and research in emotion-aware writing aids, reflecting a blend of applied research and shipping products. Trained with multiple CS master’s degrees including USC, he is fluent in Python, Java, Kaldi, TensorFlow and PyTorch and enjoys turning language research into scalable services. An understated strength is his cross-lingual focus: deep expertise in Mandarin and English speech/text pipelines that bridge research models to real-world learning and advertising platforms.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at National Chiao Tung University
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, A-, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, A- at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Changhua University of
Sonoma State University
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Chinese