Ninghang Hu
Director AI & AdTech at Tencent
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolNinghang Hu is a Director of AI & AdTech with 13 years of experience building production ML systems and leading cross-functional teams across industry and consulting. He combines deep academic training—a PhD in Machine Learning and Robotics from the University of Amsterdam and a visiting researcher stint at UC Berkeley—with product-focused roles at Booking.com and McKinsey, where he earned an Inspirational Leadership Award and was named Netherlands office Employee of the Year. At Tencent he now drives future-proof AdTech innovations powered by AI, translating research-grade methods into scalable advertising and personalization solutions. Known for bridging rigorous research and practical deployment, he has hands-on experience in recommendation, NLP, pricing, and conversion optimization in high-traffic consumer environments. An understated strength is his track record of mentoring analytics teams to turn complex models into measurable business impact.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Researcher, Visiting Researcher at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Machine Learning and Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Machine Learning and Robotics at University of Amsterdam
Chinese, Dutch, EnglishGithub contributions (3)
ninghang/activity_recognition
May 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
uh-adapsys/accompany
Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
Contributions:144 commits in 11 months
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