Pengtao Xie
Associate Professor
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolPengtao Xie is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego with 12 years of experience bridging academic research and industry R&D in machine learning and scalable systems. After earning a PhD in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon and advanced degrees from Tsinghua and Sichuan University, he transitioned from research internships at Microsoft Research to leadership roles at Petuum where he scaled engineering and data solutions. His career combines rigorous ML research with practical product and team leadership, moving from hands-on engineering manager roles to senior director and associate VP before returning to academia. Based in San Diego, he is known for applying production-focused perspectives to research problems, translating theoretical advances into deployable systems and industry collaborations.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science at Sichuan UniversityMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science at Tsinghua UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (9)
computer-vision9
computed-tomography9
deep-learning8
ranking7
parallel7
machine-learning6
science6
react6
computer-science5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
UCSD-AI4H/COVID-Dialogue
Apr 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 11 pushes in 1 month
pengtaoxie/pengtaoxie.github.io
Nov 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:367 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
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