Summary
Qingyang Li is a research-driven engineering leader with a PhD in Computer Science and nine years of experience building ML systems across autonomous driving and multimodal LLMs. Currently Head of RLHF in LLMs and Multi-modality at Kuaishou, he leads RLHF, RM, DPO and PPO efforts to align and scale generative models and supports captioning for Kling. Previously he led ML research and planning teams at DiDi, bringing imitation learning and production-grade planning modules to autonomous vehicles. Qingyang blends deep academic roots in ML, RL and computer vision with hands-on production experience at Amazon, Intel and large-scale platforms, and his GitHub motto "fast is slow" hints at a methodical focus on robust, well-tested systems. Based in Mountain View, he is known for turning cutting-edge research into deployable systems that balance innovation with safety and alignment.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Arizona State University
Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering at Beihang University