Summary
Rui Yao is a software engineering tech lead and computational energy researcher with eight years of experience building cloud-native, high-performance simulation platforms for grid decarbonization. Currently at X’s Tapestry project, he designs scalable simulation architecture, developer tooling, and ML-driven workflows to accelerate electric grid modeling. Previously a computational scientist at Argonne, he led DOE-funded research on grid resilience, published 50+ peer-reviewed papers, and authored the open-source PowerSAS.m power-grid simulation toolbox. Fluent in modern C++ and full-stack languages, he blends low-level performance tuning with cloud CI/CD and applied ML—bringing both rigorous research methods and production engineering to complex energy systems. As an editorial board member and IEEE officer, he uniquely bridges academic leadership and hands-on product delivery.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University
Chinese, English, Russian, Japanese