Shiyue Zhang is a research-minded software engineer with a decade of experience building production systems and ML research at the intersection of industry and academia. Currently a Member of Technical Staff at Cohere after a Research Engineer role at Bloomberg, she brings deep expertise from a PhD in Computer Science at UNC Chapel Hill and advanced engineering degrees from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Her background spans communication engineering foundations through to large-scale language model engineering and applied research in a finance and NLP context. Colleagues know her for bridging rigorous academic methods with pragmatic production delivery—shipping research prototypes that evolve into reliable services. Based in New York, she maintains a public homepage showcasing her work and technical interests, reflecting a commitment to openness and reproducible research. Notably, her career path combines international education with hands-on industry research, giving her a global perspective on engineering complex ML systems.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Engineering - MEng, Communication Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Communication Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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Shiyue Zhang - Member Of Technical Staff at Cohere