Songpeng Zu
Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSongpeng Zu is a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard with 11 years of experience at the intersection of machine learning, genomics, and drug discovery. Trained in biology and control science at Tsinghua University, his PhD applied statistical machine learning to predict drug–protein interactions, bridging wet‑lab insight with computational rigor. He moved into industry roles at Hulu and Alibaba, where he built large-scale recommendation and algorithm systems and learned to productionize deep learning on big data. Now his research develops statistical algorithms and performs data analysis for single-cell sequencing and tumor immunotherapy, blending methods development with translational impact. Songpeng’s background uniquely pairs streaming-scale engineering practices with genomics expertise, enabling robust, scalable analysis pipelines for biomedical problems. His work is documented on his academic site (beyondpie.github.io) and spans genomics, neuroscience, drug discovery, and AI.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Control Science and Engineer, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Control Science and Engineer at Tsinghua University
Github Skills (200)
vim10
cpp10
client-library10
genetic-algorithm10
cvs10
json10
xelatex10
php10
cran10
python10
language-server-protocol10
bayesian-inference10
scala-native10
overleaf10
melpa10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
beyondpie/spacemacs
Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
A community-driven Emacs distribution - The best editor is neither Emacs nor Vim, it's Emacs *and* Vim!
Contributions:276 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 1 month
vimspacemacsemacscommunity-drivenemacs-packages
beyondpie/AIDrug
Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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