Taoli Cheng
Postdoctoral Researcher at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolTaoli Cheng is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher based in Montreal with 11 years of experience applying machine learning to fundamental physics problems. At Mila and Université de Montréal he develops physics-informed neural architectures, generative models for event simulation, and anomaly-detection methods that accelerate scientific discovery, building on prior analysis consulting at CERN. Trained as a theoretical physicist (PhD) and with research stints at Max Planck and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he combines deep domain knowledge with practical ML engineering. His work emphasizes interpretability and explainability, making complex models more trustworthy for experimental workflows. Less obvious: he bridges high-energy physics and ML production needs, translating research prototypes into tools usable by large collaborations.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Physics at Max Planck Institute for PhysicsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Physics at Chinese Academy of SciencesBachelor's degree, Applied Physics, Bachelor's degree, Applied Physics at East China University of Science and Technology
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Github contributions (5)
taolicheng/VAE-Jet
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:37 commits, 2 PRs, 37 pushes in 1 year
taolicheng/DL4Physics
Feb 2017 - Jun 2019
Contributions:49 commits, 48 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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