Wang Xu
Research Scientist at Meta
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWang Xu is a research scientist based in Sunnyvale, California with 11 years of experience at the intersection of academic rigor and industry-scale engineering. After earning an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from UMass Amherst, he transitioned from a software engineering internship at Facebook to a research scientist role at Meta, where he applies deep technical expertise to production research problems. His background in electrical and electronics engineering gives him a hardware-aware perspective on systems and algorithms, often informing more efficient implementations. Comfortable moving between research papers and deployed systems, he blends long-term inquiry with practical impact and is known for translating complex ideas into measurable results.
11 years of coding experience
University of Massachusetts AmherstBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Jilin University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (11)
neural-network10
machine-learning10
tensor10
deep-learning10
gpu-acceleration10
gpu10
python10
numpy10
autograd10
hardware6
compiler3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
scottxu0730/pytorch
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration
Contributions:202 pushes, 30 branches in 2 months
pythongpu-accelerationdeep-learninggpuacceleration
scottxu0730/RQE_script
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 18 days
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