Summary
Wei Xu is an Associate Professor at Georgia Tech with a decade of experience advancing natural language processing, machine learning, and social media research. Trained at Tsinghua and NYU, she progressed from postdoctoral research at Penn to faculty roles at Ohio State and Georgia Tech, blending rigorous academic scholarship with applied research. Her work sits at the intersection of language technologies and societal data, translating complex models into insights about online behavior and communication. She has a consistent track record of research internships in industry (Microsoft Research, ETS, Amazon) that inform practical, real-world problem solving. Based in the Atlanta area, she maintains an active research web presence and is known for bridging deep technical expertise with interdisciplinary collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at New York University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Tsinghua University