Summary
Weifeng Ji is a Senior Data Scientist at Databricks with 11 years of experience applying advanced ML and data science to production-scale problems. With a PhD in Elementary Particle Physics from Ohio State and a BS in Physics from Shanghai Jiao Tong, he brings a researcher's rigor to industrial ML, having transitioned from CERN research scientist to data science roles at Databricks. He has deep familiarity with scalable data platforms and model deployment, helping bridge experimental research methods and robust product engineering. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he excels at turning complex, noisy data into actionable insights and reliable pipelines. A pragmatic scientist, he often leverages physics-inspired modeling and large-scale data tooling to solve ambiguous problems that require both theoretical and systems-level thinking.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Elementary Particle Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Elementary Particle Physics at The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English, French