Xiao Xu
Senior Machine Learning Algorithm Engineer at Alibaba Group
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, China
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Top SchoolXiao Xu is a Senior Machine Learning Algorithm Engineer at Alibaba Group in Hangzhou with 11 years of experience building recommendation systems to drive user growth. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. from Tsinghua University, and his research blends statistical online learning, sequential decision theory, and algorithmic game theory. At Alibaba he translates rigorous research into production-scale recommender algorithms, with particular strength in sequential decision problems applied to socio-economic systems and communication networks. He has a track record of bridging theory and practice—comfortable moving from formal proof techniques to feature engineering and A/B-driven product iteration. His academic background and interest in distributed learning give him a distinctive edge in designing scalable, game-theoretically informed systems.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Tsinghua UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Github Skills (35)
passwords9
password-generator9
mapkit9
google-maps-api9
nlp9
react-native-maps8
password-manager8
data-driven7
ios7
google-maps7
recipe7
pypi7
python6
react5
package-repository5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
xiaoxu193/PyTeaser
Nov 2015 - Aug 2021
Summarizes news articles
Contributions:1 review, 3 commits, 9 PRs in 5 years 10 months
nlpnewsnews-articlespyteaser
xiaoxu193/bitofnews-image-editor
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
newsemailbit
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