Xiaohan Yan
Principal Data Scientist, Tech Lead
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolXiaohan Yan is a Principal Data Scientist and tech lead at Microsoft with nine years of experience building AI-powered systems and production data science solutions from research to deployment. With a PhD in Statistics from Cornell and dual degrees in Statistics/Applied Math and Economics from the University of Washington, she blends rigorous probabilistic modeling with product-focused engineering. At Microsoft she has progressed from data scientist to principal leader, driving cross-functional teams in the Greater Seattle area and translating research-grade methods into scalable services. Her background includes hands-on internships at Zillow and Airbnb and academic research/teaching, giving her a rare mix of applied industry impact and deep theoretical grounding. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic scientist who prioritizes reproducibility and operational robustness when moving models into production.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Arts Statistics Applied Math; Economics, Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Arts Statistics Applied Math; Economics at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Statistics at Cornell University
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (2)
feature-selection8
regularization8
Github contributions (5)
datascienceforall/cs1380website
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:152 pushes, 1 branch in 5 days
yanxht/hello-world
Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
Contributions:10 PRs, 7 pushes, 12 branches in 1 day
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