Xing Sun is a Principal Researcher based in Shanghai with 11 years focused on computer vision, currently leading advanced CV efforts at Tencent. With a PhD from The University of Hong Kong and exchange experience at TUM, he has steered teams and research across Person ReID, AutoML, and augmented reality, moving ideas from lab prototypes to production at scale. He previously led computer vision algorithm teams at Shopee and managed multiple CV teams within Tencent’s YoutuLab, combining technical depth with people leadership. Known for tackling both foundational research and applied problems, he often bridges academic rigor and product-driven engineering in large-scale industry settings.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Exchange student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Technical University Munich
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