Xinyi Zhang
Staff Research Scientist (Machine Learning Engineer) at Meta
Newark, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXinyi Zhang is a research scientist at Meta with a decade of experience specializing in ranking systems for short-form video (Reels) and large-scale social network analysis. With a PhD in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara and a strong software engineering foundation from Fudan University, she blends rigorous research methods with production-focused implementation. Her background includes data-driven internships at Google and research projects on mobile security and permissions, reflecting a breadth across applied ML, systems, and privacy-aware analysis. Based in Newark, CA, she is experienced turning academic insights into measurable product improvements at internet scale.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering at Fudan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara
English, Chinese
Github Skills (3)
bert8
question-answering7
inference5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
heyunh2015/yunhe.github.io
Apr 2021 - Feb 2026
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
heyunh2015/AttList
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
data and code of AttList from CIKM2019
Contributions:18 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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