Yanqing Zhang
Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA
California, United States
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Top SchoolYanqing Zhang is a Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA with eight years of experience specializing in ML-driven VLSI design, flow optimization, and high-performance computing. Holding a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Virginia and a BSc in Microelectronics from Fudan University, Yanqing bridges deep academic expertise with production-grade research at scale. He has progressed through roles at NVIDIA from intern to senior scientist, combining algorithmic innovation with deployment on massively parallel platforms. Known for applying state-of-the-art machine learning to automate and optimize chip design flows, he brings both theoretical rigor and practical systems experience to complex EDA challenges. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-disciplinary background spanning academia, industrial R&D, and technical writing, which helps him communicate complex ideas to diverse stakeholders.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Microelectronics, Bachelor of Science, Microelectronics at Fudan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), ECE, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), ECE at University of Virginia
Chinese, English
Github Skills (58)
foundationdb10
portable10
oltp10
postgresql10
python10
mysql10
tidb10
rocksdb10
gpu-programming10
tikv10
analytics10
scale10
go10
embeddable10
parallel-computing10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
gingerkidney/Climbing
Dec 2017 - May 2022
Contributions:8 PRs, 22 pushes, 10 branches in 4 years 6 months
climbing
gingerkidney/community
Feb 2018 - Nov 2020
TiDB community content
Contributions:67 pushes, 33 branches in 2 years 9 months
cockpitfoundationdbmysqltidb
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