Summary
Yeshu Li is an Assistant Professor and machine learning practitioner with a decade of experience building production ML systems and research-driven algorithms across academia and industry. His background spans PhD-level research in computer science, internships at Microsoft and WorldQuant, and engineering roles at Alibaba where he optimized advertising bids and decision-making pipelines. He combines causal discovery, large language model work, medical image analysis, and reinforcement learning expertise—bridging theoretical research with product-focused ML engineering. Based in Beijing, he brings a developer-first mindset (self-described product developer on GitHub) and a track record of shipping performant systems in both research and high-scale commercial environments.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Beihang University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago
Exchange Student Computer Science, Exchange Student Computer Science at National University of Singapore
English, Chinese