Summary
Yiming Yan is a Chief AI Officer and seasoned software leader with 12 years’ experience building event-driven B2B SaaS and AI-powered platforms in FinTech and industrial settings. He combines a PhD in Optimization with hands-on expertise in C++ and Python to deliver real-time analytics, algorithmic decision-making, and deployed AI agents that automate compliance, risk monitoring, and working-capital finance. He has led small engineering teams from architecture through production, shipped systems enabling nonlinear model predictive control and soft sensing, and secured industry partnerships and grant funding. A published researcher with two patents, he brings uncommon depth in mathematical optimisation and decision support—translating advanced algorithms into robust, business-facing products.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Optimization and Operational Research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Optimization and Operational Research at The University of Edinburgh
Chinese, English