Yu-chih Tung
Research Scientist at Facebook
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Top SchoolYu-chih Tung is a research scientist and tech lead at Facebook/Meta with a decade of experience building end-to-end ads systems for Instagram, leading teams to ship products like Feed Recommendation Ads, IGTV revenue-shared ads, and intent-aware placements. He uniquely combines deep systems and backend ranking expertise with client rendering knowledge, making him one of the few engineers across the organization who understands IG Ads from UI to ranking. A former academic researcher, he authored more than ten papers at top conferences (e.g., MobiCom, CCS) on wireless and sensing, and holds a PhD in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from the University of Michigan. His background spans industry and academia, including internships at Facebook, MIT CSAIL, and HP Labs, plus early work as a mobile app developer—an uncommon mix that helps him bridge research, product, and production engineering. Based in Menlo Park, he brings both rigorous research instincts and pragmatic leadership to monetization and ad-ranking challenges.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.95, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.95 at National Chiao Tung UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 3.9, Master of Science (MS), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 3.9 at National Taiwan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 4.0 at University of Michigan
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (31)
ssl10
java-native-interface10
decryption10
libsvm10
openssl10
cryptography10
encryption10
react-native9
tls139
crypto9
certificate9
react9
kotlin8
android-ndk8
react-navigation8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
yctung/LibAcousticSensing
Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:229 commits, 101 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 5 months
yctung/AndroidLibSVM
Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:25 commits, 1 PR, 23 pushes in 2 years 2 months
libsvmandroidkotlinjava-native-interfacejava
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