Yujun Zhou
Data Science Manager
California, United States
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Top SchoolYujun Zhou is a Data Science Manager in California with eight years of experience applying econometric rigor and machine learning to product and safety challenges at scale. With a Ph.D. in Applied Economics, he has led recommendation and measurement work for Instagram Reels, tackled abuse and child-safety models at Facebook AI, and now builds LLM-based marketing solutions including data curation, RAG, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning. He combines strong causal inference and experimentation skills with hands-on Python, R, and SQL engineering to translate research into production impact. Notably, his blend of academic training and industry product experience lets him optimize creator ecosystems and commercial use cases while keeping measurement and safety front of mind.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Applied Economics, Master of Science (M.S.) Applied Economics at University of California, DavisBachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Economics at Nanjing UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Economics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chinese, English
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Github contributions (5)
zhou100/FoodSecurityPrediction
Mar 2018 - Mar 2021
Contributions:118 commits, 133 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
zhou100/yujun-zhou.org
Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
Contributions:211 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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