Summary
Yunming Xiao is an Assistant Professor and recent PhD in Computer Science with nine years of experience bridging academic research and industry in networking and distributed systems. He has held research and engineering roles at Northwestern, University of Michigan, HP Labs, Google, Nokia Bell Labs, and ByteDance, bringing practical production experience to his scholarly work. His timeline shows a strong focus on networking topics through repeated internships at major labs and teaching advanced networking courses, indicating both deep technical expertise and communication skills. Based in Shenzhen and active on the 2024 academic job market, he is open to postdoc or faculty opportunities and collaborations. A detail that stands out is his pattern of short-term industry engagements during his PhD, suggesting an emphasis on applied research with direct industry impact.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 87/100, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 87/100 at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Northwestern University