Zeyu Zhang
Machine Learning Engineer at Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZeyu Zhang is a Machine Learning Engineer with 11 years of experience applying production-level ML and deep learning to real-world products, currently driving video recommendation for Instagram Reels at Meta. He has a strong blend of hands-on engineering and people leadership—having led data science teams at NYC Data Science Academy, built end-to-end marketing analytics and uplift modeling that boosted conversions by 40%, and taught ML and coding at Columbia University. Trained in electrical and computer engineering (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) with an MS from NYU and a Self-Driving Car nanodegree, he moves comfortably between research-grade models and deployable systems. Known for shipping full pipelines and products—everything from attribution tracking and real-time dashboards to NLP-backed recommendation apps—he emphasizes interpretability, scalability, and practical impact. An educator at heart, he’s mentored hundreds of data scientists and brings that coaching mindset to cross-functional product teams.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at New York UniversitySelf-Driving Car Nanodegree, Self-Driving Car Nanodegree at UdacityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (33)
portable10
xgboost10
nyc10
gradient10
dataflow9
spark9
gbm9
java9
gradient-boosting9
python9
scala9
machine-learning9
distributed-systems9
dask9
boosting9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nycdatasci/live-learning-sessions
Aug 2020 - Feb 2022
This is the repository that contains the material of the live learning sessions of the NYC Data Science Academy Online Bootcamp.
Contributions:40 commits, 22 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 year 6 months
pythonsciencedata-sciencemachine-learningopenscience
hellozeyu/covid-mobility-app
Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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