Zheng Wang
Chair Professor Of Intelligent Software Technology at University of Leeds
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolZheng Wang is Chair Professor of Intelligent Software Technology at the University of Leeds with over a decade of experience bridging compiler technology, parallel programming, systems security and applied machine learning. He progressed from research roles at IBM and Edinburgh to academic leadership positions at Lancaster and Leeds, developing practical parallel frameworks such as ALF for multi-core processors early in his career. His research blends low-level systems expertise (compilers and runtime) with modern ML-driven optimization, enabling performant and secure software stacks. Known for translating deep research into real-world tooling, he leads work that spans from code optimization to parallel runtimes. Based in Leeds, he combines academic rigor from a PhD at Edinburgh with industry experience at IBM, giving him a rare perspective across both research and production systems. An understated strength is his long-term focus on making complex compiler and parallelism ideas accessible and deployable in practical systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Compuster Science, PhD, Compuster Science at The University of Edinburgh
Github Skills (23)
auto-tuning10
code-optimization10
artificial-intelligence10
integrate10
machine-learning10
datasets10
parallel-computing10
optimisation10
compiler10
compiler-optimization9
deep-reinforcement-learning9
reinforcement-learning8
classifier4
gradient2
python2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zwang4/zwang4.github.io
Apr 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:272 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
zwang4/awesome-machine-learning-in-compilers
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Must read research papers and links to tools and datasets that are related to using machine learning for compilers and systems optimisation
Contributions:4 reviews, 166 commits, 40 PRs in 2 years 7 months
compilersoperating-systemsmachine-learningparallelismcompiler
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