Zheng Xiong
Research Scientist at Facebook
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZheng Xiong is a Research Scientist at Meta with 11 years of engineering and research experience, blending production-grade software development with Ph.D.-level machine learning and data mining expertise. He has led efficiency-focused projects on Meta’s ads platform and previously developed novel algorithms for material phase diagram prediction, achieving strong evaluation metrics (precision 0.934, MCC 0.823). His skill set spans Python, C++/C#, Java, SQL, deep learning (CNNs), and data platforms like Hadoop, allowing him to move ideas from research prototypes to scalable systems. Past work includes building hybrid mobile apps and a no-reference video quality evaluation system, demonstrating versatility across front-end, backend, and signal-processing domains. Colleagues describe him as a collaborative, hardworking engineer who thrives on learning new technologies and tackling ambiguous problems. Outside work he keeps a coder’s mindset—“code in the hand, road in the way”—reflecting a pragmatic, hands-on approach to research and engineering.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsMaster’s Degree, Information and Communication System, Master’s Degree, Information and Communication System at Beijing University of Post and TelecommunicationsHigh School, High School at The Attached Middle School to Jiangxi Normal UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 3.8, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 3.8 at University of South Carolina
English, Chinese
Github Skills (1)
api2
Github contributions (5)
helencoder/SKE
Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:24 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
helencoder/koa-concise
Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
Contributions:8 PRs, 61 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
koajsconcise-frameworknodejskoa
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