Summary
Zhiping Xiao is a research-focused software engineer and postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience spanning top universities and industry labs, currently at the University of Washington after completing a PhD at UCLA. Trained at Peking University and UC Berkeley (HCI), Zhiping blends rigorous machine learning and human–computer interaction expertise with practical research internships at Amazon AI Lab and Microsoft. Their work is grounded in interdisciplinary collaborations with advisors like Yizhou Sun, Ming Zhang, and Jian Tang, and includes building conversational systems and visualization tools during earlier internships. Comfortable moving between research and engineering, Zhiping has a playful, exploratory coding persona—describing their GitHub as a “wild experiment field”—that signals creativity in prototyping and unconventional solutions. Based in Los Angeles, they bring a rare mix of academic depth, product-facing internship experience, and a strong visual-thinking background that informs how models and interfaces are designed.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
International Relations, International Relations at 美国斯坦福大学
Ph.D student, Computer Science, Ph.D student, Computer Science at 美国加州大学洛杉矶分校
初中, 初中 at 北京大学附属中学
普通高中, 普通高中 at 中国人民大学附属中学
小学, 小学 at 北京大学附属小学
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Human Computer Interaction, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Human Computer Interaction at 美国加州大学伯克利分校
Bachelor's degree with Summa Cum Laude, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree with Summa Cum Laude, Computer Science at 北京大学
Chinese, English