Zhiyuan Li
Assistant Professor at Park University
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhiyuan Li is an Assistant Professor and machine learning researcher with nine years of experience focused on deep generative models, representation learning, and applied ML systems. He has authored 16 publications with 200+ citations, including three ICLR papers that ranked in the top quartile and earned spotlight invitations, reflecting strong influence in the research community. Zhiyuan combines academic leadership—teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students—with hands-on experience building prototype and production-grade ML pipelines across collaborations in computational biomedicine, computer vision, and HCI. His background spans industry research internships at HP and postdoctoral work at Vanderbilt’s MASI lab, demonstrating an ability to translate novel algorithms into practical systems. Based in Kansas City, he is known for rapid problem-solving, clear communication, and managing large cross-institution projects that bridge theory and real-world applications. An understated strength is his track record of turning high-impact conference work into tangible presentations and collaborative opportunities that amplify adoption beyond academia.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Rochester Institute of TechnologyMaster’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of RochesterBachelor’s Degree, Information Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Science at South China University of Technology
Chinese, English
Github Skills (38)
pytorch10
convolutional-neural-networks10
python10
data-science10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
caffe9
face9
face-detection9
face-recognition9
neural-network9
darknet9
keras9
gaussian8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
lizhiyuanUSTC/EigenFace
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 1 day
lizhiyuanUSTC/tensorflow-int-quantize
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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