Zukang Liao
Applied Scientist at Roku
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolZukang Liao is an applied scientist with nine years of experience building ML-driven products across industry and research, currently focused on on-device and applied AI at Roku. He brings a strong academic foundation from Imperial College (MSc, Distinction) and doctoral-level training at Oxford, paired with hands-on engineering in biometrics, audio similarity, and R&D teams at Thales, Tencent, and Lite-On. Comfortable moving models from research to product, he has tackled on-device inference, audio similarity systems, and biometric innovation within agile teams. Based in the UK, Zukang blends rigorous mathematical tutoring and research experience with practical startup-style R&D, making him adept at translating complex algorithms into deployable solutions. An understated strength is his cross-domain fluency—bridging signal processing, machine learning, and software engineering—to deliver real-world AI features.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Testing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Testing at University of OxfordMaster of Science (MSc), MSc Computing, Distinction (First Class), Master of Science (MSc), MSc Computing, Distinction (First Class) at Imperial College LondonProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Zukang-Liao/ML4ML-invariance-testing
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:29 commits, 121 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
Zukang-Liao/bgtest
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:65 pushes in 1 month
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