CV

Education

Ph.D. in Information Sciences and Technology | 2013-2018
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Advisor: Professor C. Lee Giles
Doctoral Dissertation: Machine Learning Methods for Building Educational Applications: Concept Prerequisite Learning and Automatic Distractor Generation

B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology | 2009-2013
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Professional Experience

Research Scientist | August 2018 - Present
Meta, Sunnyvale, CA
Ads Ranking and Foundational AI Team

Research Assistant | August 2013 - August 2018
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Supervisor: Dr. C. Lee Giles

Software Engineering Intern | May 2017 - August 2017
Facebook, Menlo Park, CA
Search Ranking Team

Research Intern | May 2016 - August 2016
Bosch Research and Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA
Natural Language Processing Group

Research Intern | June 2015 - August 2015
Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), Doha, Qatar
Data Analytics Group

Research Assistant | June 2011 - July 2013
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Natural Language Processing Group

Patents

Systems and Methods for News Event Organization US Patent 9817908B2, November 14, 2017

Honors and Awards

Professional Services

Program Committee Member

Conference Reviewer