Frank Yang

Frank Yang is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in product management, engineering, and machine learning. Here's an overview of his career and background:

Professional Experience

Current Role: Frank Yang currently serves as the Vice President of Machine Learning at Upwork, a position he started in September 2023.2

Previous Roles:

• Director of Engineering at Uber (March 2021 - September 2023)

  • Led the Search, Recommendations, and Personalization teams for UberEats
  • Focused on Feed Relevance, Store and Item Recommendation Systems, Search Relevance, and other advanced technologies1

• VP of Applied Machine Learning at Postmates (August 2019 - March 2021)

  • Worked on ML-based dynamic pricing strategies
  • Led the Marketplace Intelligence team1

• Senior Architect / Principal Engineer / Tech Lead at Walmart Global Tech (October 2011 - November 2014)

  • Developed Walmart's first end-to-end Product Categorization Services
  • Built next-gen product knowledge graph and classification systems1

• Founder and CEO of Tano Technology (January 2010 - September 2011)1

• Assistant Professor at City University of New York (September 2007 - December 2009)

  • Focused on Transportation Networking Analysis, Machine Learning, and Data Mining1

Education

• Ph.D. in Intelligent Transportation Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Bachelor of Engineering from Tsinghua University1

Skills and Expertise

Frank Yang has demonstrated expertise in:

• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Search and Recommendation Systems
• Product Management and Development
• Data Analytics and Optimization
• Transportation Network Modeling

Personal Traits

Frank is described as a highly curious individual who is fascinated by human thought processes. He views the convergence of data and intuition in execution as a blend of art and science, and constantly seeks to improve his skills.

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