Qirong Ho

Qirong Ho is an Assistant Professor at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), where he specializes in machine learning and software systems for industrial applications. He joined MBZUAI in 2021 and is also the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Petuum, Inc., a role he has held since 2016. His academic background includes a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was advised by Eric P. Xing, completing his degree in 2014.124

Research Interests

Qirong Ho's research focuses on:

• Distributed Machine Learning: Developing software systems that ensure performance guarantees and robustness for large-scale machine learning applications.
• Big Data: Working on strategies for efficient distributed training and inference of machine learning models.
• Healthcare and Computational Biology: Applying machine learning techniques to these fields through his work at the Center for Integrative Artificial Intelligence at MBZUAI.135

Contributions and Publications

He has contributed to numerous research papers and projects, particularly in the area of distributed machine learning frameworks. His work often emphasizes the co-design of systems and algorithms to enhance efficiency in machine learning tasks.12

In addition to his academic role, Qirong Ho is involved in organizing workshops related to scalable AI applications, further demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field of artificial intelligence.1