Weiwei Yang

Weiwei Yang is a Principal Development Manager at Microsoft Research, based in the Seattle area. Here are some key details about his career and background:

Professional Experience

• Currently serves as Principal Development Manager at Microsoft Research, a role he has held since May 2020
• Has been with Microsoft Research NExT since 2016, first as a Senior SDE and then as Principal SDE
• Previously worked at several tech companies including URX, Quixey, and Blekko in senior engineering roles
• Earlier in his career, he worked as a Software Engineer at Spectraseis AG and held research positions at Caltech

Education

• Holds both a B.S. and M.S. from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Research Interests

Weiwei's research focuses on:

• Resource-efficient machine learning methods inspired by biological learning
• Democratizing AI by addressing issues of sustainability, robustness, scalability, and efficiency in machine learning
• Applying machine learning to social issues like countering human trafficking and energy grid stabilization

Notable Work

• Has published numerous research papers on topics including machine learning, power grid forecasting, and computer graphics
• Holds patents related to power grid-aware machine learning devices
• Leads an applied research group at Microsoft Research aimed at making AI more accessible and sustainable

Weiwei Yang has over 500 connections on LinkedIn and has built a distinguished career at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, and applied research.12