Wenzhe Shi

Wenzhe Shi is an accomplished professional currently leading the recommender system research team at Cortex Applied Research, driving strategy for recommender systems at Twitter with a global team based in various locations.

With a strong focus on applications, Wenzhe Shi holds over 20 patents, has authored 100+ research articles, and amassed over 13,000 citations. Under his leadership, the team at Twitter has made significant advancements in recommender systems since 2017, aiming to benefit millions of users.

Education-wise, Wenzhe Shi holds a Bsc in Computer Science from Fudan University, a PhD in Medical Image Analysis from Imperial College London, an MSc in Advanced Computing with Distinction from Imperial College London, and a Beng in Electronic and Software Engineering with First Class honors from The University of Birmingham.

His professional experience includes roles as a Senior Manager in Recommender Systems Research at Twitter, Computer Vision Research Lead at Magic Pony Technology, and Research Associate at Imperial College London.