Zheng Yuan

Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Salesforce with extensive experience in deep learning and AI

Zheng Yuan is a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce, where he has been employed since January 2019. He specializes in computer vision and natural language processing (NLP) as part of the Salesforce Einstein AI team. With over ten years of research and development experience, Zheng has a strong background in deep learning technologies, having previously worked as a Deep Learning Software Engineer at NVIDIA and as a Senior Research Scientist at Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

Education and Qualifications

Zheng holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, as well as a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Bachelor’s degree in the same field from Jilin University. His educational background is complemented by various certifications in machine learning and artificial intelligence from prestigious institutions, including Stanford University.

Professional Experience

Salesforce (2019 - Present): Principal Member of Technical Staff, focusing on AI technologies.
NVIDIA (2017 - 2019): Developed deep learning technologies for cloud media and gaming products.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (2013 - 2016): Worked on convolutional neural networks for visual recognition.
Intel Corporation (2006 - 2007): Software Engineering Intern, focusing on testing and verification of libraries.

Skills and Expertise

Zheng is proficient in implementing deep learning algorithms and has hands-on experience with frameworks like CAFFE. His work involves various applications in image and video segmentation, visual classification, and image captioning.

Languages

He is fluent in English and Chinese and has elementary proficiency in Japanese.

Zheng Yuan's extensive experience and educational background make him a significant contributor to advancements in AI and machine learning at Salesforce.1 2

Experience

Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Salesforce (January 2019 - Present)

Deep Learning Software Engineer at NVIDIA (February 2017 - January 2019), Senior Research Scientist at Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (May 2013 - August 2016), Research Assistant at University of Florida (August 2009 - August 2013), Research Intern at InterDigital Communications (May 2012 - August 2012), Research Intern at Huawei Technologies (May 2011 - August 2011), Research Assistant at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2006 - April 2009), Software Engineering Intern at Intel Corporation (December 2006 - May 2007)

Education

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida (2009 - 2013), M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006 - 2009), B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Jilin University (2002 - 2006), NDO in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University (2019), Stanford Continuing Studies in improvised conversation, data visualization, building successful startups, product-market fit (2015)