Yilin Yan

Yilin Yan has more than 10 years of Strong Experience in Machine Learning and Data Science. He received his Bachelor degree in Computer Science and Technology from Beihang University (BUAA) in Beijing (2009). After that, he worked at the National Science & Technology Infrastructure Center as a Software Engineer.  Later on, he got his Master degree in Taiwan (2013) and Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Miami, USA (2018). He was a Staff AI Engineer at Baidu USA, developing a diverse range of AI pipelines and applications across various domains utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs). Currently, he is a Machine Learning Engineer working at Meta, building and optimizing large-scale ML feature engineering and data pipelines for advertising ranking systems. Specializes in NLP-based feature extraction, embedding systems, and end-to-end ML infrastructure — from offline inference optimization to production model deployment. His research interests include Big Data Analytics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Sparse Representation. He published 28 conference and journal papers, including 4 best paper awards, and has been cited more than 3000 times. His current h-index is 12.