About

Linhong Zhu is a highly skilled Engineering Manager at Facebook, with over 11 years of relevant experience in the industry. She is currently leading the core feed ranking/public content ranking team of ML engineers and system generalists, working towards empowering one of the largest recommender systems in the world - News Feed Ranking. Linhong is an impact-oriented engineering leader with proven team management skills, research experience in machine learning & artificial intelligence, as well as rich product development experience. Prior to joining Facebook, she has worked in diverse industries, including Pinterest Search and JD eCommerce search, where she achieved double-digit growth. Linhong has also made significant contributions to academia, with over 20 publications in top-tier conferences/journals and 1500+ citations. At Facebook, Linhong is responsible for building state-of-the-art machine learning platforms, models, and features to deliver the most relevant content to users. Her team covers core modeling, machine infrastructure, and machine learning products for connected News Feed. Linhong's expertise in ML, research science, search, and infra has proven to be invaluable for Facebook's success in the industry. Linhong holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Nanyang Technological University and a B Eng. degree in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China. Her technical skills include Senior Software Engineer, ML, Research Scientist, Search, and Infra. Overall, Linhong Zhu is a highly accomplished and experienced Engineering Manager with a passion for delivering impactful solutions to complex problems. Her expertise in ML and AI has helped her lead her team towards building one of the largest recommender systems in the world, and her experience in academia and diverse industries has given her a unique perspective on product development and team management.