About

Michael Shao is an accomplished software engineer with over 19 years of experience in building software and applications for computer networks. He is recognized for his fast execution, superior quality delivery, and ability to resolve complex problems. Michael has expertise in building high-performance reliable software for IP routers, layer2/layer3 switch, network firewall, packet optical transport platforms, and mobile radio networks. As a hands-on technical lead, Michael has demonstrated leadership in large distributed software development projects. He is proficient in data structures, algorithms, and is a fast learner driven by inner curiosity. Michael has also worked as a software architect, designing from scratch a distributed product with zero-touch provisioning of remote nodes, which was featured in Mobile World Congress. Michael has research experience in applying data science and machine learning to network security and finance network analysis. He has also applied innovation, with six patent applications, two granted in the US, one granted in the EU, and one citation by Cisco. Michael's technical skills include programming in C/C++, Python, Go, Perl, Java, Scala, Linux, VxWorks, Linux shell scripts, and SQL. He is also proficient in computer networks, including Layer2/layer3 control plane, TCP/IP, IP routing, IP Multicast, IP/MPLS, MPLS-TP, Ethernet, DNS, HTTP, GSM/GPRS/LTE, Mobile backhaul & Fronthaul. Michael has experience using tools and methodologies such as Git, Vim, Agile/Scrum, GDB, Eclipse, and data science tools such as Hadoop, Spark, MapReduce, Database, and Machine Learning. Michael is currently working as a Software Engineer at Facebook. He has previously worked as a Software Engineer V and Technical Lead at Ericsson, where he led initiatives and delivered with zero-bugs of separating MPLS OAM from Label Manager as a process. He also conducted code reviews and fixed bugs in Layer2 bridge, MPLS OAM, MPLS Layer2 VPN to enable on-time delivery of new releases as module owners. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, where he worked as a Research Assistant II and a Dean's Fellow. He also holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Nuclear Electronics and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Physics Engineering, both from Tsinghua University. Michael's relevant experience and technical skills make him a valuable asset in the field of software engineering, mobile, data science