About

Sally Z. is a Senior ML Engineer at Apple, Inc. in Santa Clara Valley, CA. With 8.53 years of relevant experience, Sally is a data lover with a passion for statistical data analysis, text mining, information retrieval, machine learning, and NLP. She is curious about the whole data-driven world and enjoys exploring new technologies and techniques in the field. Sally's current role involves working on the Marketplace Integrity R&D team at Ad Platforms Engineering, where she focuses on anti-fraud engineering. She has previously worked as a Technical Reviewer at Packt, where she reviewed Tableau Cookbook: Recipes for Data Visualization by Ms. Shweta Savale. Before joining Apple, Sally worked as a Club Facilitator at Girls Who Code, where she volunteered 3-4 hours a week facilitating a computer science education club for high school and elementary school girls. She mentored 16 girls to build a website that helps people relax. Sally has a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She also holds a High School Diploma in Science from The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. Sally's TechStack includes ML, Information Retrieval, NLP, and Big Data. In addition to her work, Sally likes cars, succulents, and LEGO. She is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow in her career.