About

Xiang (Shawn) Li is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Apple, specializing in Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Spoken Language Understanding, and conversational AI. With a passion for researching and developing machine learning algorithms, he is dedicated to building intelligent systems that empower the launch, growth, and success of a product. Prior to joining Apple, Xiang gained valuable experience as a Management Consulting Intern - Advanced Analytics at PwC. During his time there, he defined Big Data and Analytics Strategy as part of a team for a leading technology company. He also developed a loan credit rating model prototype in Python based on interpretable machine learning approaches to generate feature summary visualizations and natural language explanations for Logistic Regression classifiers. Xiang has also served as Vice President at Dream Corps, where he directed five cross-functional teams to operate the annual festival gala. He successfully raised $8000+ for underprivileged children in China. Xiang holds a Master of Information Systems Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University, with a focus on Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a degree in Electric and Computer Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Xiang's technical expertise includes ML, Information Retrieval, AI, NLP, Big Data, and Python. With 4.69 years of relevant experience, he is a seasoned professional in the field of machine learning engineering.