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Kai Cheng

CIS@Cornell | AI@Penn | LLMs@Columbia | Special Investments@DRW

United States
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Updated 8 months ago

6+

Years Experience

25

Roles

28

Skills

11

Education

About

My background spans Full-Stack, NLP, LLMs, and large-scale retrieval and recommendation system. 💻 Proficient in Python, Java, C++, and modern technologies like PyTorch, GCP, and AWS. 🛠️ Built large-scale retrieval and recommendation systems, developed GPU performance analysis products, and improved time series forecasting accuracy for sales and demand planning. 👨‍💻 With hands-on experience in designing scalable machine learning pipelines, optimizing system performance, managing ETL processes and data engineering, and delivering actionable insights across various industries. I’m passionate about solving complex technical challenges and contributing to innovative projects. Let’s connect and discuss how I can help drive value to your next venture.

Experience (25 roles)

Columbia University

AI Researcher

Current

Columbia University

2025 - Present · 7 mos

• Evaluated multi-hop retrieval (RAG, LLaMA, composite) for reasoning. (Advised by Prof. Zhou Yu).

1 yr 7 mos

Founding Engineer

Current

1 yr 7 mos

2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

• GPU index

Millennium

Project Co-Lead/LLMs Researcher (Supported by Millennium and Cornell ICPC)

Current

Millennium

2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos·New York, United States

• Co-Lead ALICE (Aligning Language models for Interactive Code Execution). ALICE: Aligning Language models with Interactive Code Execution

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Education (11)

Peking University

Peking University

National Taiwan University

National Taiwan University

National Taiwan University

National Taiwan University

Skills (28)

TF-IDF CUDAspaCyApache KafkaTableauReactRayPythonJavaD3.jsNumbaIP NetworkingK-MEANFirmwareDockerAWSProphetGeocodingLangChainGeoPandasBM25NLTKDBSCANRayProphetHuman Computer InteractionPython (Programming Language)React.js
Certifications (14)

Professional Certificate in Data Science for Executives

Columbia Video Network

Machine Learning Summer School

National Taiwan University

Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera A2

Instituto Cervantes

Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française A2

Ministère de l'Éducation nationale

PV and PTC Requirements for Market Research

Sanofi

Data Science R Basics

DataCamp

Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis

Udemy

Applied Data Science with Python Specialization

University of Michigan

Data Science: R Basics

HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX

TSMC E-Learning Program

TSMC

Construction Management Specialization

Columbia Video Network

Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization

Imperial College London

AI Accelerators by Professor H.T. Kung

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Statistics with Python Specialization

Coursera

Languages (5)
Spanish(Limited working proficiency)Chinese(Native or bilingual proficiency)Japanese(Elementary proficiency)English(Full professional proficiency)French(Limited working proficiency)
Volunteer Experience (9)

Student Docent, Gallery of History

National Taiwan University

Feb 2015 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Teaching Volunteer, Rural Area Teaching Program in Yunnan

Peking University

Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 · 7 mos

Google Crowdsource Camp Participant

Google Crowdsource

Apr 2021 - Sep 2021 · 6 mos

Volunteer

Worldwide Friends Iceland - Veraldarvinir

Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos

Cultural Event Coordinator Volunteer, National Taiwan University System

National Taiwan Normal University

Sep 2015 - Dec 2015 · 4 mos

Vice President, International Student Information Service Club

National Taiwan University

Feb 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Overseas Youth Ambassador

National Palace Museum

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

Senior English Volunteer, International Companions for Learning Program

Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)

Feb 2015 - Jan 2018 · 3 yrs

Teaching Volunteer

Current

New York Chinese School

Dec 2022 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kai Cheng's current role?
Kai Cheng is currently working as AI Researcher at Columbia University.
Where did Kai Cheng study?
Kai Cheng studied Summer School at Peking University. They have 11 education entries on their profile.
What skills does Kai Cheng have?
Kai Cheng's top skills include TF-IDF , CUDA, spaCy, Apache Kafka, Tableau. They have 28 skills listed on their profile.
Where is Kai Cheng based?
Kai Cheng is based in United States.

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