Jia Yuan Yu

Jia Yuan Yu is a Principal Research Scientist at Amazon since February 2022, leading efforts in applying machine learning for ad personalization and monetization optimization. Prior experience includes serving as an Associate Professor at Concordia University from August 2015 to February 2022, focusing on smart cities and Internet-connected devices, and acting as Principal Investigator on various industry projects. Jia Yuan Yu also worked at IBM Research from August 2011 to August 2015, leading initiatives in machine learning and decision-support systems for smart cities as a Principal Investigator on large EU projects. Additional roles include Adjunct Faculty at Dublin City University, a researcher at École normale supérieure and Stanford University, and a graduate intern at Intel Corporation. Jia Yuan Yu earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University between 2006 and 2010.