Weilie Yi

Current

• Software Design Engineer at Microsoft

Education

• University of Rochester
• Fudan University

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Industry

Computer Software

Weilie Yi’s Summary

Software design engineer with research background. Excel at analytical problem solving, creative thinking, and cross team collaborations. Enjoy innovative projects, and dynamic environment.

Weilie Yi’s Specialties:

Web services, human computer interaction, general software development.

Weilie Yi’s Experience

• Software Design Engineer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  Latest first:
  
  * Bing (formerly known as Live Search) Core Relevance, working on query understanding and search quality refinement.
  
  * On the first joint team between Microsoft's Windows and Office divisions, developed state-of-art pen input features for Tablet PCs, in Office 2010 and Windows 7;
  
  * Core member of an incubation project which is a search engine for features in desktop applications (currently Microsoft Office 2007applications only). It was later released as an Office add-in (www.officelabs.com/projects/searchcommands);

Weilie Yi’s Education

• University of Rochester

  Ph.D , Computer Science , 2001 — 2006

  Ph. D thesis was about modeling human-object interaction in natural settings, focusing on visual-motor coordination and task planning. Used machine learning techniques to recognized and predict human behavior from video and motion sensors. Was an expert on how people make PB&Js :-)

  Activities and Societies:

  Chair of Chinese Students & Scholars Association;
  Graduate Organizing Group representative for the Computer Science department

• Fudan University

  BS/MS , Computr Science , 2001

Additional Information

Weilie Yi’s Interests:

Hiking, basketball, map collection.

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•    CHIME & Friends

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