Youjia Zhou
Research Scientist at Meta
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYoujia Zhou is a research scientist at Meta in San Jose, merging data visualization, topology-based analytics, and machine learning to derive insights from large, complex data. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Utah and an MS in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, complemented by a BS in Statistics from Renmin University. His research focuses on visual analytics for networks, high-dimensional point clouds, and vector/tensor fields, blending interactive visuals with topology-driven analytics for interdisciplinary problems. His industry and academia background includes roles as a Machine Learning Engineer at Meta and a Software Engineer II at Lucid Software, reflecting a balance of research rigor and product-focused engineering. He collaborates across biochemistry, bioengineering, and network science to translate complex data into actionable, scalable insights.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Statistics, Master of Science - MS, Statistics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe University of UtahChengdu SHISHI High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Statistics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics at Renmin University of China
Github Skills (26)
hypergraph10
morse10
reaction9
sequencing9
designer9
persistence8
networkx8
visualization8
pattern-recognition8
enzyme7
mapper7
biology7
pattern7
vector7
point-cloud7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
tdavislab/MSF-Designer
Feb 2019 - Aug 2022
This is the source code for MVF Designer: Design and Visualization of Morse Vector Fields.
Contributions:198 commits, 4 PRs, 16 pushes in 3 years 6 months
designervectorfieldsmorsevisualization
tdavislab/PhenoMapper
Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
PhenoMapper is an extension of Mapper Interactive, which is a web-based framework for interactive analysis and visualization of high-dimensional point cloud data built upon the mapper algorithm.
Contributions:32 commits, 3 PRs, 23 pushes in 1 year 8 months
data-cloudmapper-algorithmvisualizationweb-baseddimensional
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