Xiliang Zhu
About Xiliang Zhu
Xiliang Zhu is a Senior Applied Scientist specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) at Dialpad, where he leads a multilingual NLP project. He has a background in research and engineering, having previously worked at Nuance Communications and contributed to significant publications in the field.
Current Role at Dialpad
Xiliang Zhu serves as a Senior Applied Scientist specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) at Dialpad. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to advancements in multilingual NLP. Zhu leads the language expansion project, which focuses on developing NLP capabilities for English, Spanish, and French. His work aims to enhance communication technologies and improve user experiences across diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Previous Experience at Dialpad
Prior to his current role, Xiliang Zhu worked at Dialpad as an Applied Scientist in NLP from 2019 to 2021. During this time, he contributed to various projects that focused on improving natural language understanding and processing. His experience at Dialpad has provided him with a strong foundation in applied science within the tech industry.
Experience at Nuance Communications
Xiliang Zhu was employed at Nuance Communications as an NLU Research Engineer from 2017 to 2018 in Shanghai City, China. In this role, he focused on natural language understanding, contributing to the development of technologies that enhance user interaction with voice and text-based systems.
Education and Expertise
Xiliang Zhu holds a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University, where he studied from 2015 to 2017. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Network Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, completing his studies there from 2011 to 2015. His educational background provides a strong technical foundation for his work in NLP and applied science.
Research Contributions
Xiliang Zhu has made significant contributions to the field of NLP through his published research. His work on sentence representation is available on arXiv, and he has contributed to cross-lingual transfer research, with a paper published in the ACL Anthology. These publications reflect his commitment to advancing knowledge in natural language processing and understanding.