Yanping Lu
About Yanping Lu
Yanping Lu is a Senior Applied Research Scientist at Stradigi AI in Montreal, Canada, where he has worked since 2018. He holds multiple degrees in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, including a PhD from Université de Sherbrooke and extensive experience in natural language processing and machine learning.
Work at Stradigi AI
Yanping Lu has been employed at Stradigi AI as a Senior Applied Research Scientist since 2018. In this role, he conducts advanced research in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. His work involves experimenting with pre-trained language models such as BERT and XLNet, as well as compressed models like ALBERT, to address various NLP tasks. He also proposes domain-adapted language models aimed at improving text classification performance specifically in finance and law sectors. Additionally, he contributes to the development of the company's machine learning library and new features for the Kepler platform.
Education and Expertise
Yanping Lu holds multiple degrees in computer science and related fields. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Fuzhou University and later obtained a Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering from the same institution. He pursued further studies at Xiamen University, where he completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, he studied at Université de Sherbrooke, achieving another PhD in Machine Learning and Data Mining. His extensive education underpins his expertise in NLP, machine learning, and big data handling.
Background
Before joining Stradigi AI, Yanping Lu worked as a Software Developer at Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. for one year, from 2015 to 2016. His academic journey began at Fuzhou University, where he completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He has a diverse educational background, having studied across multiple universities and earned several advanced degrees, including two PhDs. His international experience and multilingual capabilities, including proficiency in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, enhance his contributions to the field.
Research Contributions
Yanping Lu has made significant contributions to the field of natural language understanding. He has authored a 101 Guide to Natural Language Understanding published on Stradigi AI's blog, which serves as a resource for understanding key concepts in the domain. His research includes developing text pipelines within NLP framework design, focusing on text annotation, augmentation, standardization, and embedding reduction. He also implements strategies for managing imbalanced data and optimizes deep learning models for multi-label classification tasks.