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Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Stanford University

2018

Dissertation: "Advanced Natural Language Processing for Multilingual Applications"

M.S. in Computer Science

MIT

2014

Focus: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

B.S. in Computer Science

UC Berkeley

2012

Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor

University of Technology

2019 - Present
  • • Leading research in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning
  • • Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in AI and NLP
  • • Supervising 8 Ph.D. students and 12 M.S. students
  • • Secured $2.5M in research funding from NSF and industry partners
Postdoctoral Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University

2018 - 2019
  • • Conducted research on ethical AI and bias detection in machine learning models
  • • Collaborated with industry partners on responsible AI development
  • • Published 6 papers in top-tier conferences
Research Intern

Google AI

Summer 2017
  • • Developed novel approaches to multilingual text classification
  • • Contributed to production systems serving millions of users
  • • Filed 2 patents on language model optimization

Selected Publications

  • Xiong, Z., et al. (2023). "Ethical Considerations in Large Language Models." Nature Machine Intelligence.
  • Xiong, Z., Smith, J. (2022). "Multilingual Sentiment Analysis with Limited Resources." ACL 2022.
  • Xiong, Z., et al. (2021). "Bias Detection and Mitigation in NLP Systems." ICML 2021.
  • Xiong, Z., Garcia, M. (2020). "Adaptive Learning Systems for Personalized Education." CHI 2020.

Awards and Honors

NSF CAREER Award
2022

For outstanding research in ethical AI and natural language processing

Best Paper Award - ACL 2022
2022

For "Multilingual Sentiment Analysis with Limited Resources"

Outstanding Teaching Award
2021

University of Technology, Department of Computer Science