Jiaping Zhang

Jiaping (JP) Zhang is a seasoned Senior Machine Learning Engineer with extensive experience in generative AI, natural language processing, and data analytics. Currently employed at Atlassian since March 2025, previous roles include positions at Gemini and Salesforce, focusing on fraud detection, risk assessment, and developing advanced experimentation analysis platforms. A notable achievement includes winning the Amazon Alexa Prize in 2018 while at the University of California, Davis, where JP also conducted research in multimodal dialog systems and reinforcement learning. Educational credentials encompass two Master's Degrees in Computer Science and Statistics, along with a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics from UC Davis, complemented by a Deep Learning Nanodegree from Udacity. Conference presentations include contributions to SDSS 2020, emphasizing scalable human-in-the-loop scenario forecasting for cloud infrastructure capacity planning.