Yizhi Fang

Yizhi Fang is an accomplished Lead Machine Learning Scientist at Comcast, specializing in the application of AI/ML technologies to enhance customer retention and acquisition. Key achievements include developing a highly efficient reporting UI for retail store recommendations, resulting in significant cost savings and operational improvements. Previous roles at Comcast involved standardizing employee performance evaluations and forecasting ticket volumes, contributing to substantial investment savings. Yizhi also has a strong academic background with a PhD and MS in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Experience includes research and teaching positions at prestigious institutions, as well as internships at Synchrony, Gartner, and national laboratories, focusing on advanced data collection and analysis methods in experimental physics.