Annie Ying

Annie Ying, PhD, is an accomplished engineering manager at GitLab with over 20 years of experience in AI, data science, and NLP innovation. They have led cross-functional teams on large-scale AI/ML projects, notably deploying GPT-4-based solutions, and previously held critical roles at Cisco, where their initiatives saved $33 million in manpower. Annie is recognized for their impactful research in suicide prevention and has a PhD in Computer Science from McGill University, where their work on summarizing code examples earned a Distinguished Paper Award. They have published over 20 peer-reviewed papers and hold multiple patents in AI and machine learning.