Alan Lu is a software engineer currently working at Meta since January 2024, focusing on ads mid-flight optimization. Previously, Alan contributed to the 2D computer vision team at Scale AI from December 2021 to 2023 and worked as a software development engineer at Amazon, specializing in middle mile route planning and solving the vehicle routing problem from August 2019 to December 2021. Earlier experience includes a software engineer role at DALI Lab and freelance software development from September 2011 to June 2019. Additionally, Alan interned at PwC in the summer of 2018 and worked at Legendary, LLC from January 2013 to March 2015, enhancing features for a multiplayer online game. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College, completed in 2019, and attendance at Pennsylvania Governor's School for Science and Technology in 2013.