Qiumao Ma is a seasoned software engineer and research scientist with substantial experience in cloud computing, network security, and software development. Qiumao Ma began a career in software engineering with roles at a Chinese telecommunications company and Nokia Siemens Networks, where expertise in VxWorks and C++ was developed. Qiumao Ma interned at Microsoft, contributing to Dynamics 365 by designing a cloud-based mobile app for timesheet management, and at Facebook, focusing on data privacy protections in warehouse metadata. Qiumao Ma has been a research scientist at Meta since January 2018 and holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Iowa State University, where research was concentrated on cloud and network security. Qiumao Ma earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology from Harbin Institute of Technology.