Star Zhong

Star (Sida) Zhong is a Machine Learning Engineer at Samsara since July 2024, specializing in ML infrastructure. Prior experience includes roles as a Software Engineer at MaxVal Group, Inc., and a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, focusing on backend support for Alexa ASR data pipelines. During the 2021 Student Software Engineer-MDP program at Caterpillar Inc., Star analyzed eCommerce data and developed customer profiling systems using Python and AWS. Star also contributed as a Research Assistant at the University of Michigan's LLEX Lab, employing data analysis techniques to explore musical correlations. Prior engineering positions at ByteDance and Vanke involved creating programming solutions for visual effects and natural language processing. Educational qualifications include dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Cognitive Science and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, complemented by studies at Providence University and the University of Hong Kong.