Hongyu Xiong

Hongyu Xiong is an accomplished engineering manager with extensive experience in AI and machine learning, currently serving as the Senior Engineering Manager and Head of Content Ecosystem at TikTok. Xiong has led initiatives involving multi-modality large language models, large recommendation models, and complex engineering management tasks. Previously, Xiong held roles such as Senior Engineering Manager for Search Ads Delivery and Engineering Manager for Core Ads, focusing on monetization and optimization strategies. Prior experience includes a Research Scientist Lead position at Facebook, where Xiong worked on deep-funnel event optimization, and co-founding a legal-AI startup that provided services to numerous enterprises in China. Xiong holds a PhD in Applied Physics and Computer Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Peking University.