Ying C.

Ying (Eric) C. is a seasoned ML/AI leader with extensive experience in machine learning and data science across various sectors. Currently serving as the ML/AI leader for supply-side algorithms at TikTok Shop since February 2025, Ying oversees teams focused on seller acquisition and merchandising growth. Prior roles include Director of Machine Learning at Weee!, where responsibilities encompassed discovery and recommendation systems, and user growth incentives. Ying's experience also includes positions at Facebook as a Senior Manager and Software Engineer in machine learning, contributing to group recommendation and ads growth, as well as roles at Uber and Experian focusing on risk and fraud detection. Ying holds a Ph.D. in Computational Science from UC San Diego and a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China.