Yaqing Wu

Yaqing Wu is a Senior Data Scientist at Walmart since April 2023, specializing in last-mile optimization, inventory optimization, machine learning-based prediction, and time-series forecasting, while developing LLM-based applications for business decision-making. Prior experience includes serving as an Applied Research Scientist II at Flexport, focusing on ocean shipping and trade management optimization, and as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where research centered on optimization under temporal and operational complexity. Additional internship experience includes roles at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories and Johnson Controls. Yaqing Wu holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Tianjin University, and has been a visiting student at Princeton University.