Zihan Y.

Zihan Y. is an accomplished Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager at XPENG, focusing on the development of an inference platform since August 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Software Engineer at DiDi from June 2018 to August 2022, where Zihan contributed to autonomous driving technologies by developing machine learning infrastructure and enhancing data annotation efficiencies. Notable achievements at DiDi include significantly improving safety metrics in ride-hailing services and leading critical projects for the autonomous driving division. Zihan's educational background includes a Master of Arts in Statistics from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UC Santa Barbara, complemented by early research internships at DiDi and Alibaba Group.