Dr Yang Liu is a Senior Researcher in the AI Department of WeBank, China. Her research interests include machine learning, federated learning, transfer learning, multi-agent systems, statistical mechanics, and applications of these technologies in the financial industry. She received her PhD from Princeton University in 2012 and her Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University in 2007. She holds multiple patents. Her research has been published in leading scientific journals such as ACM TIST and Nature.

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She is leading the effort in federated machine learning in the greater Bay area in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau to make AI robust and privacy aware.