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Yinglong Xia is an experienced applied research scientist and uber tech lead at Meta, contributing to the development of modern recommendation models and systems that drive performance across various products. With a robust editorial and leadership background, Yinglong serves as an associate editor for both IEEE Transactions on Big Data and IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, and previously held positions such as general co-chair for the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics, and program co-chair for IEEE Big Data 2016. Prior experience includes serving as chief architect for Futurewei Technologies, leading research at IBM on graph databases and machine reasoning, and participating in various roles for significant conferences and committees within the IEEE community. Academically, Yinglong holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, a Master's from Tsinghua University, and a Bachelor's from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
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Meta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Formerly known as Facebook, Meta is now the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Reality Labs. Billions of users around the world use Meta apps and products to connect with others, find communities, and grow businesses. Facebook was founded in 2004, initially as a community for colleges and universities. It has since grown into a global platform with features including the News Feed, Stories, Groups, Watch, Marketplace, Reels, Dating, all aimed at helping people share life's moments and discuss what's happening, nurture and build relationships, discover and connect to interests, and create economic opportunity. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012. Instagram Feed, Stories, Reels, Video, Live, Shops, and messaging are places where people and creators can express themselves and push culture forward through photos, video, and private messaging, and connect with and shop from their favorite businesses. Meta has two messaging apps: Messenger and WhatApp. Messenger allows chat, audio and video calls, and Rooms, while WhatsApp is best known as a secure messaging application facilitating private communication. More recently, Meta has moved into the augmented virtual reality space with Reality Labs. Meta Quest lets people defydistance with cutting-edge VR hardware, software, and content. Facebook Portal video calling devices help friends and families stay connected andshare the moments that matter in meaningful ways.