Scholar
Xiao Ma
Google Scholar ID: xLPxJsYAAAAJ
Google Deepmind
Citations & Impact
Citations
8,359
H-index
18
i10-index
19
Publications
20
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0
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- No specific academic achievements such as publications, awards, or patents are explicitly listed.
Research Experience
- Software engineer at Google Deepmind (2024 - present), working on instruction following in Gemini post-training. Co-led horizontal scaling of the combination of human and critic feedback (RL*F) for Gemini 2.5. The methodology was widely adopted by 400+ engineers across 50+ launches of major capabilities.
Education
- Holds a PhD in Information Science from Cornell University, focusing on Networked Trust: Computational Understanding of Interpersonal Trust Online. Advised by Mor Naaman, Karen Levy, Serge Belongie, and Jeff Hancock. Completed a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering at Peking University (2010-2014).
Background
- Research interests include the role of AI in mediating social exchange and its societal impact on trust. Previously worked at Facebook Core Data Science (2018) on trust in social groups and Airbnb (2016) on trust in host profiles.
Miscellany
- Passionate about the intersection of art and technology. Serves on the board of the pioneering performing arts venue National Sawdust. Additionally, was a technical volunteer at Rhizome, aiding in digital art preservation.
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