Junyi Zhu

I focus on building AI that makes people’s workdays easier or their personal lives more creative.

Currently, I drive post-training efforts for Microsoft 365 Copilot, where I focus on building models that possess deep contextual awareness of workplace users, their roles, and their organizations.

Previously, I drove innovation at Samsung Research, prototyping advanced AI features for the next generation of smartphones, spanning everything from core productivity to digital entertainment.

I completed my PhD studies at KU Leuven in Belgium, under the guidance of Prof. Matthew Blaschko. During my PhD, I have explored and contributed to many domains in AI, including image generation models, large language models, distributed learning and privacy-preserving machine learning.

Before my PhD, I earned my Master’s degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, specializing in autonomous driving. During my Master’s program, I worked on several research projects using AI to solve control and perception tasks of autonomous driving at Institute of Measurement and Control Systems and Research Center for Information Technology in Karlsruhe.

If you are interested in research collaboration, feel free to reach out!😊