Researcher · Executive
Tie-Yan Liu
Zhongguancun AcademyPresident
🇨🇳 ChineseBorn 1976
Liu pioneered learning to rank, the machine-learning methods that order search results by relevance. After leading research at Microsoft Research Asia, he became president of the Zhongguancun Academy, where he connects foundation models with scientific and industrial discovery.
Career & education
Current roleZhongguancun AcademyOct 2024-presentPresident
Zhongguancun AcademyOct 2024-presentPreviously
Microsoft Research2022-2024Distinguished Scientist
Microsoft Research2022-2024Microsoft Research Asia2003-2022
Associate Researcher -> Principal ResearcherEducation
Tsinghua UniversityWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations114,781As of Nov 1, '26
citations+969Since last snapshot, Oct 22, '26
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