About

I am involved in AI research and startup projects.

Currently, I am a Research Engineer at Google DeepMind.

I graduated from the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

FAQ

So what name(s) do you go by?

An unfortunate byproduct of growing up in the globalization era is that sometimes one ends up with more names than one person really needs. For example, you might see me associated with any of the following:

• 李良澤
  • The name in Chinese given to me shortly after birth.
• Liangze Li
  • The official Latin transliteration of my Chinese name using Pinyin.
• Josh Lee
  • Back in the day it was still customary for a Chinese kid to get an English name, so I arbitrarily picked one for myself just like everyone else. And on top of that I also got in the habit of transliterating my family name as Lee because it has a less ambiguous pronunciation than Li. Most peers I know eventually graduated from their English names once they became adults and have just used the Pinyin transliteration of their Chinese names, largely because that’s what goes on their official documents. When I had the chance, I was reluctant to move out of my English name because too many people had already known me by it and I also got used to it. Perhaps this has been a mistake.
• Джош Лии
  • Cyrillic transliteration of “Josh Lee”.

Can you collaborate with us on a research project?

Get in touch.

Can you advise our startup?

Get in touch. Meanwhile: Alphabet’s Conflict of Interest review process is rather strict on formal advisorships, so I cannot promise any long-term outcome.

Can you refer me for a role?

I can if I have a reason to believe you are suitable for the role. Confirm with me and use this form to share details.

Can we schedule a meeting?

Confirm with me before booking office hours here. If you are around the Bay Area, we could meet in person.

Contact

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