Winston Yin
Senior AI Research Scientist In Formal Mathematical Methods And Foundations Of Quantum Physics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolWinston Yin is a Senior AI Research Scientist in formal mathematical methods and the foundations of quantum physics, based in Cambridge, MA, with nine years of research and engineering experience. He holds a PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley and has led interdisciplinary projects ranging from AI aids for critical thinking to novel statistical detection methods for cosmic strings. Winston combines deep formal-methods expertise—demonstrated by significant contributions porting core mathematics into the Lean 4 mathlib—with hands-on experimental and pedagogical work developed at Berkeley and in international education initiatives. A longtime bilingual Wikipedia editor and sole author of the Quantum Field Theory page, he bridges rigorous formalization, open-source collaboration, and public-facing science communication. Notably, he has repeatedly translated advanced theoretical ideas into practical tools: randomized-trial simulators, large-scale pedagogical curricula, and formalized mathematical libraries used by the proof-assistant community.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of California, BerkeleyIB, IB at Li Po Chun United World College of Hong KongMaster of Science - MSc, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Master of Science - MSc, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at University of OxfordATCL, Piano performance, ATCL, Piano performance at Trinity College LondonBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese, Chinese, English, German
Github Skills (10)
mathematics10
slim10
theorem-proving10
t410
formal-verification10
math10
algebra9
cgroups9
set-theory9
g9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
leanprover-community/mathlib4
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
The math library of Lean 4
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:182 reviews, 57 commits, 88 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Winston's commits primarily involve porting and integrating mathematical concepts and structures from Lean 3 to Lean 4 within the `mathlib4` repository. This includes the porting of various files related to intervals, arithmetic operations, group theory, and homological algebra. The commits demonstrate a focus on ensuring that core mathematical definitions and properties are available and functional within the newer Lean 4 environment. These contributions aid in the development of the formal mathematics library.
math-librarylean4
winstonyin/zhwiki
Dec 2016 - Aug 2024
Contributions:49 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 10 months
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