Shuyi Yang

Shuyi Yang

I love building AI solutions to solve real world problems.

About Me

I currently have the privilege of leading a unit of exceptional (ML | AI) Engineers in the Data & Artificial Intelligence Office of Intesa Sanpaolo. Beyond AI and banking, my background also spans mathematics, research and teaching. I speak Italian, English and Mandarin Chinese fluently, plus Wenzhounese, widely considered the hardest dialect in China. I love exploring the world and good food.

Industry & Academia

2016 – Present

Head of GenAI & ML Engineering

Data & Artificial Intelligence Office, Intesa Sanpaolo

Grew into the role from within: intern, then junior, mid and senior data scientist, then team lead, up to the current position. Now steering strategy, technical direction, and the scaling of AI project development across the bank.

2019 – 2023

PhD in Modeling and Data Science

Computer Science Department, University of Turin

Research on semi-supervised learning, fairness in machine learning, and differential privacy.

2024 – 2025

Visiting Scholar

Sky Computing Lab, UC Berkeley

Research focused primarily on agentic AI applications for industry.

2023

Adjunct Professor

II level Master HumanAIze, Polytechnic University of Turin

Mathematics foundations for artificial intelligence and machine learning.

2016

Research Assistant

IGIER, Bocconi University

Developed an early warning system integrating payment network effects to predict corporate defaults.