Wendy Ran Wei is a highly experienced data scientist and statistician, specializing in user modeling, engineering, and building product features powered by machine learning models. With a focus on utilizing both machine intelligence and human intelligence to empower consumer-facing products and drive business growth, Wendy's expertise covers a variety of product areas, including social networks, recommender systems, predictive modeling, NLP, and fraud detection. Her passion lies in user modeling and recommendation/personalization systems, and she's committed to using her expertise to help organizations achieve success in these areas. As an instructor, Wendy shares her knowledge with others, providing valuable insights into the latest trends and techniques in data science.