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Edward Yang

Also known as Edward Z. Yang, ezyang

As of October 2026, Edward Yang is a research engineer at Meta, where he works on PT2 with a focus on dynamic shapes. He earned a BS at MIT in 2012 and a PhD in programming languages at Stanford in 2017. In June 2017 he wrote a thesis on practical mix-in linking in Haskell. The 2019 NeurIPS paper describing PyTorch, a deep learning library built around an imperative style, lists him as a co-author. By 2021 he was working on PyTorch at Facebook, after earlier work on Backpack in Haskell.

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Timeline

  1. 2012

    A BS from MIT

    In 2012 he completes a BS at MIT.

  2. 2017

    A Stanford PhD in programming languages

    At Stanford he completes a PhD in 2017, advised by David Mazières and John Mitchell.

  3. June 2017

    A thesis on Backpack

    He writes the thesis 'Backpack: Towards Practical Mix-in Linking in Haskell' in June 2017.

  4. 2019

    Co-authoring the PyTorch paper

    He co-authors the 2019 NeurIPS paper 'PyTorch: An Imperative Style, High-Performance Deep Learning Library.' In May 2019 he also writes a long-form essay on PyTorch internals.

  5. By 2021

    PyTorch work at Facebook

    By 2021 he works on PyTorch at Facebook, after earlier work on Backpack in Haskell.

  6. As of October 2026

    Dynamic shapes in PT2

    In 2026 he is a research engineer at Meta and works on PyTorch from nearly its very beginning. Across the stack, he focuses on dynamic shapes support in PT2.

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  1. Edward Z. Yang ezyang.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Edward Z. Yang | alphaXiv alphaxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Edward Z. Yang - ICFP 2016 icfp16.sigplan.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. PyTorch: An Imperative Style, High-Performance Deep Learning Library proceedings.neurips.cc. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. PyTorch internals : ezyang's blog blog.ezyang.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Edward Z. Yang - ICFP 2021 icfp21.sigplan.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. PyTorch Conference Europe 2026: Meet the Developers of PyTorch Module Ma... pytorchconferenceeu2026.sched.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. PyTorch Conference North America Announces 2026 Keynotes - PyTorch pytorch.org. Checked 15 October 2026.