Previously, he worked as a Data Scientist at Microsoft Bing’s Search Division and was an early team member on the development of Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Windows Azure.Upon returning to China,he founded Beijing DataCanvas Technology Co., Ltd., focusing on AI infrastructure and intelligent computing cloud services. The company has achieved large-scale implementation in over ten key industries undergoing intelligent transformation, including government, finance, telecommunications, and manufacturing.
Dr. Fang has published 21 papers in fields such as distributed systems, design verification, and cutting-edge algorithms, which are included in top-tier AI conferences like ICLR. He holds 55 authorized domestic and international patents covering areas such as large models, AI platforms, causal learning, automated machine learning, and big data.
As a core technical expert, he has participated in formulating multiple national and international standards for AI in China, including the country’s first industry standard Functional Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Development Platform Systems. Additionally, as an AI expert in China, he contributed to compiling the Blue Book China FinTech Development Report (2021) published by the People’s Bank of China.
Currently, he serves as Executive Director of the China Cloud Ecosystem Industry Innovation Strategic Alliance, Think Tank Expert of the FinTech Innovation Alliance, Member of the Standards Professional Committee of the Zhongguancun FinTech Industry Development Alliance, Director of the Zhongguancun Digital Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance, and Member of the Academic Committee of the Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence Key Technology and Application Evaluation of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
于清华大学和弗吉尼亚理工大学分别获得学士和博士学位，曾任微软必应（Bing）搜索部门数据科学家，并作为早期团队成员参与开发微软云计算平台Windows Azure。回国创办北京九章云极科技股份有限公司，专注人工智能基础软件的创新研发和商业应用，当前已在政府、金融、通信、制造等十余个智能化升级重点行业实现规模化落地。
在包括分布式系统、设计验证、前言算法等领域发表论文21篇，并收录于ICLR等人工智能权威顶级会议。拥有国家和国际授权专利55项，领域覆盖大模型、人工智能平台、因果学习、自动机器学习、大数据等领域。作为核心技术专家参与制定我国多个人工智能领域的国际标准、行业标准，包括我国首个《人工智能开发平台系统功能要求》行业标准的制定。同时作为我国人工智能领域专家，参与编写由人民银行发行的《中国金融科技发展报告（2021）》蓝皮书。
现任中国云体系产业创新战略联盟常务理事，金融科技创新联盟智库专家，中关村金融科技产业发展联盟-标准专业委员会委员，中关村数智人工智能产业联盟理事，人工智能关键技术和应用评测工业和信息化部重点实验室学术委员会成员。