Ask.com today announced that Tao Yang, one of the foremost experts in scalable computing and algorithmic search, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist.
In his new role, Yang will drive the development and growth of Ask.com search technologies on a global scale, with a key area of focus on continued development of large-scale system infrastructure and classification technologies to deliver the most relevant search experience available for users.
An Ask.com executive since the company acquired Teoma Technologies, Inc. in 2001, Yang is a co-inventor of the ExpertRank search algorithm and having co-led search technology research and development since 2000. With particular expertise in developing revolutionary search algorithms and building supporting infrastructures, Yang has been directly responsible for scaling search architectures and algorithms that handle millions of pages, to giant-scale systems that can handle billions of documents i
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Ask.com Appoints New Vice President
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