Lei Xu

Lei Xu is a senior software engineer and an active Project Management Committee member for the Apache Hadoop HDFS open-source software initiative. He previously served as a Senior Software Engineer at Cloudera, where he specialized in big data storage, and later worked as a Machine Learning Platform Lead at Cruise. Xu holds a doctorate focused on distributed storage systems, establishing a deep technical foundation that spans large-scale data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and blockchain technology. As a recognized researcher in the field, he has authored numerous academic papers, including a 2017 study on secure supply chain management systems that has received 52 citations and a 2023 paper on decentralized machine learning governance with 50 citations. His current professional focus centers on advancing distributed systems architecture, protecting Internet of Things data, and developing secure machine learning platforms.