

Shirley Wu
PhD student at Stanford University, researching AI agents and retrieval systems. Known for work on the Avatar Optimizer and STaRK Benchmark.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 54min
AI for Network Management with Shirley Wu - #710
Shirley Wu, Senior Director of Software Engineering at Juniper Networks, leads the discussion on the transformative power of AI and ML in network management. She shares insights on diagnosing cable issues and proactive coverage monitoring, highlighting the benefits of integrating data science. The conversation covers the evolution of roles for network administrators and the innovative Marvis chatbot, which enhances user engagement. Shirley also discusses future directions like proactive testing and the application of smaller ML models to improve efficiency and cost management.

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Feb 19, 2025 • 1h
Optimizing Retrieval Agents with Shirley Wu - Weaviate Podcast #115!
Shirley Wu, a PhD student at Stanford University, delves into AI agents and retrieval systems, bringing expertise from her work on the Avatar Optimizer and STaRK Benchmark. She describes how the Avatar Optimizer enhances LLM tool usage through contrastive reasoning and iterative feedback. The discussion also tackles the STaRK Benchmark's role in evaluating retrieval systems, highlighting challenges like unifying textual and relational data, multi-vector embeddings, and the future of human-centered language models in various applications.