Luke Lu is an accomplished software architect and engineer with extensive experience in big data, artificial intelligence, and software development. Currently serving as a Hadoop Committer and PMC Member at The Apache Software Foundation since May 2011, Luke has held significant roles in high-profile companies including Principal Architect at Petuum, Inc., and Senior Staff Engineer at VMware, where notable achievements include initiating advanced storage systems and deep learning pipelines. Luke's early career includes positions at Yahoo!, IBM, and founding companies like Mountcloud and Wink, where innovations in social search and distributed databases were pioneered. Luke holds a Master’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.