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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chen-Ping YuPhiarFounder/CEOSummer 2018IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/yuchenping
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Chen-Ping Yu
Founder/CEO·Phiar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size12
BatchSummer 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Dr. Chen-Ping Yu is the co-founder and CEO of Phiar, with over 10 years of cutting-edge research and innovations in computer vision, machine learning, and AI. He was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University, and received his PhD in Computer Science from Stony Brook University. He is the recipient of numerous honors and fellowships, including National Science Foundation, and his AI research has appeared in top-tier venues such as ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, and PNAS.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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COMPANY CONTEXT
PhiarWe are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…
