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Chin-Yi Cheng

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Founder at Illoca

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedIlloca

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Illoca's investors · 4

AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Alt Venturesnull · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks · since 2026Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Illoca

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Chiaowei YuFounder

Experience

  1. illocaCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Google DeepMindSenior Research Engineer2022 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
  3. AutodeskResearch Manager and Principal Research Scientist2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. AutodeskSenior Research Scientist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AutodeskResearch Scientist2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MIT Media LabResearch Assistant2014 — 2017Cambridge, Massachusetts
  7. AutodeskResearch Intern2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. EV NautilusGuest Scientist2016
  9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Instructor2015 — 2016
  10. MIT ArchitectureResearch Assistant2015Cambridge, MA
  11. AutodeskResearch Intern2015

Skills & more

Deep LearningComputer VisionMachine LearningGenerative DesignParametric DesignArtificial IntelligenceArchitectural DesignReinforcement LearningPythonComputational GeometryGrasshopperJavascript
+12 moreDesign OptimizationDigital FabricationNumerical SimulationRhinocerosData MiningCatiaMechanismSystem DynamicsGenetic AlgorithmsAutoCADRevitProcessing

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chin-Yi Cheng?
Founder at Illoca
Where does Chin-Yi Cheng work?
Chin-Yi Cheng is Founder of Illoca.
What companies did Chin-Yi Cheng found?
Chin-Yi Cheng founded Illoca.
Where did Chin-Yi Cheng go to school?
Chin-Yi Cheng studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master’s Degree, Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master’s Degree, Design and Computation); National Cheng Kung University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Architecture).

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