About
Edward Tian is Co-Founder and CEO of DataChain, Inc., where he develops data infrastructure for AI and machine learning teams. He previously created the tool DVC and worked as a data scientist at Microsoft. Tian holds a PhD in Computer Science.
Cofounder at GPTZero ↗︎
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Co-founders at GPTZero ↗︎
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Alexander CuiCofounder
Experience
- DataChain, IncCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- iterative.aiCo-Founder, CEO2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Node.ioSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- MicrosoftData Scientist2013 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2011 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
- Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI"Researcher2010 — 2011St. Petersburg, Russia
Skills & more
DVC - Data Version Control3Algorithms88Machine Learning62Open Source Software45Distributed Systems36Python45C++40
Languages English · Komi · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Edward Tian?
- Edward Tian is Co-Founder and CEO of DataChain, Inc., where he develops data infrastructure for AI and machine learning teams. He previously created the tool DVC and worked as a data scientist at Microsoft. Tian holds a PhD in Computer Science.
- Where does Edward Tian work?
- Edward Tian is Cofounder of GPTZero ↗︎.
- What companies did Edward Tian found?
- Edward Tian founded GPTZero ↗︎.
- Where did Edward Tian go to school?
- Edward Tian studied at Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI" (PhD, Computer Science); Technical University of Munich (Internship.); Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI" (Applied Mathematics department. Master, Bachelor.).
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