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Honghao Deng

Founder

Founder at Butlr · Founder at Burlingame, CA

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBurlingame, CAButlr

About

Honghao Deng is the CEO and Co-founder of Butlr Technologies Inc., a company working in context-aware architecture through the integration of IoT and AI. He holds a Master of Design Technology with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Design and previously worked as a researcher at the City Science Group at the MIT Media Lab. His research has been published in venues including UIST, SIGGRAPH, and CHI, and he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.

Founder at Butlr

Intro paths

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Co-founders at Butlr

JZJiani Zeng
Jiani ZengFounder

Founder at Burlingame, CA

Intro paths

In turn, Honghao can intro founders to Burlingame, CA's investors below.

Co-founders at Burlingame, CA

JZJiani Zeng
Jiani ZengFounder

Experience

  1. ButlrChief Executive Officer, Co-foundercurrent2019 — present
  2. MongoDBAdvisor to CEO, VoyageAI2024 — 2025
  3. MIT Media LabProject Lead and Research Affiliate2016 — 2018
  4. AirbnbUX Research Scientist2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Augmented Reality10Architectural Design11Human Computer Interaction10Unity3D3C#3Grasshopper3Digital FabricationCExecutive ManagementInternet of Things (IoT)SensorsWireless Sensor Networks
+4 moreData VisualizationNew Business DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentProduct Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Honghao Deng?
Honghao Deng is the CEO and Co-founder of Butlr Technologies Inc., a company working in context-aware architecture through the integration of IoT and AI. He holds a Master of Design Technology with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Design and previously worked as a researcher at the City Science Group at the MIT Media Lab. His research has been published in venues including UIST, SIGGRAPH, and CHI, and he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.
Where does Honghao Deng work?
Honghao Deng is Founder of Burlingame, CA and Co-founder at Butlr.
What companies did Honghao Deng found?
Honghao Deng founded Burlingame, CA, Butlr.
Where did Honghao Deng go to school?
Honghao Deng studied at Harvard University (Master’s Degree, Computational Design); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cross-Registered, Media Arts & Sciences); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Undergraduate Visiting Student, Media Arts and Science).

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