About
He completed his doctoral research at Stanford University between 2008 and 2013, with earlier research stays at Cisco Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, and Strand Life Sciences. In 2013 he was a member of technical staff at ON.Lab and directed course content and instruction at SDN Academy.
Chief AI Officer and Co-founder at Forward
Intro paths
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Forward's investors · 3
Co-founders at Forward
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David EricksonCEO and Co-founder
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Brandon HellerCTO and Co-founder
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Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder
Experience
- Forward Networks, Inc.Chief AI Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2013 — present
- SDN AcademyDirector, Course Content and Instruction2013Palo Alto, CA
- ON.LabMember, Technical Staff2013Menlo Park, CA
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2008 — 2013
- Cisco SystemsVisiting Researcher2009San Jose, CA
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityVisiting Scholar2007Pittsburgh, PA
- Strand Life SciencesSummer Intern2006Bangalore, India
Education
- Stanford UniversityPhD, Computer Science2008 — 2013
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasBachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering2004 — 2008
- National University of SingaporeExchange Student2007
Skills & more
Research3Computer Science5Algorithms21Networking11Programming4Software-Defined Networking2Linux6Linux Kernel1C11C++9Python9Java7
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OpenFlowSoftware DesignSoftware DevelopmentGitLaTeXMachine LearningDistributed SystemsLanguages English · Hindi · Kannada
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Carnegie Mellon University mafia221
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National University of Singapore mafia84
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended National University of Singapore319
Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Forward Networks, Inc.6
Also worked at SDN Academy3
Also worked at Stanford University647
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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