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Zak Stone

Investor

Advisor at Katalyst Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMemamp · YC

About

Advisor since 2016 and a visual AI expert; founded Google's Cloud TPU (TensorFlow) business and the visual AI startup Perceptio, acquired by Apple in 2015.

Experience

  1. GoogleFounder of the Cloud TPU business and the TPU Research Cloud programcurrent2016 — present
  2. GoogleProduct Manager for TensorFlow and Cloud TPUs on the Google Brain Team2016 — 2018Mountain View, CA
  3. AppleIndividual Contributor and Machine Learning Strategist2014 — 2016Cupertino, CA
  4. PerceptioFounder2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Vision
  2. Harvard UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Physics and Mathematics2000 — 2004
  3. Punahou School1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Machine Learning28Python16Algorithms9Social Networking5Computer Vision20C1Computer Science5Programming1Artificial Intelligence3Software Engineering2Image ProcessingDistributed Systems1
+9 moreNatural Language ProcessingCSSData MiningRubyObjective-CJavaC++Ruby on RailsGit

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