19. Sep 2024
Postdoc Lunch Nir Shavit
From Academia to Industry and back: Nir Shavit’s Journey in AI and Entrepreneurship
Datum: 19. September 2024 |
12:00 –
13:30
Sprecher:
Nir Shavit, ISTA
Veranstaltungsort: ISTA Ballroom (Central Building)
Sprache:
Englisch
Nir's move from academia to entrepreneurship was driven by his interest in making cutting-edge AI research more accessible and efficient. In 2018, Nir Shavit co-founded Neural Magic, a company aimed at revolutionizing the way deep learning models are run by utilizing approaches found in computation in neural tissue such as locality and sparsity. Nir's journey from academia to founding Neural Magic is a clear example of how deep academic expertise can be translated into impactful entrepreneurial ventures.