Postdoc Lunch Nir Shavit
From Academia to Industry and back: Nir Shavit's Journey in AI and Entrepreneurship
Date
Thursday, September 19, 2024 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
Nir Shavit (ISTA)
Location
ISTA Ballroom (Central Building)
Series
xista Event
Tags
xista Event
Contact
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.