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Ching-Yung Lin

CEO at Graphen

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Overview

Ching-Yung Lin serves as CEO at Graphen [1][3]. Lin holds an Adjunct Professor position at Columbia University [2][4], a role maintained since January 2005 [4]. Lin's research interests encompass fundamental artificial intelligence research, including multimodal signal understanding, big data graph computing, and computational social and cognitive science [2]. Prior to leading Graphen from June 2017 onward [3], Lin worked at IBM as Distinguished Researcher and Chief Scientist for Graph Computing from April 2015 to June 2017 [5], and as Principal Investigator and Principal Research Staff Member in Network Science from October 2008 to March 2015 [6]. Lin earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University [10], an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University [11], and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University [12].

Profile introduction
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CEO of Graphen, Inc. and Adjunct Professor in Columbia. Dr. Lin's interest is on fundamental research of AI including Multimodality Signal Understanding, Big Data Graph Computing, and Computational Social & Cognitive Science. The human brain is a giant graph of 100 billion nodes and 1 trillion edges, performing four major functions: memory, observation, judgement & perception, and abstract reasoning & strategy. Graphs are our natural way to remember, correlate, and understand all that surround us. For more than a decade, our researchers and developers have been devoting ourselves to advance…

Career history

  1. CEOJun 2017 to presentGraphen
  2. Adjunct ProfessorJan 2005 to presentColumbia University
  3. Distinguished Researcher & Chief Scientist, Graph ComputingApr 2015 to Jun 2017IBM
  4. Principal Investigator, Manager, and Principal Research Staff Member, Network ScienceOct 2008 to Mar 2015IBM
  5. Adjunct ProfessorJan 2014 to May 2014New York University
  6. Affiliate Associate ProfessorOct 2003 to Sep 2009University of Washington
  7. Research Staff MemberOct 2000 to Oct 2008IBM Watson Research Center

Education

  1. Ph.D., Electrical Engineering1996 - 2000Columbia University
  2. M.S., Electrical Engineering1991 - 1993National Taiwan University
  3. B.S., Electrical Engineering1987 - 1991National Taiwan University

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