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Denizalp Goktas

Runway Startup Founder at Cornell Tech

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Overview

Denizalp Goktas serves as a Runway Startup Founder at Cornell Tech [4]. Goktas founded Simulacrum, where Goktas holds the position of Founder and CEO [3]. Goktas earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Brown University between 2019 and 2024 [9], and completed dual Bachelor's degrees in Statistics from Columbia University and Political Science from Sciences Po, both between 2015 and 2019 [10][11]. Prior research and professional experience includes positions as a Research Scientist Intern at DeepMind from August to December 2022 [6], a Visiting Researcher at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing from January to May 2022 [7], and a Research Scientist Intern at J.P. Morgan from June to September 2023 [5]. Additional information is available at denizalpgoktas.com [2].

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https://www.denizalpgoktas.com/

Career history

  1. Founder, CEOJun 2025 to presentSimulacrum
  2. Runway Startup FounderSep 2024 to presentCornell Tech
  3. Research Scientist InternJun 2023 to Sep 2023J.P. Morgan
  4. Research Scientist InternAug 2022 to Dec 2022DeepMind
  5. Visiting ResearcherJan 2022 to May 2022Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
  6. Investment Banking Summer AnalystJun 2018 to Aug 2018DNB Markets

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science2019 - 2024Brown University
  2. Bachelor’s Degree, Statistics2015 - 2019Columbia University
  3. Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science2015 - 2019Sciences Po

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