Peter Gao
Co-Founder, CEO at Aquarium
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Gao is a seasoned software founder and leader with 10+ years building AI-driven systems. He is the co-founder and CEO of Aquarium in San Francisco, focusing on making it easier to build and refine ML models and actively hiring to scale the platform. Previously, he led perception and computer vision at Cruise as Staff Software Engineer and Engineering Manager, contributing to self-driving technology. A UC Berkeley EECS alumnus, he conducted deep learning research with Caffe, published on logo detection, and taught CS189. Early in his career, he shipped ML-powered infrastructure at Pinterest, Khan Academy, and RewardMe, and he coined the term 'pintern' during his Pinterest internship. He participated in Y Combinator in 2020, underscoring a track record of startup-driven execution.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyY CombinatorThe Harker SchoolGithub contributions (5)
peterhgao/sfdat22_work
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
peterhgao/python
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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