Luis Ceze is a Brazilian-born American computer scientist, businessman, and academic. Ceze was the CEO and co-founder of OctoAI, a machine learning-focused startup acquired by Nvidia. Following its acquisition, he became a vice president of AI systems software at Nvidia.[2]
Luis H Ceze | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo (B.Eng, M.Eng) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, computer scientist |
| Known for | Co-founder of OctoAI (formerly OctoML) |
| Partner | Karin Strauss[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Ceze is a professor of computer science at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington.[3] He is known for his work on Apache TVM[4] and bioinspired systems for data storage.[5][6][7]
Education
editCeze attended the University of São Paulo, where he received his B. Eng. degree in 2000 and his M. Eng. degree in 2001. from the University of São Paulo.[8]
After this, he pursued a doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, advised by Josep Torrellas.[9] He received his Ph.D in 2007 with a thesis titled Bulk Operation and Data Coloring for Multiprocessor Programmability.[10]
Career
editOctoAI
editIn 2019, Ceze founded OctoML,[11][12] a startup aimed at optimizing machine learning deployments. OctoML launched OctoAI, a generative AI product, in June 2023. The company itself changed its name to OctoAI by January 2024, with Ceze explaining that it was renamed to "eliminate potential confusion between our product and corporate name".[13]
He stated that OctoAI had thousands of users in a January 2024 statement.[13] In June 2024, OctoAI launched OctoStack, a product designed to help customers customize AI models.[14] In September 2024, The Information reported that Nvidia has considered an acquisition of OctoAI for $165 million.[15] Nvidia went on to acquire OctoAI on September 25.[2] Following OctoAI's acquisition, Ceze became a vice president of AI systems software at Nvidia, and remained in his position at the University of Washington.[2]
Other venures
editHe is a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group.[16] In 2022, he was named an ACM Fellow.[17]
Awards
edit- NSF Career Award (2009)[18]
- Sloan Research Fellowship (2010)[19]
- IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award (2013)[20]
- Maurice Wilkes Award (2020)[21][22]
References
edit- ^ a b Schlosser, Kurt (2019-12-04). "Geek of the Week: Luis Ceze of Univ. of Washington and OctoML driven by 'intellectual excitement'". GeekWire. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b c Cosgrove, Emma (2024-09-26). "Nvidia continues acquisition streak with OctoAI". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Luis Ceze". cs.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Chen, Tianqi; Moreau, Thierry; Jiang, Ziheng; Zheng, Lianmin; Yan, Eddie; Cowan, Meghan; Shen, Haichen; Wang, Leyuan; Hu, Yuwei; Ceze, Luis; Guestrin, Carlos; Krishnamurthy, Arvind (2018-10-08). "TVM: an automated end-to-end optimizing compiler for deep learning". Proceedings of the 13th USENIX Conference on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. OSDI'18. USA: USENIX Association: 579–594. arXiv:1802.04799. ISBN 978-1-931971-47-8.
- ^ "UW, Microsoft claim big breakthrough with data storage using DNA". The Seattle Times. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (2016-04-15). "DNA Storage Could Make Data Centers Obsolete". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Markoff, John (2015-12-03). "Data Storage on DNA Can Keep It Safe for Centuries". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Luis Ceze | CRISP". crisp.engineering.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "The i-acoma group at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Graduated Students". iacoma.cs.uiuc.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Ceze, Luis H. (2007). "Bulk Operation and Data Coloring for Multiprocessor Programmability". Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship. hdl:2142/11363.
- ^ "New Deep Learning Startup, OctoML, Launches to Automate Deployment of Secure and Efficient Deep Learning to Cloud and Edge". www.businesswire.com. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2023-06-14). "OctoML launches OctoAI, a self-optimizing compute service for AI". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Soper, Taylor (2024-01-05). "Here's why Seattle startup OctoML changed its name to OctoAI". GeekWire. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Yeung, Ken (2024-04-02). "OctoAI launches OctoStack for enterprises to customize, deploy private AI models". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Gardizy, Anissa; Holmes, Aaron; Palazzolo, Stephanie (2024-09-17). "Nvidia Recently Discussed Acquiring Software Startup OctoAI for $165 Million". The Information. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Schlossler, Kurt (2019-12-04). "Geek of the Week: Luis Ceze of Univ. of Washington and OctoML driven by 'intellectual excitement'". GeekWire. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Luis H Ceze". awards.acm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0846004 - CAREER: Deterministic Shared Memory Multiprocessing: Vision, Architecture, and Impact on Programmability". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Fellows Database". sloan.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award – TCCA". Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Engineering, University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science &. "Ceze, Strauss Share ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award". cacm.acm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Boyle, Alan (2020-06-16). "University of Washington and Microsoft researchers win award for DNA-based data storage". GeekWire. Retrieved 2023-12-15.