Thursday, July 31, 2025
Is it possible for a University of Waterloo professor to successfully bridge academic research and industry innovation, especially in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI)? The answer, it turns out, is Yupp.
Dr. Jimmy Lin is a professor of computer science and David R. Cheriton Chair in Software Systems, as well as co-director of the Waterloo Data & Artificial Intelligence Institute. He is also the chief scientist at Yupp, an AI startup that launched last month with more than $33 million in seed funding, led by the veteran investor Chris Dixon at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Read the full story from Waterloo News to learn more.