From Math Olympiad to AI Founder

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Berkeley's fastest PhD graduate reveals how mastering topology and hyperbolic geometry led to building the next frontier in AI. His unconventional path from elite math competitions to founding Hyperbolic.

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CreatedNov 9, 2026

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What happened? Yeah. Maybe I should start off from my background. So my background is in math and quantum. research. I grew up doing math competitions. I won like a Fugle Meadows at Chinese math Olympia, Russian math Olympia. Then I went to the best university in China, Peking University, studying math, number one student and graduate with a highest honor. Then I came to UC Berkeley for my math PhD. I studied topology and hyperbolic geometry. That's the reason why I call the company Hyperbolic. I managed to finish it in two years, which made me the fastest person to finish a PhD in the history of Berkeley. But then in addition to that, I also play with AI.

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