Çağrı Zaman
Chief Technology Officer at Thespian Labs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolÇağrı Zaman is a technology leader and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building immersive media, AI, and computational design systems, currently serving as CTO of Thespian Labs. He founded MIT’s Virtual Experience Design Lab and co-founded Mediate, where he led development of edge-optimized neural networks that parse and spatialize 3D environments for real-time, private use on mobile devices. His work bridges rigorous academic research (PhD and dual SMs from MIT) with product-driven innovation, and has been showcased at venues like ACM CHI, SXSW, and the Venice Architectural Biennale. Known for combining architectural design thinking with computer vision and systems engineering, he consistently translates complex spatial problems into practical, deployable solutions. Based in Cambridge, he brings a rare mix of lab-scale research leadership and hands-on startup execution across both academia and industry.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Design Computation, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Design Computation at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBursa Fen LisesiMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Architectural Design Computing, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Architectural Design Computing at Istanbul Technical University
English, Turkish
Github Skills (3)
lag4
python1
codebase1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cagrizaman/anchormodel
Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
virtualxdesign/virtualxdesign.github.io
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
MIT Virtual Experience Design Lag Blog
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 6 months
lagmit
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