Summary
I Chang is a serial founder and hands-on hacker with 14 years of experience turning AR, VR, computer vision and AI ideas into prize-winning prototypes and production startups from San Francisco. He repeatedly serves as Founder/CTO or Hacker in Residence across a sprawling portfolio—permute.xyz, AReality3D, AIMagical and numerous stealth ventures—demonstrating a knack for rapid prototyping and cross-disciplinary systems that blend 3D, CV, IoT and emergent sensor interfaces. His work has repeatedly won top hackathon and conference awards (including multiple TechCrunch Disrupt Grand Prizes and SIGGRAPH Real-Time Live showcases), reflecting a rare combination of creative product vision and low-level engineering skill. Comfortable shipping end-to-end—from RealityScript mobile CV hacks to NVIDIA Inception-backed AI products—he thrives at the intersection of research-grade tech and playful consumer experiences. Beyond engineering, he brings a background in physics and bioengineering research and an unusual creative side rooted in theatre and digital art, which informs his ergonomic, narrative-driven product designs.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics Physics and Computer Science, Mathematics Physics and Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
Mission San Jose High School
English Literature Shakespeare (Audit), English Literature Shakespeare (Audit) at Stanford University
English, Esperanto, Chinese, Mandarin, French, Italian