Summary
Paul Liu is a PhD-trained computer scientist and entrepreneur with 14 years of experience building ML-driven systems across academia and industry. He co-founded Clutch after leading its research and tech efforts to commercialize computer-vision analytics for racket sports, and previously ran high-frequency trading research at Vatic Labs. His background spans submodular optimization, distributed algorithms, and practical CV/vision pipelines—work that earned a CVPR runner-up nod and publications from internships at Adobe and Microsoft. Comfortable moving between deep research and production engineering, he has a track record of turning theoretical algorithms into deployed products and patents. Based in New York, Paul blends rigorous academic training from Stanford and UBC with hands-on startup execution and a knack for applying advanced models to real-time video and streaming problems.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at The University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Stanford University