Qianyi Zhou is a veteran engineering leader and serial founder with 12+ years building computer vision and deep learning products for apparel virtual try-on and photorealistic avatars. As CTO and co-founder of Forma, then engineering manager at Snap where he and his team brought try-on tech to Snapchat and partners, he has a proven track record of moving research into production at scale. He now leads Enso-AI as CTO, combining hands-on model and systems expertise with product-focused execution. Trained at Tsinghua and USC (PhD), Qianyi blends deep academic foundations with entrepreneurial grit and a history of recruiting and growing CV talent across startups and large platforms. An under-the-radar strength is his ability to integrate end-to-end pipelines—from model research to web and AR deployment—so teams ship photorealistic experiences reliably.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Tsinghua University
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