Summary
Rui Wu is a patent attorney and engineer with over a decade of experience bridging advanced electrical and computer engineering research with practical IP and business strategy. He holds a PhD in ECE from Purdue and JD and MBA degrees from Northwestern, and has prosecuted patents across AI, ML, semiconductor design and photonics—drawing on hands-on experience as an Intel lithography engineer and as a founder/manager of a Silicon Valley AI subsidiary in China. Rui combines fast, results-driven patent prosecution (record of rapid allowances) with cross-border fundraising, corporate governance, and deal experience, making him effective on both legal and commercial fronts. Known for turning technical ideas into automated tools—he once built a suite of SQL/JSL apps that cut multi-hour lithography analyses to seconds—he brings a rare blend of lab, fab, startup and law-firm perspectives. Based in San Diego, he maintains deep US–China networks and a publication record in top photonics journals.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BE Electrical Engineering Teaching Reforming Engineering Honor Program, BE Electrical Engineering Teaching Reforming Engineering Honor Program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University
University of California, Los Angeles
Senior High Science, Senior High Science at Nankai High School
Kellogg School of Management
Doctor of Law - JD Patent Law Business Transactions Taxations and Estate Planning, Doctor of Law - JD Patent Law Business Transactions Taxations and Estate Planning at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Chinese, English