Summary
Yi G is an AI product executive and former founder with 8+ years leading product and engineering teams across cloud, SaaS, and 3D graphics domains. He spearheaded Alibaba CloudDisk from concept to 10 million MAU, landing it among the top four productivity apps, and now serves as primary technical authority for model customization on Alibaba Cloud’s QwenLM API programs. His background blends deep engineering (PhD-level software engineering research and early work on adaptive e-learning systems) with hands-on product scaling and patent-backed applied AI. Prior founder and C-suite roles in startups building 3D rendering and collaboration SaaS give him a rare mix of product design, art direction, and systems architecture experience. Based in Shanghai, he bridges applied research, go-to-market, and engineering to deliver bespoke AI models and production-grade products. A poetic GitHub bio hints at a reflective creative side that complements his technical leadership.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Software Engineering, Ph.D Software Engineering at University of Zurich
Msc Informatics, Msc Informatics at Inje University
BEng Information System, BEng Information System at Tianjin University
Korean, German, English, Chinese