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Simon Suo

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Co-Founder at LlamaIndex
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Simon Suo is the Co-founder and CTO of LlamaIndex, an open-source framework for building LLM applications. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and has a research background at Waabi and Ubers Advanced Technologies Group.

Beyond his work in AI, Simon is a certified PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. His past academic work includes co-authoring a publication on the stability of planetary orbits in binary star systems, showcasing a deep interest in physics and complex systems.

Unique fact: He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2024 for Enterprise Technology.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Productionizing LLMs
He frequently joins discussions and speaks on panels about the challenges and strategies for deploying Large Language Models in enterprise applications.
Open-Source Development
As the co-founder of a major open-source project, he is passionate about building tools for and engaging with the global developer community.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Co-Founder
LlamaIndex
3-2021 - 4-2023
Senior Research Scientist, TLM
Waabi
9-2018 - 2-2021
Research Scientist
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
1-2018 - 4-2018
Software Engineering Intern
Facebook
9-2017 - 12-2017
Research Intern
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Toronto
MSc
University of Toronto
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