Theta EdgeCloud signed Peking University

Theta welcomes Peking University (AKA Beijing University) as an EdgeCloud AI customer.

What is Peking University

They were founded in 1898, Peking University is one of China’s oldest and most prestigious research institutions.  They have top-tier programs in science, technology, and innovation and consistently ranked among the world’s leading universities.   For example, they are in the Top 10 Universities in computer science with the likes of MIT and Stanford here in the USA.  pioneering work in AI, distributed computing, and big data research,

How will Peking University will leverage Theta’s high-performance EdgeCloud?

Peking University will leverage Theta's AI and blockchain hybrid cloud GPU infrastructure to accelerate innovation across all their fields.  This offering will help scale AI and distributed computing efforts considerably. Additionally, they will be able to carry out cutting edge research by using the GPU's

Who is leading Peking Universities AI efforts?

The efforts are lead by Professor Zhen Xiao who is globally known for work on AI and distributed systems, he has a decorated background and a Ph.D. from Cornell, University.  The professor has been assisting and associated with Theta since 2022 as he is a member of the advisor board.  Professor and Theta have released several research papers on AI and distributed systems.  They include:

• CVPR (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition): A prestigious forum for computer vision, focusing on AI-driven image and video analysis (paper summary).
• KDD (Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining): The premier event for data mining and machine learning research (paper summary).
• WWW (Web Conference): An influential conference on the future directions of the World Wide Web, including foundational technologies like AI and blockchain (paper summary).
• MM (ACM Multimedia): A key conference for multimedia computing, addressing AI applications across video, image, and audio data (paper summary).
• SRDS (International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems): A well-regarded event for research on distributed systems with an emphasis on reliability and security (paper summary).

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Summary

Turns out that Professor Zhen Xiao has been instrumental in the development of Theta EdgeCloud for the better part of three years and thus a natural extension for his team and other members as well as their research community be able to leverage EdgeCloud.

Credits: Blog Pic - Theta - all rights remain!

Disclaimer - I am not an employee nor an agent of Theta, although it sounds super exciting!