Nan Zhao

Nan Zhao is an impact-driven and creative scientist and entrepreneur with a strong background in taking ideas to products. Their expertise lies in control systems, machine learning, and physiological sensing. Nan is also a media artist with a keen interest in generative art exploring perception and nature. Nan holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a diplom in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University. Nan's professional journey includes roles such as Machine Learning Team Lead & Scientist at Tulip Interfaces, Partner at NAYO, Project Director at United Technologies, Research Scientist at MIT Media Lab, and Co-Founder at Soofa, Inc. Nan has also contributed as a Research Affiliate at MIT and held research positions at Microsoft Research Asia and RWE.