Stanford University
Christian LaforteDistinguished Researcher · Moonlake AIResearcher↗
Founder · Executive · Researcher
Fan-Yun Sun
Moonlake AICo-founder and CEO
Sun co-created systems such as Holodeck and FactorSim, which generate varied 3D environments where robots can practice before operating in the physical world. He later co-founded Moonlake AI to build generative simulations and training data for embodied AI.
Career & education
Current roleMoonlake AI2025-presentCo-founder and CEO
Moonlake AI2025-presentPreviously
NVIDIA2023-2025Research Scientist (part-time)
NVIDIA2023-2025Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations2,901As of Oct 23, '26
citations+292Since last snapshot, Jul 19, '26
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