Peking University
Yan JunjieFounder, Chairman, CEO and CTO · MiniMaxResearcher↗PZ
Researcher · Executive · Engineer
Pengyu Zhao
MiniMaxExecutive Director and LLM Research Leader
Zhao leads MiniMax's LLM research and engineering and is a contributor to the MiniMax-01, M1, M2, and M3 model lines. Before MiniMax, he developed recommendation algorithms for streaming-media systems at Beijing Hulu Technology.
Career & education
Current roleMiniMaxAug 2023-presentExecutive Director and LLM Research Leader
MiniMaxAug 2023-presentPreviously
Beijing Hulu TechnologyAug 2020-Jul 2023
Research Software Development EngineerEducation
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