Tsinghua University
Princeton University
Chelsea FinnAssistant Professor · Stanford UniversityResearcher↗
Academic · Founder
Tengyu Ma
Stanford UniversityAssistant Professor
MongoDBChief AI Scientist
Ma develops mathematical explanations for why modern AI systems learn and when they fail. He also helped turn this research into technology that represents text by meaning, allowing search and recommendation systems to find relevant information without matching exact words.
Career & education
Current rolesStanford University2018-presentAssistant ProfessorMongoDB2025-presentChief AI Scientist
Stanford University2018-presentMongoDB2025-presentPreviously
Voyage AI2023-2025Co-founder and CEO
Voyage AI2023-2025Work 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.
citations54,089As of Nov 1, '26
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