Zhejiang University
Carnegie Mellon University
David BleiProfessor of Statistics and Computer Science · Columbia UniversityResearcher↗
Researcher · Academic · Founder · Executive
Zhou Yu
Arklex AICo-founder and CEO
Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor
Yu builds AI that can hold natural conversations by responding to both words and nonverbal cues. Her team’s Gunrock chatbot won the 2018 Amazon Alexa Prize for social conversation. Her research also develops ways to test AI agents by simulating the people who interact with them.
Career & education
Current rolesArklex AI2023-presentCo-founder and CEOColumbia University2023-presentAssociate Professor
Arklex AI2023-presentColumbia University2023-presentPreviously
UC Davis2017-2020Assistant Professor
UC Davis2017-2020Work 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.
citations14,693As of Oct 20, '26
citations+1,651Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
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