When: Nov 06 2025 @ 10:30 AM
Where: B-17 Hackerman Hall
Categories:
Computer Science Seminar Series.

Refreshments are available starting at 10:30 a.m. The seminar will begin at 10:45 a.m.

Abstract

As the driving force behind the Fifth Industrial Revolution, AI has become a global focal point. This talk will explore the evolution of the five industrial revolutions, explain why large language models represent the pinnacle of cognitive recognition, and analyze how algorithmic advancements are shaping the future of AI products. In addition, we will discuss how AI is reshaping our daily lives and work, as well as the emerging directions for AI-driven entrepreneurship today.

Speaker Biography

Lingyun Gu is currently the founder and CEO of IceKredit, an AI company specializing in the application of natural language processing and deep learning to combat fraud in the financial sector. Focusing on the field of AI, he has authored dozens of papers in international journals and holds 51 invention patents in the U.S. and China. Gu is also a recipient of the Harvard Business Review‘s Ram Charan Management Practice Award. He earned a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

IceKredit’s personal credit evaluation products serve more than 600 million people in China and 45 million subprime borrowers in the U.S. As of June 2022, IceKredit has raised $156 million and established companies and offices in the U.S., Singapore, China, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Nigeria. IceKredit has been recognized as one of the Top 250 Global FinTech Companies by CB Insights for two consecutive years and one of the Top 50 FinTech Companies by KPMG for nine consecutive years.

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