Interviews

Interview with Shinya Yuki, CEO and co-founder of Elix.

CEO and co-founder of Elix. Born in Yamagata, Japan. During graduate school, engaged in research on astrophysics through simulations using supercomputers. Joined DeNA as a software engineer. Later, led a multinational team of software engineers at a startup in Singapore. Founded Elix in 2016. Holds a Ph.D. in Science. Shinya-san, can you tell us about your professional background and your current role at Elix, Inc. I earned my Ph.D. in physics, where I focused on astrophysics simulations using supercomputers. While I still love physics, I wanted to broaden my scope and work more directly in computer science. After graduation, I became a software engineer and worked in both Tokyo and Singapore. During that time, the deep learning revolution was beginning, and I was fascinated by its potential. I started learning…