Xu Cao

Founder Engineer, Stealth Mode Startup

PhD student, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Joined May 2022

Names

Xu Cao (Preferred)
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IrohXu
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X Cao
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Xu C
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XC
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Cao Xu

Emails

****@nyu.edu (Confirmed)
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****@fudan.edu.cn (Confirmed)
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****@sambanovasystems.com (Confirmed)
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****@illinois.edu (Confirmed)
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****@nyulangone.org (Confirmed)
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****@nec-labs.com (Confirmed)

Career & Education History

Founder Engineer
Stealth Mode Startup (unknown.ai)
2025Present
 
PhD student
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (cs.illinois.edu)
20232027
 
Research Intern
Media Analytics, NEC Lab (nec-labs.com)
20242024
 
Software Engineer
SambaNova Systems, Inc (sambanovasystems.com)
20222023
 

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

Coauthor
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PhD Advisor
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Expertise

Multimodal LLMs, Vision Language Models, Agentic AI
2023Present
 
AI for Social Impact, AI for Pediatrics, AI for Health
2022Present
 
Embodied AI, Autonomous Driving
20222024
 
Biophysics, Catch Bond, Slip Bond, Neuroscience, CRISPR
20162020