About charles
Founder & CEO at Zilliz | Creator of Milvus, the World’s Leading Open-Source Vector Database As the founder and CEO of Zilliz, I’m dedicated to building next-generation database and search technologies that power AI applications at scale. I led the creation of Milvus, the world’s most popular open-source vector database, designed to make AI-powered search and retrieval seamless for enterprises and developers alike. At Zilliz, we’re pioneering the future of vector databases, helping organizations unlock the full potential of unstructured data with cutting-edge, cloud-native solutions. Passionate about AI, open source, and database innovation, I’m always looking to push the boundaries of what’s possible in search and retrieval. Let’s connect and shape the future of AI together.
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Chief Executive Officer
CurrentZilliz
Zilliz is a leading provider of open-source and commercial vector database technologies. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company has raised $112M in funding from prominent investors, including Aramco's Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek's Pavilion Capital, and Hillhouse Capital. Milvus, Zilliz's open-source project, is the world's most widely adopted vector database, boasting over 33,000 GitHub stars, trusted by 10,000+ enterprises, and exceeding 100 million downloads and deployments. Zilliz also offers a fully managed, multi-cloud vector database service powered by Milvus, supporting major cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, and available across 20+ countries and regions. Driven by a vision to empower organizations to transform unstructured data into AI-driven insights and innovation, Zilliz enables global enterprises—including Nvidia, PayPal, AT&T, Walmart, Salesforce, Sanofi, and IBM—to develop cutting-edge AI applications. These span diverse use cases such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM training, image retrieval, video intelligence, recommendation systems, targeted advertising, customized search, autonomous driving, fraud detection, cybersecurity, drug discovery, and more. Learn more about Zilliz at https://zilliz.com
General Member Representative
Lf Ai & Data Foundation
Skills: Milvus · vector database · Open-Source Software · OSS
Chairperson Of Governing Board
Lf Ai & Data Foundation
Skills: Milvus · zilliz cloud · vector database
Education
University Of Wisconsin - Madison
Doctor Of Philosophy
Huazhong University Of Science And Technology
Masters
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What is charles's expertise?
charles specializes in Vector Database Engineer, with expertise in algorithms, artificial intelligence, big data, c (programming language), databases.
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charles is based in san francisco, california, united states.
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charles has 18+ years of professional experience.
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