Chong (Max) Li
| Chong (Max) Li | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Academic, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Decentralized Artificial Intelligence |
Chong (Max) Li (Chinese: 李崇； pinyin：Lǐ Chóng) is a Chinese-born American academic and entrepreneur. He is the founder of OORT, a decentralized artificial intelligence data cloud platform, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. Li is an inventor listed on more than 200 U.S. Utility Patents.
Education and career
Li completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering and Information Science from Harbin Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Iowa State University. He worked at Qualcomm Research from September 2012 to May 2018.[1]
In December 2016, he joined Columbia University as an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.[2]
In 2018, Li co-founded Nakamoto & Turing Labs, a research lab based in New York City.[2][3] He later founded OORT in 2021, a blockchain-based decentralized AI data platform.[4][5] Li is the president of the Science & Technology Economic Committee at the China-US Chamber of Commerce.[6][7] Li is also a Forbes Contributor.[8]
Li has been frequently cited in major media outlets for his views on artificial intelligence, emphasizing decentralized data infrastructure and community-driven AI ecosystems.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Li's research interests include machine learning, distributed computing systems, blockchain, information theory, networked control and communication, and advanced telecommunication technologies. He developed the Proof of Honesty system, a mechanism for verifying data accuracy in AI applications.[15] In 2019, he published the book Reinforcement Learning for Cyber-physical Systems.[16]
References
- ↑ "Max (Chong) Li - Founder and CEO at Oort". THE ORG. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chong Li | Electrical Engineering". www.ee.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "DeAI Potential Stock OORT: Breaking the Bottleneck of AI Development and Inspiring Everyone to Contribute Data Enthusiastically". RootData. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ Kitonyi, Nicholas. "Decentralized AI: A Fairer Path For Africa's Role In Global Data Training". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "This Decentralized AI Data Provider Aims to Solve the Centralized AI Black Box Dilemma". Tech Times. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "Max (Chong) Li | People Directory". CryptoSlate. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "CEO Spotlight: Dr. Max Li on Data Collection For Decentralized AI Applications". CEOWORLD magazine. 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Chong (Max) Li - maxli". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ Williams, Carl (2025-01-13). "What Decentralized AI Means for You". Tech Times. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ Dey, Victor (2024-09-17). "xAI's Unfiltered ChatGPT Rival Grok-2 Is a Product of Elon Musk's A.I. Dilemma". Observer. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "Amazon AWS outage knocks Coinbase mobile app offline, Robinhood disrupted". Cointelegraph. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "OpenAI ChatGPT Faces Global Outage Tuesday Morning". AI Business. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ BeInCrypto (2025-11-14). "Are Tokenized AI Agents the Next Big Trend?". BeInCrypto. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ Dioquino, Decrypt / Vince (2025-07-03). "Why Real Creativity Still Needs Chaos and a Human Touch in the AI Age". Decrypt. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ Vardhan, Harsh (2024-12-05). "Interview: Crypto-AI intersection can achieve its true potential by addressing real business needs, says Dr. Li, OORT founder". Invezz. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ↑ Li, Chong; Qiu, Meikang (2019-02-22). Reinforcement Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems: with Cybersecurity Case Studies. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-00661-3. Search this book on
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