Chen Yow Ru (Roy)Chen Yow Ru

Resume

AI engineer turned private-equity operator. From building AI systems to creating value with them across an investment portfolio.

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Experience

2026 – Present

AI Lead · WAY Equity Partners

  • Lead AI value creation across a permanent-capital private equity portfolio, translating AI into measurable operating alpha in acquired businesses.
  • Run technical due diligence on acquisition targets: architecture, data assets, model quality, security, and scaling cost.
  • Build the first 90 days AI roadmap during the Post-Merger Integration (PMI) phase for new portfolio companies, from diligence findings.
2023 – 2026

Machine Learning Engineer · Exawizards

  • Developed production AI solutions across NLP and computer vision.
  • Led penetration testing and security assessment of internal AI products.
  • Built applied AI systems; co-inventor on a granted patent for prospective client list generation.
2021 – 2023

AI Engineer · Matsuo Institute

  • Team leadership: led a team of four to develop AI solutions, resulting in a $1M+ contract renewal with a major Japanese publishing company.
  • Predictive modeling: analyzed seasonal trends in product sales, contributing to strategies that increased client revenue by 50%.
Aug 2022 – Nov 2022 · Tokyo, Japan

Research Engineer (Summer Intern) · SenseTime

  • Fine-tuned BEVFormer models (transformer / temporal structures) for autonomous systems, improving real-time decision-making accuracy.
Research

AI Researcher · Matsuo Lab, The University of Tokyo

  • Research under Professor Yutaka Matsuo across NLP, computer vision, web mining, and deep learning.

Education

The University of TokyoMaster of Engineering
Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science

Certifications & Recognition

Certifications

AWS Certified Machine Learning – SpecialtyAmazon Web ServicesDeep Learning SpecializationDeepLearning.AI · CourseraMathematics for Machine Learning and Data ScienceDeepLearning.AI · Coursera

Awards & Recognition