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## About

- Building [Unum Cloud](https://unum.cloud) since 2015.
- Investing in AI & Infra companies at [AAL VC](https://aal.vc).
- Computer Science & AI researcher (unpublished, by choice).
- Twice an Astrophysics dropout, lifelong Bioinformatics fan.
- Fluent in English, Russian & Armenian.
- Lived in 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇷🇺🇦🇲 & 🇲🇽🇵🇦🇦🇷🇩🇪🇦🇪🇹🇭🇲🇾🇻🇳🇮🇩.
- Hosting "Systems" meetups in SF, London, & [Yerevan](https://github.com/cpp-armenia/meetings).

For ~20 years, I've been coding in C++, CUDA, and Python — optimizing Assembly on x86 & ARM.
Prefer spaces over tabs, east-const, and procedural code over OOP or functional abstractions.

__Want to connect?__
I'm __@ashvardanian__ on [GitHub](https://github.com/ashvardanian), [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/ashvardanian), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ashvardanian), [Facebook](https://fb.com/ashvardanian), [Instagram](https://instagram.com/ashvardanian), [Discord](https://discord.com/users/ashvardanian), and [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2kcrNAeGTFzZbccNB3P_xruYPskMmwRT).
For venture, reach me at ash@aal.vc 🤗


- [Posts](https://ashvardanian.com/posts/) — 2026-03-20
- [Search](https://ashvardanian.com/search/index.md) — 0001-01-01
- [Recordings & Talks](https://ashvardanian.com/talks/index.md) — 0001-01-01
- [My Open Software](https://ashvardanian.com/software/index.md) — 0001-01-01
- [HackerNews Favorites](https://ashvardanian.com/hackernews/index.md) — 0001-01-01
- [Archive](https://ashvardanian.com/archives/index.md) — 0001-01-01