Peking University Joins Theta’s EdgeCloud AI Platform as Latest Academic Partner

Welcome to the Future of AI: Peking University Partners with Theta Labs' EdgeCloud Computing Platform

  • Peking University, ranked among the world’s top 10 institutions for computer science, has joined Theta’s EdgeCloud AI platform as a customer
  • Professor Zhen Xiao’s AI lab at Peking University will replace existing GPU infrastructure with Theta’s EdgeCloud platform
  • The collaboration has produced research papers published in major conferences including CVPR, KDD, and WWW
  • Theta has established itself as the most widely adopted decentralized GPU platform for academia in Asia
  • EdgeCloud has added corporate clients including Liner and Jamcoding alongside academic institutions

Peking University Adopts Theta’s EdgeCloud for AI Research

Theta Labs announced today that Peking University, one of China‘s most prestigious research institutions and a top-10 globally ranked computer science program, has selected its EdgeCloud AI platform for advanced research applications.

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The addition marks a substantial expansion of Theta’s academic presence, which includes partnerships with University of Oregon, Korea.edu/sites/en/index.do”>Korea University, and several other prominent institutions.

Research Collaboration and Academic Impact

Professor Zhen Xiao, who leads the initiative at Peking University, brings significant expertise with over 100 published papers and nearly 8,000 citations in distributed systems and AI research.

The partnership has already yielded multiple research papers at major conferences, including:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)
  • Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD)
  • The Web Conference (WWW)
  • ACM Multimedia (MM)
  • International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS)

Platform Adoption and Implementation

"I’ve been working with Jieyi and the Theta engineering team for more than two years, and saw the incredible innovation and development that led to the launch of EdgeCloud," said Professor Xiao, highlighting the platform’s sophisticated hybrid GPU infrastructure system.

The professor indicated that his AI lab plans to transition all existing GPU resources to EdgeCloud’s hybrid cloud edge infrastructure, representing a significant vote of confidence in the platform’s capabilities.

Market Position and Future Outlook

Theta’s EdgeCloud has established itself as the leading decentralized GPU platform for academic institutions in Asia, with expansion plans targeting North America and other global markets.

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The platform’s strategy focuses on distributed GPU and computation at scale, positioning itself to address the growing demand for AI infrastructure while minimizing overhead costs through efficient resource allocation.

Recent corporate adoptions include Liner, which specializes in AI-powered search solutions, and Jamcoding, an e-learning coding platform, demonstrating the platform’s appeal beyond academic applications.

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