Kirin shares her extraordinary journey from entering MIT at sixteen to founding one of the world’s most innovative computer-vision companies. Discover how her obsession with blending the digital and physical worlds led to Illumix’s breakthrough with Five Nights at Freddy’s AR, and how that success evolved into powering immersive experiences for Disney, Six Flags, and MGM Resorts.
In this candid conversation, Kirin opens up about transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship, turning deep-tech research into commercial success, and competing head-to-head with tech giants while staying true to her company’s mission. From early AI research to the rise of physical AI and wearables, she reveals how contextual computing is reshaping how we see - and build - the world around us.
Whether you’re a founder navigating product-market fit, a technologist curious about the next frontier of AI and XR, or simply someone inspired by visionary builders, Kirin’s story offers rare insight into innovation, persistence, and purpose.
This is the story of how a mathematician turned entrepreneur is teaching computers to see like humans - and leading the next computing revolution.
This is the story of vision meeting execution in the telecommunications revolution.
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