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Hayden So

Hayden So

AI researcher and writer on governance, ML, and earth systems

Hong Kong
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Joined December 2024
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Summary

Interdisciplinary technical researcher: Hayden combines machine learning and interpretability research with computational earth/planetary science, producing academic work and contributing to hardware–software co-design projects. edu+2
AI governance and public policy interest: Hayden writes and thinks publicly about AI governance, RL environments, and the China/US context, and engages with AI strategy and policy work through nonprofit initiatives. haydenso+2
Entrepreneurial and community-oriented: As co-founder of Sido Research, Hayden helps run a Hong Kong-based applied AI nonprofit focused on accelerating safe AI adoption for SMEs and contributing pro bono technical help and policy work locally. sidoai+1
International and professionally diverse background: Hayden's background spans Norway (UWC Red Cross Nordic), Hong Kong education and research, internships in Brussels, work in renewables/private equity, and research experience at Yale, reflecting both technical and policy-facing roles. uwcrcn+2

Work

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Writing

Random resistive memory-based deep extreme point learning machine for unified visual processing

January 1, 2025

Hardware–software co-designed approach proposing a random resistive memory-based deep extreme point learning machine to unify multi-sensory visual data processing and improve energy efficiency and training cost for tasks like 3D segmentation, event recognition, and image classification.

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Collection of personal essays and long-form posts

Long-form blog posts and essays on AI governance, RL environments, and China published on personal website.

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Hobbies

Reading biographies, Sherlock Holmes, history, and engineering blogs. haydenso+1

Running (participates in running team practice). edu