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Andreas Küpper

Andreas Küpper

Ex-astrophysicist turned AI business lead, investor, and advisor

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San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2025
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Summary

Andreas Küpper is a Strategy & Operations Lead / Chief of Staff for Machine Learning and AI at Apple, where he focuses on driving AI research, enhancing efficiency, and fostering cross-functional collaboration within the AIML organization. His role specifically involves FM Training & Inference. nitter+1
He is an experienced angel investor with co/fund, having been active since 2020. This role highlights his involvement in the startup ecosystem and his interest in supporting new ventures.
Before joining Apple, Andreas was a Founding Data Scientist at QuantCo from 2016 to 2022, indicating a strong background in data science and experience in building early-stage companies. datanyze
Andreas has a robust academic background in astrophysics, holding a Ph.D. summa cum laude from The University of Bonn. His post-doctoral work included significant research as a NASA Hubble Fellow at Columbia University (2013-2016) and a DFG Research Fellow at Yale University (2013). datanyze+1
His astrophysics research extensively focused on galactic dynamics, particularly the use of globular cluster tidal streams as 'galactic high-precision scales' to measure the Milky Way's mass and map its structure. He also studied the interaction of dwarf galaxies with the Milky Way, as evidenced by his publications and presentations at institutions like KITP. arxiv+4

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Globular Cluster Streams as Galactic High-Precision Scales - The Poster Child Palomar 5

February 1, 2015

Demonstrates how observational data on tidal streams can be efficiently reduced in dimensionality and modeled to constrain solar position and motion, Milky Way characteristics, and properties of globular clusters like Palomar 5. Uses Bayesian framework and fast streakline models.

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Tidal Tails of Star Clusters

Presentation slides discussing the formation and dynamics of tidal tails from star clusters, likely used to illustrate his research at events like the KITP program.

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