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David Yang (businessman)

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David Yang
Давид Ян
David Yang in 2022
Born (1968-06-06) June 6, 1968 (age 56)
Yerevan
EducationMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Occupation(s)Businessman, entrepreneur in the field of IT technologies
Known forABBYY, Fine Reader, Lingvo, iiko, Yva.ai, Cybiko

David Evgenievich Yang (Russian: Давид Евгеньевич Ян; born June 6, 1968) is a Russian businessman, entrepreneur in the field of IT technologies, founder and chairman of the Board of Directors of ABBYY, creator of Fine Reader, Lingvo, Iiko, and Yva.ai products.

Biography

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David Yang was born on June 6, 1968, in Yerevan, Armenia.[1]

His father Yang Shi (Russian name Evgeny Andreevich) is a theoretical physicist and professor, originally from China. His mother, Silva Ashotovna, is originally from Armenia. The family lived in a small physical town in Armenia, where David studied.[2]

In 1992 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.[3]

In 2003 he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.[4]

David Yang is one of the founders of the Ayb Educational Foundation in Armenia, established to promote the development of education in 2006.[5][6]

He also took part in the project of the Tumo educational center.[7]

Since 2018 he has been building a house in Silicon Valley, which for the first time is controlled by an emotional artificial intelligence named Morpheus. There are more than 100,000 cameras and 40 microphones in the smart home.[8][9]

In 2019 Yang was a member of the Board of Directors of Forbes Russia.[10]

In 2023 David Yang became one of the founders of the INAU startup to help people with mental disabilities communicate. The service will be based on artificial intelligence.[11]

Entrepreneurial activity

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ABBYY logo

ABBYY

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In 1989 together with Alexander Moskalev, he founded Bit Software (ABBYY), David Yang is chairman of the board of directors of this company.[1]

In 1998 ABBYY began developing the world's first communicator called Cybiko. The first samples were released for sale in the US in 2000. By the end of 2000, the company had managed to sell over 500 thousand devices. However, the project was soon closed.[12]

For 2008 the company's annual turnover was $80–85 million, according to financial experts. The company's share in the IT market segment in Russia exceeded 95%, in Europe – more than 50%, in the USA – less than 30%.[13]

In 2012, according to IC Finam, ABBYY's revenue amounted to $230–240 million.[14]

In 2013 ABBYY participated in a project that created Gutenberg digital libraries.[15]

As of 2014, ABBYY included 14 companies located in the US, Canada and Japan. The number of employees exceeded 1 250 people.[14] In the same year ABBYY products had sales in 200 countries, and the number of users was more than 40 million people.[16]

In 2016 ABBYY launched the project Findo.io. It helps the user to search for information among personal documents, contacts, mailboxes and social networks.[17][18]

In 2018 ABBYY collaborated with both companies in the domestic IT market and global companies. ABBYY's partners were more than 400 companies from all over the world, including Samsung, Fujitsu, Epson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, RICOH, Xerox and others.[19]

Sberbank, VTB, Raiffeisenbank, Alfa-Bank, Tinkoff Bank, Soglasie, Vostokgazprom, SIBUR, MTS, Tele-2, PwC, the Federal Tax Service, the State Duma used ABBYY solutions based on artificial intelligence technology in their work.[19]

In 2022 ABBYY left Russia, starting to position itself as an international company with headquarters in the United States.[20]

Fine Reader

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In 1993 Yang, together with programmer Alexander Moskalev, created the Fine Reader program, which recognizes texts. The company soon entered the global market.[21]

As of 2006, more than 14 million copies of the product were sold per year.[22]

As of 2014, the program had more than 20 million users.[23]

Lingvo

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In 1989 Yang became the developer of the electronic dictionary Lingvo.[24]

For 2014 Lingvo was used by more than 7 million people.[14]

Iiko

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In 2005 David Yang and Maxim Nalsky founded the company Iiko, which creates automation systems for catering enterprises.[25][13]

In 2013 Iiko was used by 3.8 thousand restaurants in 13 countries around the world.[26]

Now more than 40 thousand restaurants in 17 countries use Iiko in their work.[27]

Yva.ai

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In 2017 David Yang launched the algorithm Yva.ai.[28] This business performance management system is based on the use of artificial intelligence.[29]

Awards

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2001 – Laureate of the Russian Government Prize in the field of science and technology[30]

Personal life

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David Yang is married and has three children.[1] A supporter of a healthy lifestyle and monitoring nutrition,[31] in 2013 he wrote a book about healthy food called "Now I eat whatever I want!" (Russian: «Теперь я ем все, что хочу!»).[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Давид Ян". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ "В чем секрет удачи? (интервью)". 1001.ru (in Russian). 1999-09-03. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. ^ "Давид Ян: "Нужные навыки можно получить и вне университета"". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  4. ^ "Ян Давид Евгеньевич - История науки - Известные ученые". famous-scientists.ru. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  5. ^ ""АЙБ" НА ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЙ КАРТЕ МИРА". golosarmenii.am. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  6. ^ "Айб какая школа!". 1001.ru (in Russian). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  7. ^ "Искусственный интеллект и прикладная лингвистика: можно ли научить компьютер думать | Наука и жизнь". www.nkj.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  8. ^ ""Может послать, если надоешь": Давид Ян о том, как разработал ИИ, который умеет чувствовать". «Ведомости. Город» (in Russian). 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  9. ^ "Robots as emotional beings: Pipe dream օr realistic prospect? David Yang demonstrated the capabilities of robot Morpheus". NEWS.am TECH - Innovations and science. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  10. ^ "Основатель ABBYY вошел в совет директоров Forbes Russia". ТАСС. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  11. ^ "Стартап-суббота: иск к Legionfarm, сокращения в inDrive и падения на рынке EdTech". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  12. ^ "Его звали Cybiko. История первого российского смартфона, который вышел до iPhone и Symbian". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  13. ^ a b "На ясном глазу". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  14. ^ a b c "Группа компаний ABBYY". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  15. ^ ""Если мне нужно разобраться в каком-то новом вопросе, я предпочту прежде прочесть книгу об этом"". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  16. ^ "Русская пятерка". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  17. ^ "ABBYY создала сервис для поиска по личным документам и соцсетям". РБК (in Russian). 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  18. ^ Sawers, Paul (2017-07-12). "Findo automatically schedules tasks based on the content of your emails". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  19. ^ a b "ABBYY: обзор продуктов, программного обеспечения и технологий для бизнеса". Гид потребителя (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  20. ^ "Российский преемник Abbyy перешел к турецкому собственнику". Ведомости (in Russian). 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  21. ^ "Высоколобый миллиард: ученые, превратившие идеи в бизнес". ria.ru (in Russian). 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  22. ^ "Российский переводчик пойдет по миру". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  23. ^ "Вектор модернизации: обзор обновленного ABBYY FineReader 12". 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  24. ^ "Organizing the World". ImYerevan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  25. ^ "Рынок софта для ресторанного бизнеса вырос на 68% за год до 5,8 млрд рублей". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  26. ^ "Трехмерный подъем". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  27. ^ "Программа iiko (Айко) для ресторанов: как пользоваться программой пошагово, где купить, сколько стоит". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  28. ^ "Инвесторы из США вложили в китайский искусственный интеллект $40 млрд". Ведомости (in Russian). 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  29. ^ "Бизнес опутают нейросетями". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  30. ^ "О присуждении премий Правительства Российской Федерации 2001 года в области науки и техники от 21 марта 2002 - docs.cntd.ru". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  31. ^ ""Главный принцип — не ломать себя". Давид Ян о том, какие привычки меняют качество нашей жизни". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  32. ^ "Давид Ян: Ешь, что нравится, и живи счастливо!". www.kp.ru (in Russian). 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
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