Co-Founder, Mooncake Labs
Zhou Sun is Co-Founder and CEO of Mooncake Labs, building innovative data infrastructure with a focus on open data stack solutions. Previously, he served as Director of Engineering at SingleStore for over 9 years, where he led the query team specializing in query execution, storage engines, and code generation frameworks. With deep expertise in columnstore technology, LLVM-based query compilation, and database optimization, Zhou is passionate about creating seamless solutions that handle both analytical and transactional workloads. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Pranav Aurora and Zhou Sun share insights from Mooncake, a real-time search and analytics system built on object-store for GenAI applications, exploring open development principles on open table formats. Like the delicacy it's named after, this system offers valuable perspectives on building shared, open-source solutions that everyone can enjoy, particularly relevant for teams developing search and analytics capabilities for AI-powered applications.
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