# Jieyi Long

> Jieyi Long is the Co-founder and CTO of Theta Network, a blockchain-based video streaming platform, and SLIVER.tv, an eSports entertainment platform.

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- Tags: Developer, Founder
- Created: 2023-04-26T17:11:08.156Z
- Last updated: 2023-05-03T00:23:37.129Z
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**Jieyi Long** is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at [Theta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theta-network), a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-powered network purpose-built for video streaming, and SLIVER.tv (now THETA.tv), an eSports entertainment platform that live-streams top eSports games. [\[1\]](#cite-id-xzjwcl568ga)[\[2\]](#cite-id-1zd1tare2bs)  
  
  
# Education  
  
Jieyi Long attended Peking University in Beijing, China in 2002 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microelectronics in 2006. [\[1\]](#cite-id-xzjwcl568ga)  
  
He also attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (2006) where he conducted research in mathematical modeling and algorithms to optimize large-scale electronics systems. He obtained a Ph.D. at Northwestern University in Computer Engineering in 2010. [\[1\]](#cite-id-xzjwcl568ga)[\[3\]](#cite-id-8ctglrzvwj)  
  
# Career  
  
Jieyi Long served as a Research Assistant from 2006 to 2010 at **Northwestern University** where he conducted research and made publications[\[5\]](#cite-id-kk3ob5tzcz)[\[4\]](#cite-id-w2xd9f6wlb8) related to virtual reality (VR) streaming, replay, thermal sensor allocation for microprocessors, etc. [\[1\]](#cite-id-xzjwcl568ga)  
  
From June 2010 to April 2012, he served as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at **Magma Design Automation**. Afterward, he moved to **Synopsys** as an R&D Engineer until November 2013. He co-founded **MadSkill Game Studios**, a 3D mobile MMO game and game engine in 2014. [\[5\]](#cite-id-kk3ob5tzcz)  
  
In September 2015, Jieyi Long co-founded **SLIVER.tv** (now THETA.tv), an eSports entertainment platform that live-streams eSports games in fully immersive, 360° cinematic VR video. [\[6\]](#cite-id-tnb1k02dvv9)[\[7\]](#cite-id-nummxnr1gf8)  
  
## Theta Network  
  
Jieyi Long co-founded **Theta Labs**, the organization behind the [Theta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theta-network) in July 2017 alongside the CEO, [Mitch Liu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mitch-liu) and he serves as the CTO of the company. The project was focused on video streaming technology, mainly in VR and ESports. [Theta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theta-network) was also created as a way to solve their problems in delivering 4k, 8k, and VR videos efficiently around the world. [\[1\]](#cite-id-xzjwcl568ga)  
  
[Theta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theta-network) is a media and entertainment-focused [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). Its infrastructure enables existing video and media platforms to drive revenues and reduce content delivery CDN costs while rewarding end-users for sharing their storage and/or bandwidth on any PC, mobile, Smart TV, or IoT device. [\[8\]](#cite-id-p0iptjyxqx)  
  
> [Theta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theta-network) creates a sharing economy, where viewers share bandwidth with other peers to reduce costs and are rewarded with Theta Fuel tokens for their contribution. The network addresses technical challenges through ultra-high throughput data delivery, high transactional throughput, and transparent creator rewards. - Jieyi Long[\[9\]](#cite-id-hd1h3k8etmp)