Who we are
Happy Elements
Since 2009, Happy Elements has brought joy to users worldwide through our games, comics and animation.
Headquartered in Beijing with locations in Shanghai, Tokyo, Kyoto, and San Francisco, Happy Elements is a 900-mind team that’s leading Asia’s interactive entertainment industry.
Happy Elements AI and Data Science, SF
At the San Francisco lab of Happy Elements, we’re solving the juiciest problems in tech with a small, carefully chosen team of experts.
Our skills range from economics to software engineering to data science—because creating something truly revolutionary takes radically different perspectives.
This is where the future is at play.
Machine learning has the power to create unbelievable game experiences for our users.
This is where breakthroughs begin.
With vast amounts of data in a dynamic feedback loop, we’re solving tough theoretical problems whose solutions reach far beyond our office walls.
This is your moment.
Our Leaders
Our leadership team believes the game industry is ripe for disruption by artificial intelligence, thanks to the untapped potential in game-generated big data.
Our goal is to transform that data into actionable insight and deliver the best gaming experience for users while evolving AI for humankind.
Dr. Richard Chen
CURRENT
Based in San Francisco, Richard Chen leads the global AI team.
PAST
Research in deep reinforcement learning at OpenAI; work on machine learning for mobile video advertising at Vungle Inc.; and quantitative investment strategies at Goldman Sachs.
TRAINING
PhD in Applied Math from the California Institute of Technology and BSc from Tsinghua University.
FUTURE
Gaming can be an incubator for future uses of Data Intelligence. Games’ unique challenges generate different behavioral data, which means game mechanism and design constantly evolves. Happy Elements is building a data central platform that will connect data analytics, data platforms, data product, data science, and AI together seamlessly, building smart data services to empower game development, game operation, and more.
VALUES
Creativity and empathy, along with the ability to make connections between different domains.
HOBBIES
Running, hiking, biking, and reading.