The birth of Snap Innovations is a manifestation of Shang Ping’s deep interest in AI research and developing bleeding edge AI capabilities. He started the research on a human decision-making model called Snap and later deployed the model to military simulation before moving it to the financial markets where he had developed numerous high-value products currently adopted by reputable institutions such as DBS, OCBC and UOB. Being big on disruptive tech since he was still a teen, he eventually found synergy in combining AI with blockchain. Shang Ping obtained his B.Eng, M. Eng and PhD from Nanyang Technological University.