Chris Piche

Chris Piche is a Canadian computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who specializes in peer-to-peer networking, streaming, and computer vision technologies.

Chris Piche
Born1971
Vancouver, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupations
  • Computer scientist
  • entrepreneur
Years active2000 - present
Notable workCreator of the STUN, TURN, and ICE, NAT traversal protocols
Awards
  • Canada’s Top Young Leader
  • Top 40 under 40
  • Best of Internet World
  • EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist

Piche pioneered the technology behind online multiplayer gaming and formed a joint venture with Stanley Ho and Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) to create the first Internet-based, real-time casino platform. Piche then built Eyeball Chat – an early instant messaging, Voice over IP, and video telephony service with over 7 million active users in 2012.

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