PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

Epic Games

Statistics

People here now
3
People ever
6
Citations of current people
1,362
Median h-index of current people
2
Full moves in and out
4 in, 0 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 3 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Epic Games, including 3 (50%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 56th on current people and tied for 100th on all-time people. Computer vision leads 2 areas of expertise (5 of 6 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%). Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and none out.

Researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%), and “computer vision” leads profile topics (3).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (0 known) and birth years (0 known) for the 3 people here now.

A summary of current people at Epic Games. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.

Role categories

  • Research3

Current affiliations

  • Epic Games3

Top profile topics

  • computer vision3
  • 3d body models1
  • human pose1
  • image captioning1
  • medical imaging1

Birth countries

Known for 0 of 3 people now.

No birth countries are recorded.

Median birth year

No known birth years

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch3
Current affiliationEpic Games3
Profile topiccomputer vision3
Profile topic3d body models1
Profile topichuman pose1
Profile topicimage captioning1
Profile topicmedical imaging1
Birth country coverage0 of 3 people now0
Median birth yearNo known years0

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 4 (4 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (25%) and 3 from companies (75%). Today, 3 of the 3 people formerly at Epic Games have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (2 at companies and 1 at a university).

From 2023 to 2026, 4 people joined and 0 left, a net gain of 4.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (4 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Epic Games from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

No recorded moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026José CaballeroJoinedMagic Pony TechnologyFull move
2026Michael BlackJoinedBody LabsFull move
2026Visruth PremrajJoinedStony Brook UniversityFull move
2023Tianye LiJoinedMetaFull move

Compared with peer companies, Epic Games ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 56th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 100th); 3 of its 6 all-time people (50%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at Epic Games (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Epic Games to 23 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Visruth Premraj) has 1,362 citations and an h-index of 2 (tied for 494th among 511 counted companies).

Among 3,344 companies, Epic Games is tied for 56th on current people (3) and tied for 100th on all-time people (6).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares Epic Games with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

3 people

tied for 395th of 8,827 organizationstied for 56th of 3,344 companies

People ever

6 people

tied for 808th of 8,827 organizationstied for 100th of 3,344 companies

Combined h-index of people now

2 across 1 person

tied for 1,804th of 1,834 organizationstied for 494th of 511 companies

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now3tied for 395th of 8,827tied for 56th of 3,344
People ever6tied for 808th of 8,827tied for 100th of 3,344
Combined h-index of people now2 (1 person)tied for 1,804th of 1,834tied for 494th of 511
Max Planck Society and Xerox share the largest career overlap with Epic Games: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Epic Games also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 23 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Epic Games. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Max Planck Society2
Xerox2
Body Labs1
Brown University1
Carnegie Mellon University1

People here now

All 3 people with a current role at Epic Games are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Epic Games.

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at Epic Games. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 9,356 career citations (h-index 48).