Michael Wagner
FounderFounder at Edge Case Research
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
FoundedEdge Case Research
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About
Michael Wagner is the founder and Chief Safety Officer of Edge Case Research, which he established in 2014 to focus on the safety engineering of autonomous systems. He began his career in the 1990s working with roboticist Red Whittaker on NASA projects at Carnegie Mellon University and has worked on autonomous vehicle safety since 2006. Edge Case Research serves customers in the autonomous vehicle and defense industries.
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Experience
- Edge CaseChief Safety Officercurrent2024 — present
- Edge CaseCEO2014 — 2024
- Carnegie Mellon UniversitySenior Commercialization Specialist2014 — 2019
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityCommercialization Specialist2006 — 2014
- Carnegie Mellon UniversitySenior Research Programmer2003 — 2006
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Programmer1999 — 2003
- Mesh Robotics LLCCo-Founder2012 — 2019
- ProtoInnovations, LLCLead Engineer2005 — 2014
- Platform DigitalSoftware Engineer2002 — 2005
- 18th Street InnovationsCo-Founder2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Embedded Systems16C++12Python5C4Matlab10Linux3Prototyping2Robotics64Testing20Software Engineering31Machine Learning16Computer Vision11
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SimulationsArtificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceSignal ProcessingSystems EngineeringImage ProcessingAutomationUnmanned VehiclesSafety Critical SoftwareSoftware Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSoftware Design- UL Standards & Engagement Technical Committee Member — UL Standards & Engagement
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- Who is Michael Wagner?
- Michael Wagner is the founder and Chief Safety Officer of Edge Case Research, which he established in 2014 to focus on the safety engineering of autonomous systems. He began his career in the 1990s working with roboticist Red Whittaker on NASA projects at Carnegie Mellon University and has worked on autonomous vehicle safety since 2006. Edge Case Research serves customers in the autonomous vehicle and defense industries.
- Where does Michael Wagner work?
- Michael Wagner is Founder of Edge Case Research.
- What companies did Michael Wagner found?
- Michael Wagner founded Edge Case Research.
- Where did Michael Wagner go to school?
- Michael Wagner studied at Carnegie Mellon University (M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering).
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorCindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMaryanna SaenkoCo-founder at Future VenturesSalvador GalaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures Llc
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