Tony Han
Unicorn founderFounder at WeRide (文远知行)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
FoundedWeRide (文远知行)$5.7B
About
Tony Han is the CEO and cofounder of WeRide.ai, where he works on autonomous driving technology. He previously served as Chief Scientist of the Autonomous Driving Unit at Baidu, leading the perception, simulation, hardware, and sensing teams. His research areas include computer vision, machine learning, and speech recognition.
Founder at WeRide (文远知行)
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Experience
- WeRide.aiCEO and CoFoundercurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- University of MissouriAssociate Professor with Tenure2013 — 2017Columbia, Missouri Area
- University of MissouriAssistant Professor2007 — 2013Columbia, MO
- Baidu, Inc.Chief Scientist of Autonomous Driving Unit2014 — 2017Sunnyvale, CA
- Siemens Corporate ResearchSummer Intern2004Princeton, New Jersey
- Siemens Corporate ResearchSummer Intern2003Princeton, New Jersey
Skills & more
Matlab28LaTeX18C15C++10Python6Computer Vision99Machine Learning96Image Processing80Pattern Recognition51Algorithms38Artificial Intelligence31Signal Processing35
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OpenCVMathematical ModelingComputer ScienceAlgorithm DesignData MiningImage AnalysisProgrammingDigital Image ProcessingInformation RetrievalSimulationsNatural Language ProcessingStatistical ModelingLanguages Chinese (Simplified) · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Han?
- Tony Han is the CEO and cofounder of WeRide.ai, where he works on autonomous driving technology. He previously served as Chief Scientist of the Autonomous Driving Unit at Baidu, leading the perception, simulation, hardware, and sensing teams. His research areas include computer vision, machine learning, and speech recognition.
- Where does Tony Han work?
- Tony Han is Founder of WeRide (文远知行).
- What companies did Tony Han found?
- Tony Han founded WeRide (文远知行).
- Where did Tony Han go to school?
- Tony Han studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), ECE); University of Rhode Island (M.S., Computer Engineering); Beijing Jiaotong University (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
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Also attended University of Rhode Island24
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Also attended Beijing Jiaotong University3
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Also worked at University of Missouri11
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Also worked at Baidu, Inc.9
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Also worked at Siemens Corporate Research209
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