Ya-Qin Zhang

Chair Professor and Dean, Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University

Chair Professor of AI Science and Dean of Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR) at Tsinghua University (2020-now).

President of Baidu Inc. (2014-2019), Corp Vice President, Microsoft. Chairman of Microsoft China, MD of Microsoft Research Asia (1998-2014).

Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE), American Academy of Arts and Sciences(AAA&S), and Australia Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Inventors. Fellow of IEEE/CAAI/AAAS/ATSE/NAI

Chairman of Apollo Industry Alliance, world's largest open platform for Autonomous Driving since 2018.

World-renowned scientist and technologist in AI, Internet, and digital video, with over 500 papers, 11 books, 60 US patents, and a dozen successful technology ventures.

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