Zhang Ya-Qin

Chair Professor and Dean, 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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