Danny Lange
Danny Lange | |
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Born | Danny B. Lange 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)[1] Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Education | Technical University of Denmark (PhD) |
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Spouse | Eva Moe |
Children | Yina Moe-Lange |
Website | dannylange.ai |
Danny B. Lange is a Danish computer scientist who has worked on machine learning for IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Uber, and Unity Technologies.
Early life and education
Lange was born in Denmark.[2] He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the Technical University of Denmark.[3]
Career
During the 1990s, Lange worked at
Lange founded the startup company Vocomo Software in Cupertino, California in 2001.[2][9] The company's VoiceXML technology and support staff were acquired by Voxeo in 2005.[9][10] In addition to IBM,[11] Lange has worked on machine learning for several companies, including Microsoft,[12] Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, and Uber.[1][13] He was principal architect at Microsoft's Startup Business Group, as of 2010.[12] During his nearly two years at AWS,[2] he managed the cloud computing provider's internal machine learning platform. He also led the launch of the Amazon Machine Learning product in his role as general manager.[11][14][15]
Lange led Uber's machine learning team for more than a year,
In mid 2017, Lange joined the board of directors of the Danish visual effects company Spektral, which is developing machine learning-based chroma key technology. The company was acquired by Apple Inc. in 2018.[20][21] He has invested in the Danish startup company Corti, which developed artificial intelligence for detecting cardiac arrest, and is a limited partner in byFounders, a Nordic venture capital firm.[1][22]
Personal life
Lange is married to Eva Moe. Their daughter, Yina Moe-Lange, competed as an alpine skier in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[12][23] She was born in Tokyo in 1993. In addition to Japan, Lange and his family have lived in Silicon Valley and Sammamish, Washington.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Løck, Sten (30 April 2018). "Danish startup Corti uses AI to save people from cardiac arrest". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Richman, Dan (19 October 2016). "Q&A: Uber's machine learning chief says pattern-finding computing fuels ride-hailing giant". GeekWire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Danny Lange". O'Reilly Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Applets with attitude". The Economist. 15 May 1997. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- OCLC 24479723. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Sommers, Bret (1 March 1998). "Internet Showcase features distinguished Java products". JavaWorld. International Data Group. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Festa, Paul (2 January 2002). ""Intelligent agent" technology staging a comeback". CNET. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b Faggella, Daniel (15 May 2017). "UBER's Head of Machine Learning Thinks You Might be Doing it Wrong". TechEmergence. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ ISSN 0888-8507. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b Matney, Lucas (7 December 2016). "Unity poaches Uber's machine learning head to tackle AI in AR/VR". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Friedman, Rebecca (9 September 2016). "Meet the Disrupt SF 2016 speakers and judges". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Bhuiyan, Johana (8 March 2017). "Uber's new head of its AI labs has stepped down from his role". Recode. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b Captain, Sean (20 March 2018). "Here's How to Avoid More Self-Driving Car Deaths, Says Uber's Former AI Chief". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Mercer, Christina (9 November 2017). "How machine learning will change society". TechWorld. International Data Group. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Mannes, John (8 June 2017). "Spektral raises $2.8 million for AI-powered green screen technology". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid; Matney, Lucas (11 October 2018). "Apple confirms it has acquired Spektral, a Danish computer vision startup, for augmented reality technology". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Løck, Sten (1 May 2018). "This Danish startup uses AI and speech recognition to predict cardiac arrests over the phone". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Kagarise, Warren (17 February 2010). "A view from Vancouver". The Issaquah Press. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
Further reading
- Lygonis, Donnie (23 December 2016). "Podcast Episode 9 – Danny Lange, Machine Learning Maestro!". Royal Institute of Technology. Archived from the originalon 24 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2019.