Raquel Urtasun
Raquel Urtasun | |
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Fields | Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, AI and Remote Sensing |
Institutions | University of Toronto ETH Zurich |
Website | Raquel Urtasun |
Raquel Urtasun OOnt is a professor at the University of Toronto. Urtasun uses artificial intelligence, particularly deep learning, to make vehicles and other machines perceive the world more accurately and efficiently.[1]
Education
Urtasun received her bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the
Career
Professor Urtasun's area of research is machine perception for self-driving cars. This work includes machine learning, computer vision, robotics and remote sensing. She was previously an assistant professor at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC) (2009–2014) and a visiting professor at ETH Zurich (2010).[4]
In May 2017, Uber hired Urtasun to lead a Toronto-based research team on self-driving cars.[5] There, she led a research group in Uber's Advanced Technologies Group. Uber hired dozens of researchers and also made a multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment to Toronto's Vector Institute, which Urtasun co-founded.[6] She worked for the University of Toronto one day per week and for Uber four days per week.[5] She brought eight students with her.[7][8]
In 2021, Urtasun left Uber and launched Waabi Innovation, focused on developing self-driving cars.[9]
Awards and honours
Among Urtasun's awards are an
References
- ^ "Uber opening Toronto research hub for driverless car technology". Toronto Star. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Aubelle, Arnaud (25 October 2021). ""Self-driving technology needs AI as its focal point"". EPFL News. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab". BAIR. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b Urtasun, Raquel (8 February 2017). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Raquel Urtasun.
- ^ a b "Uber Is Opening Up A Self-Driving Car Center In Canada". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Perkel, Colin (8 May 2017). "Uber setting up AI lab in Toronto". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Uber setting up artificial intelligence lab in Toronto". Las Vegas Sun. Associated Press. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "U of T AI research star Raquel Urtasun raises US$83.5-million for self-driving startup four months after leaving Uber". Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ Chen, Rachel; et al. (2018). "Meet Our Women Of The Year: 32 Canadians Who Absolutely Rocked 2018".