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Dec 31, 2019 · Artificial Intelligence

Why Zhang Yaqin’s Move to Tsinghua Signals a New Era for AI Research

Zhang Yaqin, a distinguished AI pioneer and former Baidu and Microsoft executive, has joined Tsinghua University as an Intelligent Science Chair Professor, where he will lead research on autonomous driving, AI‑IoT integration, and the establishment of the university’s Intelligent Industry Research Institute.