Bowen Zhou

Chair Professor of Tsinghua University; Founder of Frontis.ai; IEEE Fellow
Summary
Bowen Zhou is a tech-enabled business leader with a wealth of experience as a seasoned R&D and Senior Executive in Fortune 500 companies focused on Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Cloud Computing. His goal is to develop and propel relevant theories, applications, and technology-driven businesses with practical real-world impact.
With specialties in technology leadership, business leadership, Question Answering, Deep Learning, Knowledge Discovery, Statistical Machine Translation, Automatic Speech Recognition, Speech-to-Speech Translation, Machine Learning, Optimization, Analytic Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Spoken Information Retrieval, Dialog System, Uncertainty Modeling, Management, and Leadership, Bowen Zhou possesses a diverse skill set crucial for driving innovation and growth.
Bowen Zhou pursued his academic journey by studying Ph.D. in Electrical Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and completing a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Throughout his career, Bowen Zhou held key positions in renowned organizations, including Chair Professor at 清华, Founder at Frontis.ai 衔远, President of JD Cloud & AI at 京东, President of JD AI, Director of JD AI Research at 京东, Director of AI Foundations at IBM Research, Watson Platform Chief Scientist, and Distinguished Engineer at IBM. He also served as Chief Scientist in the Watson Group, Program Director for Statistical Learning for Question Answering and Discovery at IBM, Technical Assistant to the VP of Software, Director of IBM Research - Almaden, Research Staff Member, Manager, and Graduate Research Assistant at various capacities within IBM and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
His vast experience and expertise in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, and computational linguistics position Bowen Zhou as a thought leader in the tech industry, driving innovation and shaping the future of technology-driven businesses.