Yan Zhang, Ph.D.

Yan Zhang is a Senior Product Manager for Software at Velodyne Lidar, Inc., based in San Francisco, California. He holds a Ph.D. and has a strong background in product management, particularly in the fields of entrepreneurship and technology development. His technical expertise includes proficiency in various programming languages and frameworks such as Python, C/C++, Matlab, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and OpenCV, which are essential for software development in the lidar technology sector.12

Zhang's role at Velodyne involves overseeing the development and management of software solutions that support the company's lidar sensor products, contributing to advancements in autonomous vehicles and other applications that rely on real-time 3D mapping and perception.13