Danny Lange Explained

Danny Lange
Birth Name:Danny B. Lange
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Education:Technical University of Denmark (PhD)
Spouse:Eva Moe
Children:Yina Moe-Lange

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 IBM Research – Tokyo, where he developed the Aglets software.[4] [5] From 1997 to 2002, he served as chief technology officer of General Magic, where he led the development of the company's Java agent platform, called Odyssey.[6] [7] He also led the design of General Motors' OnStar systems during the late 1990s.[8]

Lange founded the startup company Vocomo Software in Cupertino, California in 2001.[9] The company's VoiceXML technology and support staff were acquired by Voxeo in 2005.[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.[13] He was principal architect at Microsoft's Startup Business Group, as of 2010. During his nearly two years at AWS, 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.[14] [15]

Lange led Uber's machine learning team for more than a year,[16] serving in the role of Head of Machine Learning starting in 2015. He managed developers in San Francisco and Seattle,[17] and also worked within the company's autonomous car division.[18] He served as Unity Technologies' vice-president of artificial intelligence and machine learning from late 2016 until 2023, where he led all efforts connected to the company's activities in these areas.[19] At Unity he worked on artificial intelligence and machine learning for augmented and virtual reality. As of mid-2023, Danny Lange now serves as the Vice President of Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (BI+AI) at Google.

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.[22]

Personal life

Lange is married to Eva Moe. Their daughter, Yina Moe-Lange, competed as an alpine skier in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[23] She was born in Tokyo in 1993. In addition to Japan, Lange and his family have lived in Silicon Valley and Sammamish, Washington.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Løck . Sten . Danish startup Corti uses AI to save people from cardiac arrest . 25 July 2018 . . 30 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502013204/https://nordic.businessinsider.com/danish-speech-recognition-ai-corti-saves-lives-by-detecting-cardiac-arrest-in-real-time--/ . 2 May 2018 . dead .
  2. News: Richman . Dan . Q&A: Uber's machine learning chief says pattern-finding computing fuels ride-hailing giant . 24 July 2018 . . 19 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812135608/https://www.geekwire.com/2016/uber-collapse-without-pattern-finding-computers-says-chief-machine-learning/ . 12 August 2018 . live .
  3. Web site: Danny Lange . . 25 July 2018.
  4. News: Applets with attitude . . 15 May 1997 . 25 July 2018.
  5. McKay . Niall . Java Jumping Out of the Box? . . 16 September 1998 . 25 July 2018 . 1059-1028 . 24479723 . Condé Nast.
  6. News: Sommers . Bret . Internet Showcase features distinguished Java products . 25 July 2018 . JavaWorld . . 1 March 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526043814/https://www.javaworld.com/article/2076615/internet-showcase-features-distinguished-java-products.html . 26 May 2018 . live .
  7. News: Festa . Paul . "Intelligent agent" technology staging a comeback . 25 July 2018 . . 2 January 2002.
  8. Captain . Sean . The AI Guru Behind Amazon, Uber, and Unity Explains What AI Really Is . . 29 November 2017 . 24 July 2018 . 1085-9241 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927024826/https://www.fastcompany.com/40491906/danny-lange-interview-what-ai-is-and-isnt . 27 September 2018 . live .
  9. Web site: Faggella . Daniel . UBER's Head of Machine Learning Thinks You Might be Doing it Wrong . TechEmergence . 25 July 2018 . 15 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171103215616/https://www.techemergence.com/ubers-head-of-machine-learning-thinks-you-might-be-doing-it-wrong/ . 3 November 2017 . live .
  10. Voxeo Acquires Vocomo Customer Base and VoiceXML IVR Platform Technology . . 1 October 2005 . 25 July 2018 . . 1088-5803 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230918/http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Industry-News/Voxeo-Acquires-Vocomo-Customer-Base-and-VoiceXML-IVR-Platform-Technology-33568.aspx . 3 March 2016 . live .
  11. Marvin . Rob . How Unity Is Building its Future on AR, VR, and AI . . 18 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . 0888-8507.
  12. News: Eaton . Nick . Microsoftie's daughter, 16, skis in Winter Olympics . 25 July 2018 . . Hearst Communications . 26 February 2010 . 0745-970X . 3734418 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917025038/http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2010/02/26/microsofties-daughter-16-skis-in-winter-olympics/ . 17 September 2017 . live .
  13. News: Matney . Lucas . Unity poaches Uber's machine learning head to tackle AI in AR/VR . 24 July 2018 . . 7 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202162401/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/07/unity-poaches-ubers-machine-learning-head-to-tackle-ai-in-arvr/ . 2 December 2018 . live .
  14. Carey . Scott . How Uber pre-packages machine learning algorithms for the whole organisation to use 'as a service' . . 14 November 2016 . 24 July 2018 . 0010-4841 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916054221/http://www.computerworlduk.com/applications/how-uber-pre-packages-machine-learning-as-service-across-business-3649144/ . 16 September 2017 . live .
  15. News: Friedman . Rebecca . Meet the Disrupt SF 2016 speakers and judges . 25 July 2018 . TechCrunch . 9 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202084521/https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/09/meet-the-disrupt-sf-2016-speakers-and-judges/ . 2 December 2018 . live .
  16. News: Bhuiyan . Johana . Uber's new head of its AI labs has stepped down from his role . 24 July 2018 . . . 8 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823190412/https://www.recode.net/2017/3/8/14863560/uber-ai-gary-marcus-geometric-intelligence . 23 August 2018 . live .
  17. News: Reese . Hope . How data and machine learning are 'part of Uber's DNA' . 25 July 2018 . . . 21 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004002729/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-data-and-machine-learning-are-part-of-ubers-dna/ . 4 October 2018 . live .
  18. Captain . Sean . Here's How to Avoid More Self-Driving Car Deaths, Says Uber's Former AI Chief . Fast Company . 20 March 2018 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180824215444/https://www.fastcompany.com/40547165/ubers-former-head-of-ai-heres-how-to-avoid-more-accidents . 24 August 2018 . live .
  19. News: Mercer . Christina . How machine learning will change society . 24 July 2018 . TechWorld . International Data Group . 9 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109144302/https://www.techworld.com/picture-gallery/tech-innovation/5-ways-machine-learning-will-change-society-3666674/ . 9 November 2017 . live .
  20. News: Mannes . John . Spektral raises $2.8 million for AI-powered green screen technology . 25 July 2018 . TechCrunch . 8 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012024556/https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/08/spektral-raises-2-8-million-for-development-of-ai-powered-green-screen-technology/ . 12 October 2018 . live .
  21. News: Apple confirms it has acquired Spektral, a Danish computer vision startup, for augmented reality technology . 24 October 2018 . TechCrunch . 11 October 2018 . Ingrid . Lunden . Lucas . Matney . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022133317/https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/11/apple-has-acquired-spektral-a-danish-computer-vision-startup-for-augmented-reality-technology/ . 22 October 2018 . live .
  22. News: This Danish startup uses AI and speech recognition to predict cardiac arrests over the phone . 25 July 2018 . Business Insider . 1 May 2018 . Sten . Løck.
  23. News: Kagarise . Warren . A view from Vancouver . 25 July 2018 . The Issaquah Press . 17 February 2010.

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