Hu Han, the former chief researcher of the visual computing group of Microsoft Research Asia, joined Tencent and was responsible for the research and development of multi-modal large models. He replaced the resigned Liu Wei, which attracted widespread attention in the industry. This move is considered an important strategic layout of Tencent in the field of artificial intelligence. Hu Han's profound academic background and rich research and development experience will bring new technological breakthroughs and development opportunities to Tencent. He graduated from Tsinghua University, won the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award of the China Artificial Intelligence Society, and held important positions in Baidu Deep Learning Research Institute and Microsoft Research Asia, accumulating rich experience.
Hu Han’s academic background is very solid. He received his undergraduate degree from Tsinghua University in 2008 and his PhD in 2014, studying under the tutelage of the famous professor Zhou Jie. His doctoral thesis won the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award of the Chinese Society for Artificial Intelligence in 2016. In 2012, Hu Han conducted visiting research in the GRASP laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied under Professor Shi Jianbo. Thereafter, he joined Baidu Deep Learning Research Institute, becoming one of its technical leaders and participating in the early exploration of deep learning research in China.
In December 2016, Hu Han joined the visual computing group of Microsoft Research Asia, where he served as the principal researcher and participated in the research and development of multiple important projects. The visual computing group of Microsoft Research Asia is known as the "Whampoa Military Academy" in the field of computer vision and has trained many industry leaders, including Sun Jian, He Yuming, etc.
Hu Han joined Tencent this time to take over Liu Wei's job. Liu Wei resigned in November last year and was once known as the "Three Musketeers of AI Lab" together with Zhang Tong and Yu Dong of Tencent AI Lab. Hu Han's joining not only brings fresh blood to Tencent's multi-modal large model research and development, but also injects strong impetus into the company's AI technology development.
Highlights:
Hu Han recently joined Tencent and is responsible for the research and development of multi-modal large models.
He has a solid academic background and served as a principal researcher at Microsoft Research Asia.
This joining will bring new opportunities and challenges to Tencent's AI technology development.
Hu Han's joining indicates that Tencent will continue to increase investment in the field of artificial intelligence and strive to achieve breakthroughs in the field of multi-modal large models. Future development is worth looking forward to.