Qingdao, Canada to build AI and unmanned vehicle research center
Recently the Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries, the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems, and the University of Waterloo signed an agreement to jointly build a world-leading research and development center for artificial intelligence and unmanned vehicles in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Recently the Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries, the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems, and the University of Waterloo signed an agreement to jointly build a world-leading research and development center for artificial intelligence and unmanned vehicles in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Wang Feiyue, president of the Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries, and Amir Khajepour, professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo, will both work as the directors of the center.
Amir also holds the Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems, and NSERC/General Motors Industrial Research Chair in Holistic Vehicle Control.
The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, a research service of the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, focuses on major research directions regarding complex systems and intelligent science, including analysis, modeling, optimization, and management of complex systems that exist in the fields of engineering, society, economy and national defense.
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive university renowned for science, engineering, mathematics, automotive research and computer science. It was the first unit to receive the permit to test autonomous vehicles in real life situations on public roads in Canada.
