Sebastian Thrun

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sebastian Thrun
Date Of Birth	May 14, 1967(1967-05-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Solingen
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Taurus

Sebastian Thrun Biography

Sebastian Thrun is one of the most popular and richest Computer Scientist who was born on May 14, 1967 in Solingen, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany.

Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is an entrepreneur, educator, and computer scientist from Germany. He is CEO of Kitty Hawk Corporation, and chairman and co-founder of Udacity. Before that, he was a Google VP and Fellow, a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, and before that at Carnegie Mellon University. At Google, he founded Google X and Google’s self-driving car team. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and at Georgia Tech.

Thrun developed a number of autonomous robotic systems that earned him international recognition. In 1994, he started the University of Bonn’s Rhino project together with his doctoral thesis advisor Armin B. Cremers. In 1997 Thrun and his colleagues Wolfram Burgard and Dieter Fox developed the world’s first robotic tour guide in the Deutsches Museum Bonn (1997). In 1998, the follow-up robot “Minerva” was installed in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, where it guided tens of thousands of visitors during a two-week deployment period. Thrun went on to found the CMU/Pitt Nursebot project, which fielded an interactive humanoid robot in a nursing home near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2002, Thrun helped develop mine mapping robots in a project with his colleagues William L. Whittaker and Scott Thayer, research professors at Carnegie Mellon University. After his move to Stanford University in 2003, he engaged in the development of the robot Stanley, which in 2005 won the DARPA Grand Challenge. His former graduate student Michael Montemerlo, who was co-advised by William L. Whittaker, led the software development for this robot. In 2007, Thrun’s robot “Junior” won second place in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Thrun joined Google as part of a sabbatical, together with several Stanford students. At Google, he co- developed Google Street View.

Sebastian Thrun Net Worth

Sebastian Thrun is one of the richest Computer Scientist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sebastian Thrun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thrun was born in 1967 in Solingen, Germany (former West Germany), the son of Winfried and Kristin (Grüner) Thrun. He completed his Vordiplom (intermediate examination) in computer science, economics, and medicine at the University of Hildesheim in 1988. At the University of Bonn, he completed a Diplom (first degree) in 1993 and a Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in 1995 in computer science and statistics.

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Who is Sebastian Thrun Dating?

According to our records, Sebastian Thrun married to Petra Dierkes- Thrun. As of December 1, 2023, Sebastian Thrun’s is not dating anyone.

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Thrun left CMU in July 2003 to become an associate professor at Stanford University and was appointed as the director of SAIL in January 2004. From 2007–2011, Thrun was a full professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford. On April 1, 2011, Thrun relinquished his tenure at Stanford to join Google as a Google Fellow. On January 23, 2012, he co-founded an online private educational organization, Udacity. He was a Google VP and Fellow, and worked on development of the Google driverless car system. Thrun was interviewed in the 2018 documentary on artificial intelligence Do You Trust This Computer?.

Facts & Trivia

Sefiu Ranked on the list of most popular Computer Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Sebastian Thrun celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.

What is Sebastian Thrun doing now?

Stanford University In this capacity, I led the Stanford Racing Team to victory at the DARPA Grand Challenge, and united all AI faculty at Stanford into the newly founded Stanford AI Lab. Presently I am an adjunct professor in the computer science and electrical engineering departments.

When Sebastian Thrun started at Google?

When Sebastian Thrun started working on self-driving cars at Google in 2007 , few people outside of the company took him seriously.

Who is the CEO of Waymo?

CEO

Who is the owner of udacity?

Sebastian Thrun is a scientist, educator, inventor, and entrepreneur. As the founder, president, and now executive chairman of Udacity, Sebastian’s mission is to democratize education by providing lifelong learning to millions of students worldwide.

Is Sebastian Thrun married?

Petra Dierkes-Thrun