Akin Sisbot is a Senior Research Manager based in Mountain View with two decades of experience advancing real-time automated and autonomous systems. He leads cross-functional teams at Toyota North America to bridge cutting-edge AI/ML, computer vision, V2X and cloud research into production-ready ADAS and connected vehicle solutions. His background spans robotics, wearables, HMI and AR for automotive, underpinned by a PhD in Robotics and a history of academic and industry roles across IBM, LAAS-CNRS and University of Washington. Akin has authored 30+ papers and holds 30+ issued or pending patents, and he focuses on building research pipelines, customer-centric R&D culture, and rapid proof-of-concepts. Notably, he combines hands-on technical leadership (from embedded vision on wearables to cloud-scaled analytics) with product-facing delivery, accelerating research adoption in commercial vehicles.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Robotics, Ph.D Robotics at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at Galatasaray Üniversitesi
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Akin Sisbot - Senior Research Manager at Toyota North America