Summary
Haotian Wu is a senior technology leader with 11+ years building and scaling autonomous systems across automotive, robotics, and last-mile logistics, currently leading Meituan’s autonomous drone delivery hardware platform as Senior Director. He combines deep technical expertise in AI accelerators, high-performance edge compute, robotics, digital twin and intelligent controls with hands-on product leadership honed at Intel, Rivian, and AVL to bring complex, safety-critical products to market. A Ph.D. in Intelligent Controls from Purdue and certifications in functional safety, PMP and Scrum underscore his rigor in ISO-26262-aligned development and systems engineering. He has authored technical papers, holds six patents, led DOE/NSFC-funded research, and chairs the IEEE CSS-SEC, reflecting both research pedigree and industry impact. Notably, he has repeatedly built HIL and simulation-first workflows to accelerate development cycles and reduce reliance on physical prototypes, a practical advantage he’s applied from academic competitions to enterprise deployments.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Intelligent Controls , Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Intelligent Controls at Purdue University
Master's Degree Vehicle Engineering, Master's Degree Vehicle Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology
Executive Education Organizational Leadership, Executive Education Organizational Leadership at Stanford University
English, Chinese