Summary
Qirui Wu is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer based in California with a decade of experience building AI-driven planning and perception systems for autonomous vehicles. Currently at XPENG working on VLA models, he progressed internally from behavior planning and AI foundation roles, bringing hands-on expertise in maneuver and behavior planning from prior positions at Cruise. His background spans robotics and computer engineering (MS, University of Pennsylvania; BS, University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University), enabling a strong bridge between research-grade modeling and production-grade software. Qirui has applied deep learning and computer vision in industry—designing object detection and instance segmentation algorithms for architectural inspection—showing a practical knack for transferring CV advances into real products. Known for moving between algorithm design and system integration, he excels at turning complex planning problems into reliable, deployable solutions for AV stacks.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering at University of Michigan
Master of Science - MS, Robotics, Master of Science - MS, Robotics at University of Pennsylvania