Summary
Wenhao Ding is a Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA with a decade of experience applying machine learning and robotics to autonomous systems and embodied AI. He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon, blending rigorous academic research with hands-on development across industry labs. Wenhao’s work spans perception, temporal reasoning, and multi-agent cooperation, informed by research roles at CMU, Tsinghua, Bosch BCAI, Amazon Robotics, and multiple stints in NVIDIA’s Autonomous Vehicle Research Group. He has a strong track record in acoustic scene analysis, speaker verification, and scene understanding, and brings practical experience moving research into real-world robotics and AV settings. Based in San Jose, he maintains an active research presence (wenhao.pub) and is known for bridging deep technical depth with production-aware engineering. An underappreciated strength is his cross-domain fluency—from audio and vision to multi-agent systems—which helps him spot novel research synergies that accelerate applied innovation.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning Department, Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University