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Born | Danny B. Lange 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) [1] Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Education | Technical University of Denmark ( PhD) |
Employers |
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Spouse | Eva Moe |
Children | Yina Moe-Lange |
Website | dannylange.ai |
Danny B. Lange is a Danish computer scientist who has worked on machine learning for IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Uber, and Unity Technologies.
Lange was born in Denmark. [2] He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the Technical University of Denmark. [3]
During the 1990s, Lange worked at IBM Research – Tokyo, where he developed the Aglets software. [4] [5] From 1997 to 2002, he served as chief technology officer of General Magic, where he led the development of the company's Java agent platform, called Odyssey. [4] [6] [7] He also led the design of General Motors' OnStar systems during the late 1990s. [8]
Lange founded the startup company Vocomo Software in Cupertino, California in 2001. [2] [9] The company's VoiceXML technology and support staff were acquired by Voxeo in 2005. [9] [10] In addition to IBM, [11] Lange has worked on machine learning for several companies, including Microsoft, [12] Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, and Uber. [1] [13] He was principal architect at Microsoft's Startup Business Group, as of 2010. [12] During his nearly two years at AWS, [2] he managed the cloud computing provider's internal machine learning platform. He also led the launch of the Amazon Machine Learning product in his role as general manager. [11] [14] [15]
Lange led Uber's machine learning team for more than a year, [16] serving in the role of Head of Machine Learning starting in 2015. [2] He managed developers in San Francisco and Seattle, [2] [17] and also worked within the company's autonomous car division. [18] He served as Unity Technologies' vice-president of artificial intelligence and machine learning from late 2016 until 2023, where he led all efforts connected to the company's activities in these areas. [18] [19] At Unity he worked on artificial intelligence and machine learning for augmented and virtual reality. [11] [13] As of mid-2023, Danny Lange now serves as the Vice President of Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (BI+AI) at Google.
In mid 2017, Lange joined the board of directors of the Danish visual effects company Spektral, which is developing machine learning-based chroma key technology. The company was acquired by Apple Inc. in 2018. [20] [21] He has invested in the Danish startup company Corti, which developed artificial intelligence for detecting cardiac arrest, and is a limited partner in byFounders, a Nordic venture capital firm. [1] [22]
Lange is married to Eva Moe. Their daughter, Yina Moe-Lange, competed as an alpine skier in the 2010 Winter Olympics. [12] [23] She was born in Tokyo in 1993. In addition to Japan, Lange and his family have lived in Silicon Valley and Sammamish, Washington. [12]
Danny Lange | |
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![]() Lange in 2016 | |
Born | Danny B. Lange 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) [1] Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Education | Technical University of Denmark ( PhD) |
Employers |
|
Spouse | Eva Moe |
Children | Yina Moe-Lange |
Website | dannylange.ai |
Danny B. Lange is a Danish computer scientist who has worked on machine learning for IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Uber, and Unity Technologies.
Lange was born in Denmark. [2] He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the Technical University of Denmark. [3]
During the 1990s, Lange worked at IBM Research – Tokyo, where he developed the Aglets software. [4] [5] From 1997 to 2002, he served as chief technology officer of General Magic, where he led the development of the company's Java agent platform, called Odyssey. [4] [6] [7] He also led the design of General Motors' OnStar systems during the late 1990s. [8]
Lange founded the startup company Vocomo Software in Cupertino, California in 2001. [2] [9] The company's VoiceXML technology and support staff were acquired by Voxeo in 2005. [9] [10] In addition to IBM, [11] Lange has worked on machine learning for several companies, including Microsoft, [12] Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, and Uber. [1] [13] He was principal architect at Microsoft's Startup Business Group, as of 2010. [12] During his nearly two years at AWS, [2] he managed the cloud computing provider's internal machine learning platform. He also led the launch of the Amazon Machine Learning product in his role as general manager. [11] [14] [15]
Lange led Uber's machine learning team for more than a year, [16] serving in the role of Head of Machine Learning starting in 2015. [2] He managed developers in San Francisco and Seattle, [2] [17] and also worked within the company's autonomous car division. [18] He served as Unity Technologies' vice-president of artificial intelligence and machine learning from late 2016 until 2023, where he led all efforts connected to the company's activities in these areas. [18] [19] At Unity he worked on artificial intelligence and machine learning for augmented and virtual reality. [11] [13] As of mid-2023, Danny Lange now serves as the Vice President of Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (BI+AI) at Google.
In mid 2017, Lange joined the board of directors of the Danish visual effects company Spektral, which is developing machine learning-based chroma key technology. The company was acquired by Apple Inc. in 2018. [20] [21] He has invested in the Danish startup company Corti, which developed artificial intelligence for detecting cardiac arrest, and is a limited partner in byFounders, a Nordic venture capital firm. [1] [22]
Lange is married to Eva Moe. Their daughter, Yina Moe-Lange, competed as an alpine skier in the 2010 Winter Olympics. [12] [23] She was born in Tokyo in 1993. In addition to Japan, Lange and his family have lived in Silicon Valley and Sammamish, Washington. [12]