David Stavens

David Stavens
Born1982 (age 41–42)[4]
CitizenshipUS
Alma materStanford University, Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsSelf-driving cars, robotics,[1] computer science
InstitutionsUdacity (co-founder), Stanford Self-Driving Car Team (co-founder), Nines (co-founder)
ThesisLearning to Drive: Perception for Autonomous Cars (2011)
Doctoral advisorSebastian Thrun[2]
Other academic advisorsAndrew Ng, Fei-Fei Li[3]

David Stavens is an American entrepreneur and scientist. He has made significant contributions to the field of AI, co-founding the team that developed Stanley,[5][6][7][8][9] the self-driving car that led to Google's Waymo, as well as Udacity, an online education platform for technology and AI that has educated millions globally. He also co-founded Nines, a company that built AI-enabled, FDA-approved medical devices.[10][11][12][13] Stavens has published in the fields of robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and has contributed to starting companies with an aggregate market value of over $30 billion.[14][15]

  1. ^ Thrun, Sebastian; Montemerlo, Mike; Dahlkamp, Hendrik; Stavens, David; Aron, Andrei; Diebel, James; Fong, Philip; Gale, John; Halpenny, Morgan (2007). The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 1–43. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-73429-1_1. ISBN 9783540734284.
  2. ^ David Stavens at the Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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  4. ^ Efrati, Amir (2012-04-12). "Start-Up Expands Free Course Offerings Online". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ Leckart, Steven. "The Stanford Education Experiment Could Change Higher Learning Forever". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. ^ "Online pioneer Udacity lands $105 million round and a $1 billion valuation". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  7. ^ Anderson, Stuart. "Sebastian Thrun: Udacity Would Not Exist Without Immigrants". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  8. ^ Poletti, Therese. "Why the father of the self-driving car left Google". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. ^ Davis, Joshua. "Say Hello to Stanley". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  10. ^ Nines. "Teleradiology Leader Receives FDA Clearance for Its Lung Nodule Measurement Tool Built with Artificial Intelligence". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  11. ^ "Leadership of Top Radiology Practice I Nines Teleradiology". www.nines.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  12. ^ "Nines FDA Approval". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  13. ^ "Nines 510(k)" (PDF). www.fda.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  14. ^ "David Stavens - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  15. ^ "Princeton Entrepreneurs". entrepreneurs.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.