Danny Lange
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Danny B. Lange is a Danish computer scientist who has worked on machine learning for IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Uber, and Unity Technologies.
Early life and education
Lange was born in Denmark.[1] He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the Technical University of Denmark.[2]
Career
During the 1990s, Lange worked at IBM Research – Tokyo, where he developed the Aglets software.[3][4] 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.[3][5][6] He also led the design of General Motors' OnStar systems during the late 1990s.[7]
Lange founded the startup company Vocomo Software in Cupertino, California in 2001.[1][8] The company's VoiceXML technology and support staff were acquired by Voxeo in 2005.[8][9] In addition to IBM,[10] Lange has worked on machine learning for several companies, including Microsoft,[11] Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, and Uber.[12][13] He was principal architect at Microsoft's Startup Business Group, as of 2010.[11] During his nearly two years at AWS,[1] 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.[10][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.[1] He managed developers in San Francisco and Seattle,[1][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.[10][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.[12][22]
Personal life
Lange is married to Eva Moe. Their daughter, Yina Moe-Lange, competed as an alpine skier in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[11][23] She was born in Tokyo in 1993. In addition to Japan, Lange and his family have lived in Silicon Valley and Sammamish, Washington.[11]
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Further reading
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External links
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