Bowen Zhou
Dr.BowenZhouhasbeentheVicePresidentofArtificialIntelligencePlatform&ResearchofJD.comsinceSeptember2017.Bowenisatechnologistandbusinessleaderofhumanlanguagetechnologies,machinelearning,andartificialintelligence.Heiskeenoncreatingandadvancerelevanttheoryandapplicationsthatmatterintherealworld.BeforejoiningJD.com,BowenwaswithIBMforalmost15years.InAprillastyear,BowenwasappointedastheChiefScientistofWatsonGroup,wherehewasresponsibletoleadandalignWatsonGroup’sscienceagendawithIBM’stechnicalstrategyandIBMResearch’scognitivecomputingandartificialintelligenceagenda.AsanIBMDistinguishedEngineer,BowenwasanintegratedmemberoftheExecutiveTeamofIBMWatson.HewasalsoappointedtobetheDirectorofAIFoundations,whichwerefoundedandlaunchedbyBoweninJanuary2017,thefirsthorizontalcorelearningandAIresearchlabatIBMResearch.