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Fan Du

Energizer · DISC type I
Director of Research, Foundation AI at Dolby Laboratories
📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Fan Du is the Director of Research for Foundation AI at Dolby Laboratories, focusing on transforming content experiences with Generative AI. With a PhD from the University of Maryland, his expertise is in human-centered AI and interactive visual technologies. Colleagues have described him as a talented, prolific, and technically gifted researcher.

His award-winning PhD research led to the development of several prototypes that were licensed by major organizations, including Oracle, Adobe, the NIH, and the CDC.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director of Research, Foundation AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Fan shows up

Informal
Relationship Oriented
Full Of Energy

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics Fan cares about

Human-Centered AI
His core professional focus is on developing AI systems that empower practitioners through visual, interactive, and intelligent technologies.
Generative AI
He currently leads a team at Dolby focused on GenAI to transform content production and is actively hiring research scientists in this field.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Director of Research, Foundation AI
Dolby Laboratories
8-2022 - 9-2024
Sr. Software Engineer
Databricks
7-2021 - 7-2022
Senior Research Scientist
Adobe
7-2019 - 7-2021
Research Scientist II
Adobe
4-2018 - 7-2019
Research Scientist
Adobe
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Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Maryland
2013 - 2016
Master's Degree
University of Maryland
2009 - 2013
Bachelor's Degree
Zhejiang University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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