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Junda Zhu

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Director of Artificial Intelligence at Honeywell
📍 United States

Junda is the Director of Artificial Intelligence at Honeywell, where he leads the AI/ML Center of Excellence. With a Ph. D. from the University of Illinois Chicago, he has over a decade of experience building high-performing AI teams across industrial domains like aerospace, energy, and manufacturing. Colleagues describe him as personable and an extraordinary researcher.

He is deeply invested in the data science community, serving as a board member for the Data Science & AI Society at the Technology Association of Georgia. Junda is also a passionate mentor, frequently sharing his appreciation for his team and promoting opportunities for interns and new hires to grow.

Junda holds five patents and has authored over 30 publications that have been cited more than a thousand times globally.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director of Artificial Intelligence
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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Industrial AI Strategy
His role focuses on defining enterprise AI strategy and delivering solutions for predictive maintenance, production prediction, and energy management in heavy industry.
GenAI & Agentic Stacks
He oversees the development of pillar capabilities at Honeywell, including Generative AI and Agentic stacks, as a core part of his current work.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Director of Artificial Intelligence
Honeywell
2-2023 - 10-2025
Senior Data Science Manager
Honeywell
2-2025
Board Member - Data Science & AI Society
Technology Association of Georgia
1-2021 - 2-2023
Director, Data Science and Engineering
Koch Engineered Solutions
3-2020 - 12-2020
Manager, Data Science and Analytics
Koch Engineered Solutions
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Education
Master of Science
University of Illinois Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Illinois Chicago
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