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Ming-Yu Liu

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Vice President of Research at NVIDIA
📍 United States

As VP of Research at NVIDIA, Ming-Yu Liu spearheads pivotal initiatives in Generative and Physical AI. An IEEE Fellow and University of Maryland Ph. D. graduate, his work has garnered over 38, 000 citations, establishing him as a key leader in machine learning and computer vision.

His pioneering work contributed to an invention featured in TIMEs Best Inventions of 2023 and earned him a spot as one of Forbes Most Disruptive Inventors.

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Current Role
Vice President of Research
Location
United States
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Generative AI Models
He is a Person-in-Charge for NVIDIA's Generative AI initiatives, and his team's research focuses on creating and improving diffusion and foundation models for content creation.
Physical & Embodied AI
He leads NVIDIA's Physical AI initiative and often discusses world foundation models for training physical AI agents like robots and autonomous vehicles in simulated environments.
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Career

Work history

8-2016
Vice President of Research
NVIDIA
2-2012 - 8-2016
Principal Research Scientist
Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL)
5-2005 - 8-2006
Software Engineer
Intel Corporation
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Media appearances

How World Foundation Models Will Advance Physical AI – NVIDIA AI Podcast (featuring Ming‑Yu Liu, Vice President of Research, NVIDIA). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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NVIDIA AI Podcast Transcript – "How World Foundation Models Will Advance Physical AI" (includes Ming‑Yu Liu, VP of Research). Featured in NVIDIA Blog (PDF)
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Education
2006 - 2012
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Maryland
2000 - 2003
Bachelor
National Chiao Tung University
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