Jilei Hou

Dr. Jilei Hou is a VP of Engineering and the Head of AI Research at Qualcomm Technologies. Jilei obtained his PhD from UCSD and joined Qualcomm in 2003. He made substantial contributions in technology innovation, standardization and product commercialization across wireless 3G/4G/5G standards. In 2011 he moved to Beijing and became the Head of Qualcomm Research China, where he initiated 5G research and intelligent robotics programs. In 2017 he moved back to San Diego to lead AI Research, developing the AI research infrastructure, driving technical innovations for next-gen hardware and software platforms and leading research to benefit technology verticals—e.g., mobile, auto and XR. Jilei built a world-class AI R & D team with technology leadership in the areas of power-efficient AI, on-device AI and GenAI. He is an IEEE Senior Member and participated in several Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) symposia organized by the US and Chinese National Academies of Engineering.