Dr. Andy Xiao is a Staff AI Engineer at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies and an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University. He previously served as Technical Manager and Valeo Expert in AI at Valeo North America, leading machine learning R & D for Comfort Driving Assistance Systems. Dr. Xiao holds a PhD specializing in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, with over 12 years of experience in ADAS and AI across OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and start-ups. His background includes developing systems for mass production and contributing to research for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He is an inventor of over ten granted patents and has published ten-plus peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Xiao has held leadership roles within the IEEE and has organized and chaired sessions for international academic conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Intelligent Systems.