Sebastian Thrun Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is an educator, programmer, robotics developer and computer scientist from Germany. He is CEO and cofounder of Udacity, an institution he cofounded with David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky. He is a Google VP and Fellow, and a part-time Research Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.Thrun led development of the robotic vehicle Stanley which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and which has since been placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. His team also developed a vehicle called Junior, which placed second at the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007. Thrun led the development of the Google self-driving car.Thrun is also known for his work on probabilistic programming techniques in robotics, with applications including robotic mapping. In recognition of his contributions, and at age 39, Thrun was elected into the National Academy of Engineering and also into the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2007. In 2011, Thrun received the Max-Planck-Research Award. and the inaugural AAAI Ed Feigenbaum Prize. Fast Company selected Thrun as the fifth most creative person in business in the world. The Guardian recognized Thrun as one of 20 "fighters for internet freedom".
Net Worth
$850,000
Date Of Birth
1967-05-14
Profession
German computer scientist
Education
University of Hildesheim
Nicknames
Sebastian Thrun, Sebastian Burkhard Thrun, Thrun, Sebastian
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
2016
Documentary
Ivory Tower
2014
Documentary
Himself
Autopilots
2013
Documentary
Himself
Click Online
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Stanford University
Charlie Rose
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Nova
2006-2011
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Stanford University
CNN Future Summit: World in Motion
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Horizon
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) as Actor
Ivory Tower (2014) as Himself
Autopilots (2013) as Himself
CNN Future Summit: World in Motion (2006) as Himself
