Yuanqiang Dong

Yuanqiang (Evan) Dong is a seasoned engineering professional currently serving as Senior Director of Engineering and Head of Technology Development Department at XPENG, leading R&D teams in China and the USA to advance driving assistance software. Previously, Yuanqiang held roles such as Director of Engineering, overseeing a team of over 100 in the same department, and Principal Engineer, directing the development of onboard perception software for electric vehicles. Prior experience includes positions at Tencent America as Principal Researcher in the Autonomous Driving Division and at NVIDIA as a Senior Computer Vision Engineer, focusing on technology for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving. Yuanqiang's early career features significant contributions to computer vision research at UtopiaCompression and the University of Missouri-Columbia, culminating in a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering.