Daniel Lee

Professor at Cornell University

New York, New York, United States

About

Dr. Daniel Dongyuel Lee is the Tisch University Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell Tech and recently served as Global Head of AI for Samsung Research. He received his B.A. summa cum laude in Physics from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a researcher at Bell Labs in the Theoretical Physics and Biological Computation departments. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAI and has received the NSF CAREER award and the Lindback award for distinguished teaching. He was also a fellow of the Hebrew University Institute of Advanced Studies in Jerusalem, an affiliate of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and organized the US-Japan National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering symposium and Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) conference. His group focuses on understanding general computational principles in biological systems and on applying that knowledge to build autonomous systems.

Experience

  • Visiting Scholar at Flatiron Institute
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM) at Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation

  • KIAS Distinguished Professor at Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    KIAS Center for Artificial Intelligence and Natural Sciences

  • Tisch University Professor at Cornell Tech
    Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Executive Vice President at Samsung Electronics
    Jul 2018 - Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    I am joining Samsung Research on a half-time (50%) basis and heading a new AI Center located in Manhattan, New York, that will conduct fundamental research at the intersection of AI, robotics, and neuroscience. Our team is composed of world experts who collaborate with leading academic groups to create both innovative theories and state-of-the-art technological demonstrations that engender pioneering products and applications for Samsung Electronics over both long and short time scales. We are currently seeking individuals who share our passion and motivation to advance fundamental science and create revolutionary technological prototypes. Team members will have the intellectual freedom to cultivate their research roots by partnering with universities and publishing in leading scientific conferences and journals.

  • UPS Foundation Chair Professor at University of Pennsylvania
    Sep 2001 - Jun 2018 · 16 yrs 10 mos