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Charles R. Qi
Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI
Qi co-created PointNet and PointNet++, enabling neural networks to recognize objects and divide scenes into meaningful parts directly from 3D point measurements. He later worked on perception for self-driving cars, including Tesla’s Full Self-Driving systems.
Career & education
Current roleOpenAIAug 2025-presentMember of Technical Staff
OpenAIAug 2025-presentPreviously
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations69,126As of Oct 22, '26
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