Sanja FidlerAssociate Professor · University of TorontoResearcher↗
Founder · Executive · Researcher
Raquel Urtasun
WaabiFounder and CEOUniversity of TorontoFull Professor
Urtasun pioneered machine-learning systems that help autonomous vehicles understand and predict the road. Her work now uses advanced simulation to train and test self-driving trucks, reducing how much experimentation must happen on public roads.
Career & education
Current rolesWaabi2021-presentFounder and CEOUniversity of Toronto2020-presentFull Professor
Waabi2021-presentUniversity of Toronto2020-presentPreviously
Uber2017-2021University of Toronto2016-2020Associate Professor
Uber2017-2021University of Toronto2016-2020Work 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.
citations111,482As of Nov 1, '26
citations+944Since last snapshot, Oct 11, '26
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