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Tiancheng Lou
Pony.aiCo-founder and CTO
Born 1986
Lou is one of China’s best-known competitive programmers, including two Google Code Jam victories. He translated that algorithmic background into the perception, planning, and systems engineering required for autonomous vehicles.
Career & education
Current rolePony.aiDec 2016-presentCo-founder and CTO
Pony.aiDec 2016-presentPreviously
Education
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.
citations1,617As of Oct 23, '26
citations+15Since last snapshot, Jul 3, '26
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