Lee, Daniel D.
Project Distinguished Professor
Daniel D. Lee’s research interests span machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, neuroscience, and computational physics. His work focuses on the intersection of theory and practice in intelligent systems, including robotics, signal processing, and biological computation.
Tisch University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell Tech, New York, 2018–present
Director, Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, Cornell Tech
Visiting Scholar and Consultant, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, 2024–present
Corporate Executive Vice President, Head of Global AI Centers, Samsung Electronics, 2018–2023 (Founded Samsung AI Center, New York; Oversaw 7 global centers)
UPS Foundation Chair Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 2012–2018 (Director, GRASP Lab; Co-Director, CMU–Penn University Transportation Center)
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 2005–2012
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 2001–2005
Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 1997–2001
Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, AT&T, 1995–1997
Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
A.B. summa cum laude in Physics, Harvard University, 1990
Best Paper Runner-Up, Conference on Parsimony and Learning, 2024
Best Paper, Workshop on AI for Time Series Analysis, IJCAI, 2024
Engineer of the Year, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2018
Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2016
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013
NeurIPS Classic Paper Award, 2013
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Faculty Award, 2014
Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2006
NSF Presidential CAREER Award, 2004
National Academy of Engineering, US Frontiers of Engineering Symposia, 2002, 2006, 2007
Karl Taylor Compton Fellowship, MIT, 1990–1995
NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1990–1995
Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard, 1990
Putnam Mathematical Competition (Top 25), 1988–1990
Westinghouse Science Talent Search Scholarship, 1986
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