Quick Facts
Biography
Justyna Zander is a Polish–German–American computer scientist and engineer who worked on autonomous vehicle technology and researched artificial intelligence and computing.
Education
Zander studied at Technical University Berlin and Gdansk University of Technology before becoming doing postdoctoral research at Harvard University.
Zander grew up in Poland, then relocated to Germany, and finally to the United States.
Professional career
Zander worked at Nvidia as Global Head of Mapping and Autonomous Driving and Senior Automotive Product Manager. Zander has published books on computational systems. Listed on Business Insider's annual list of the Most Powerful Women Engineers in 2018, she is recognized for her success in the male-dominated fields of artificial intelligence and computer engineering. She received the Society of Women Engineers Emerging Leader Award. She led the Smart Emergency Response System team which aimed to create a system that efficiently allocates resources and rescue in a disaster.
