| @SebastianThrun |
| University of Bonn, PhD | 1995 |
| Computer Science and Statistics | |
| University of Bonn, M.Sc. | 1993 |
| Computer Science and Statistics | |
| University of Hildesheim, B.Sc. | 1988 |
| Computer Science, Economics, and Medicine |
Sebastian has set his sights on democratizing higher education. Co-founder and CEO of Udacity, Sebastian is also a Research Professor at Stanford University and a Google Fellow, as well as the inventor of the autonomous car and project lead on Google Glass.
Thrun is a former Director of the Stanford AI Lab. He led the development of the robotic vehicle Stanley which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and which is exhibited in the Smithsonian.
His research focuses on robotics and artificial intelligence.
