Dr. Ching-Yao Chan is the Co-Director of Berkeley DeepDrive (BDD). BDD is a research consortium dedicated to the research and development of computer vision and AI technologies, with applications for autonomous driving and robotics. Dr. Chan leads research projects on machine learning applications in autonomous driving and manages the BDD infrastructure projects in data and experimental vehicles.
Dr. Ching-Yao Chan is also a Program Manager at California PATH (Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology). PATH has been a pioneering organization spearheading the field of research on intelligent transportation systems since 1986. At PATH, Dr. Chan leads research projects in vehicle automation, advanced vehicular technologies, human factors, and traffic systems.
Dr. Chan has three decades of research experience in a broad range of automotive and transportation systems. His research spans from the development of driver-assistance and automated driving systems, sensing and wireless communication technologies, to highway network safety assessment.
More information about Dr. Chan can be found here.

A wellspring of innovation, the school occupies a 1,232-acre campus near downtown Berkeley. UC Berkeley, also known as Cal, was established in 1868 as the flagship of today’s 10-campus University of California.  California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH), a research and development program of the University of California, Berkeley, has been a leader in Intelligent Transportation Systems research since its founding in 1986. In collaboration with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), administered by the university’s Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), PATH is a multi-disciplinary program with staff, faculty, and students from universities worldwide and cooperative projects with private industry, state and local agencies, and nonprofit institutions. In 2011, the current incarnation of PATH emerged through the consolidation of two UC Berkeley programs, the California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways and the California Center for Innovative Transportation. The new organization has brought together deep expertise in both research and deployment and is redefining the concept of “intelligent transportation systems” to meet the realities of the Information Age.