Fei Fei Li is an academic who works in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. She is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Her research focuses on machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and cognitive and computational neuroscience.
Li graduated from Princeton University’s Department of Physics in 1999 and completed her Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology in 2005. Between 2005 and 2006, she served as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. From 2007 to 2009, she was affiliated with Princeton University’s Department of Computer Science. In 2009, she joined Stanford University, where she held a series of academic positions from assistant professor to professor. She directed the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 2013 to 2018.
Li’s research encompasses machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, robotic perception, cognitive vision, and computational neuroscience. She has published approximately two hundred scientific papers, with her work widely featured in international journals and conferences. She is the lead architect of ImageNet and the ImageNet Challenge, large-scale visual recognition datasets that have played a decisive role in advancing the fields of computer vision and deep learning.
Between 2017 and 2018, Li served as Chief Scientist for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Google Cloud and as a vice president at Google. She has also held board membership positions at various technology companies.
Li works to promote inclusivity in artificial intelligence and STEM fields. She is among the founders of the Stanford SAILORS program and the nationally influential organization AI4ALL. She has delivered presentations and provided advisory work on artificial intelligence at various policy platforms, including the United Nations and the U.S. Congress.
Li is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine. She contributes to various scientific initiatives under the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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