Renault’s CTO and AI Leader, Co-Creator of Siri, CTO at HP and bestselling author of “Artificial Intelligence Does Not Exist”
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Luc Julia is a French human-machine interaction specialist and inventor who, at the age of nine, built a robot that made his bed. He graduated from Pierre et Machine Curie University in Paris and holds a PhD in computer science from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Paris.
Upon graduation, Luc Julia moved to Silicon Valley in the USA where he started his career at SRI International. The aim was to create the ‘Computer-Human Interaction Center” where, together with his team, he succeeded in developing the first smart refrigerators and vehicles. He also took part in the launch of Nuance Communication in 1994. Nuance, a world leader in speech recognition, develops solutions for various sectors, including the automotive industry, healthcare, and financial services.
Ten years of research later, Luc Julia spent the next decade building up several startups, after which he worked for big companies in his field like HP, Apple, and Samsung. He took on the role of Chief Technologist at HP, was the former director of SIRI at Apple, and from 2012 to 2017, was CTO and VP of Innovation for Samsung, leading the company’s vision and strategy for the Internet of Things. Luc is currently the Chief Scientific and AI Officer of the Renault Group. and Ampere, Renault’s E-Tech sustainability operation.
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Besides his illustrious career in AI, Luc Julia is the bestselling author of “Artificial Intelligence Does Not Exist” and holds dozens of patents. And more recently: “On va droit dans le mur ?” (in French 2020)
Luc Julia, is an innovative scientist with a PhD in user interfaces, a hands-on developer who can crank out code at an amazing pace.
He dedicates himself to informing people about AI. He believes AI cannot supplant man’s intelligence or our ability to create or innovate.
Luc Julia lives in Palo Alto and presents in English and French.
"We wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to Luc for participating in this year’s Obesity Communication Masterclass for Novo Nordisk. We very much appreciate his expertise in the area of AI and making this relevant to communications, and his natural flow in lieu of a rehearsal. The success of this event is in no doubt down to the brilliance of our speakers, and Luc’s professionalism and presence made the event a truly memorable experience for everyone who tuned in."