Summary
Haotian Wu is a senior technology leader with 11+ years building and scaling autonomous systems across automotive, robotics, and last-mile logistics, currently leading Meituan’s autonomous drone delivery hardware platform as Senior Director. He combines deep technical expertise in AI accelerators, high-performance edge compute, robotics, digital twin and intelligent controls with hands-on product leadership honed at Intel, Rivian, and AVL to bring complex, safety-critical products to market. A Ph.D. in Intelligent Controls from Purdue and certifications in functional safety, PMP and Scrum underscore his rigor in ISO-26262-aligned development and systems engineering. He has authored technical papers, holds six patents, led DOE/NSFC-funded research, and chairs the IEEE CSS-SEC, reflecting both research pedigree and industry impact. Notably, he has repeatedly built HIL and simulation-first workflows to accelerate development cycles and reduce reliance on physical prototypes, a practical advantage he’s applied from academic competitions to enterprise deployments.
11 years of coding experience