Michael Wagner
Co-Founder & Chief Safety Officer,
Edge Case Research
Starting his career in the 90s working with roboticist Red Whittaker on NASA projects at Carnegie Mellon University, Michael Wagner realized early on that the safety engineering of autonomous systems lagged far behind the rapid pace of their commercialization. He has been on a mission to solve this critical challenge since 2006, pioneering the field of autonomous vehicle safety and helping to establish it as a major focus in both research and industry. In 2014, he founded Edge Case Research to bring this vision to industry, and under his leadership the company has achieved substantial revenue growth and now serves key customers across the autonomous vehicle and defense industries. A visionary leader, Michael pairs an energetic, forward-looking approach with tangible business results, driving the autonomous technology industry toward a safer future.
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