Shenzhen-based Huawei promoted Noah’s Ark Lab senior researcher Wang Yunhe as leader of the AI research unit, replacing previous head Yao Jun, according to a report on Monday by Chinese tech media Leiphone, citing people familiar with the matter.
The leadership change might lead to further personnel adjustments at the unit, the report said.
Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
The move reflects how US-sanctioned Huawei is bolstering its AI capabilities with a young engineer like Wang – who works on areas such as deep learning, model compression and computer vision at Noah’s Ark Lab – amid a heightened search for talent in the nascent domestic AI sector.
