SEATTLE, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq:
AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies,
today announced the addition of Yasser
Ibrahim as Axon's SVP of Artificial Intelligence (AI),
effective March 9, 2020.
Mr. Ibrahim joins Axon's leadership team from Amazon, where he
most recently served as head of distributed machine learning at
Alexa AI. Mr. Ibrahim led applied science and ML engineering teams
developing state-of-the-art deep learning frameworks and
distributed algorithms powering Alexa's large-scale ML
experimentation and production platforms. He also led
multidisciplinary engineering and science teams building computer
vision systems and computational imaging algorithms for Amazon Go,
the world's first "Just Walk Out" store and technology platform. At
Microsoft, Mr. Ibrahim led computer vision system teams to deliver
technologies such as Pixelsense, and previously developed flight
control and autopilot systems for flight simulators at CAE Inc., in
Montreal.
Mr. Ibrahim will lead Axon's AI team, based in Axon's global
software hub in Seattle, and will
report to Axon Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President
of Software Jeff Kunins.
"At this moment in history, Axon's unrelenting mission to
obsolete the bullet and uplift social justice in the world couldn't
be more relevant or more vitally important," Mr. Kunins says.
"Artificial intelligence and applied machine learning are
fundamental to how we are harnessing technology to radically
improve transparency, accountability, and safety for law
enforcement and the citizens they protect. Mr. Ibrahim brings
decades of AI expertise and a proven ability to attract and retain
world-class science talent. I'm thrilled to welcome him to Axon and
to invent on behalf of customers together."
Axon's AI team is developing technologies that include video
redaction, automatic license plate readers (ALPR), gunshot
detection, automated transcription of body camera video, and more.
In addition to leading that team, Mr. Ibrahim will work closely
with Axon's independent AI Ethics Board to ensure these
technologies are built and deployed with an ethical design
framework.
"I am passionate about Axon's mission to protect life, and the
products we are inventing and delivering on behalf of customers are
at an incredibly exciting intersection of public safety,
responsible AI, and multimodal machine learning," says Mr. Ibrahim.
"We already have an incredible team, and I look forward to leading
and growing world-class science talent at Axon to bring all their
creativity and grit to bear on these challenges and deliver
transformative results for public safety agencies and the
communities they serve."
About Axon
Axon is a global network of devices, apps, training and people
that helps public safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a
mission of protecting life, our technologies give customers the
confidence, focus and time they need to protect their communities.
Our products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, there are more than 465,200 software seats booked
on the Axon network around the world and more than 225,000 lives
have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps, training
and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800)
978-2737.
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