Cory Henson, Ph.D.

Please tell us what fascinates you most about research.
Since childhood, I’ve always wanted to be an explorer, to travel to unknown lands and discover the hidden gems of our world. That’s the reason I ventured into a career in research, which affords the ability to travel and explore the vast expanse of ideas, searching for unique solutions to exciting challenges.

What makes the research done at Bosch so special?
Bosch represents a unique research opportunity, with its long history of developing sensors and sensing systems, large collection of sensor data, and the vision and drive to leverage these resources and know-how to develop the next generation of intelligent systems.

What research topics are you currently working on at Bosch?
AI requires lots of data. In collaboration with other Bosch business units, we are developing knowledge representation and semantic search technologies that will enable data scientists to search and discover the data needed to realize the autonomous driving technologies of the future.

What are the biggest scientific challenges in your field of research?
Knowledge-based artificial intelligence, or KBAI, focuses on finding synergies between knowledge representation technologies and AI. As an example, the use of knowledge graphs to discover and select the features of machine learning algorithms can improve their accuracy, recall, and precision. In the other direction, machine learning may be used to identify additional facts to be asserted within a knowledge graph. This symbiotic, cyclical interaction between these two technologies is often referred to as the virtuous cycle of KBAI, with each improving the other and leading to a new generation of intelligent systems.

How do the results of your research become part of solutions “Invented for life”?
Automated driving will change the future of mobility. There will be fewer traffic jams, lower emissions, and fewer accidents. In 2020, the estimated number of autonomous vehicles on the road in the United States was 10 million. In order to realize this vision further, the vehicle must be able to sense, think, and act in all situations. Such technology, which promises a future with safer driving experiences, is “Invented for life.”