Video: AI Compared to Rule-Based Inspections

As Vice President of Vision Engineering, Mr. Wyss leads Cognex's AI R&D and Vision Tools development. He joined Cognex in 2017 through the acquisition of ViDi Systems SA, a Swiss company that he co-founded in 2012, which pioneered the use of Deep Learning based visual inspection technology for factory automation. At Cognex he leads the invention of new key AI technologies like Edge Learning that dramatically simplified how AI tools can be trained for specific inspection tasks. During his tenure at Cognex, he helped to introduce new AI based vision tools to all major product lines helping to simplify and expand the use of machine vision technology in factories. He holds an M.S. in Physics, a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and a M.B.A. from ETH and University of Zürich, Switzerland.