About us | Kneron – Full Stack Edge AI

THE KNERON STORY

Founded in October 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Kneron is a pioneering force in full stack edge AI, redefining how intelligence is integrated into the devices that shape our world. From smart vehicles and security systems to AIoT applications, Kneron delivers high performance, low latency, and fully secure AI solutions that operate directly at the edge.

Our mission is to democratize AI, creating a future where every device is independently intelligent, every application is private, and every user can harness AI safely and effortlessly. By combining proprietary AI hardware, powerful software, and an open development ecosystem, Kneron empowers innovators, enterprises, and consumers to build, deploy, and scale intelligent solutions like never before.

Backed by leading global investors including Horizons Ventures, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Qualcomm, Sequoia Capital, CDIB, Foxconn, and Himax Technologies, with $190 million in funding, Kneron is driving the next generation of edge intelligence.

Kneron is not just building AI technology...it is shaping the intelligent future, where AI is everywhere, seamlessly integrated, and transforms how we live, work, and connect.

OUR VISION

To create a world where AI is everywhere, intelligent, and seamlessly integrated into everyday life.

We envision a future in which every device, from smart homes to vehicles and industrial equipment, becomes independently intelligent, empowering individuals and enterprises to harness AI safely, efficiently, and creatively. Through edge AI, proprietary hardware, and open development platforms, Kneron aims to democratize intelligence, making AI accessible to everyone and transforming how people live, work, and connect.

OUR PARTNERS

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Kneron provides cost-saving and flexible solutions to accelerate on-device edge AI technology adoption by simplifying device development and integration, and minimizing time-to-market. Let us know how we can help you.

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OUR INVESTORS

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Our vision is to democratize AI by developing the Edge AI Net to enable AI everywhere. Let us know if you want to build this future with us.

Our Team

Albert Liu

Founder & CEO of Kneron

Albert Liu, Kneron’s founder and CEO. After graduating from the Taiwan National Cheng Kung University, he got the scholarships from Raytheon and the University of California to join the UC Berkeley/UCLA/UCSD research programs, and then got his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Before establishing Kneron in San Diego, California, United States in October 20, 2015, He has worked in R&D and management positions in Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics R&D centre, MStar and Wireless Information.

Albert has been invited to give lectures of computer vision technology and artificial intelligence at the University of California, as well as to be a technical reviewer for many internationally renowned academic journals. In addition, Albert owned more than 30 international patents in the areas of artificial intelligence, computer vision and image processing. He has published more than 70 papers in major international journals and received the IEEE Darlington Award and IEEE CTSoc Awards.

Frank Chang

Cofounder

Wintek Chair and Distinguished Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of California, Los Angeles , where he conducts research in areas of high-performance & mixed-signal system-on-chip designs for radio, radar, imaging, interconnect and spectrometer systems from RF to terahertz frequency ranges. He is also the Director of UCLA's High Speed Electronics Laboratory.

Formerly he was the President of National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2015-2019), and the Assistant Director & Department Manager of the High Speed Electronics Laboratory at Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks, California (1983-1997).

He has received numerous awards and recognition, including:

IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal
(2023)
IEEE Darlington Award
(2021)
JJ Thomson Medal for Electronics
(IET, 2017)
Fellow, US National Academy of Inventors (2015)
Academician, Academia Sinica
(2012)
Member, US National Academy of Engineering (2008)
David Sarnoff Award, (IEEE, 2006)
Fellow, IEEE (1996)

Roger Liu

Chief Operating Officer

Roger obtained a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has 20+ years of semiconductor and AI industry experience. Roger was the former VP for R&D in Sentelic Corp, and also served as COO in Milkyway Silicon Technology.

Hsiang-Tsun Li

Chief Scientist

Hsiang-Tsun Li previously worked in Qualcomm for 17 years. He also served as the Vice President of Spreadtrum, held R&D and managerial positions at Lucent Technologies, and was a technical manager of Huawei and Vivo. In the fields of multimedia, image processing, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, he has obtained over 70 international patents and published many papers in major international journals.

Eddy Huang

Special Assistant to the CEO

Eddy has obtained his MBA at Tamkang University. He was the COO for Advanced Power Electronics and served as Vice President of Operations at Young Fast Optoelectronics.

Alice Feng

Chief Financial Officer

With over 20 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and corporate development, Alice Feng has executed more than 35 M&A and financing transactions totaling approximately $45 billion. As a Chief Financial Officer, she has led both large enterprises and high-growth start-ups, driving operational improvements, fundraising initiatives, and strategic exits—including Lunaphore’s capital raise and successful exit in 2023. In her corporate development roles, Alice has spearheaded M&A strategy, integrations, and growth initiatives across various sectors including industrial and healthcare. Her career is further supported by more than a decade in investment banking, where she gained extensive cross-border transaction experience across the Asia-Pacific region. Alice holds dual degrees in Business Economics and Microbiology from UCLA and is based in San Diego.

Team Voices

Steven

Software Engineer

At Kneron, I developed a fall detection algorithm by building a dataset from scratch and experimenting with cutting edge artificial intelligence models. The best part of it is to know that my work is making a real world impact by enabling safety.

Jenna, Ph.D.

Principal Engineer

Kneron holds a unique position in the field of artificial intelligence and provides an excellent opportunity to anyone interested to contribute to this fast-growing field. I'm proud to lead the AI algorithm team in enabling intelligent edge devices to serve more users.

Vincent

Senior Marketing Supervisor

Autonomous driving is the trickiest AI application; it involves complicated scenarios and requires the machine to outperform humans in decision-making. It is exciting to solve these problems for customers and enable safer and more efficient traffic experiences.