# Yann LeCun

> Yann LeCun is a French-American computer scientist whose work on convolutional neural networks helped make modern computer vision practical. A 2018 Turing Award recipient and NYU professor, he now chairs AMI Labs, where he pursues AI systems that learn and predict aspects of the physical world.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman, AMI Labs; professor, New York University
- **Organizations:** AMI Labs, New York University, Meta AI (former), Bell Labs (former), AT&T Labs (former)
- **From:** Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France
- **Nationality:** French-American
- **Education:** Diplôme d’Ingénieur, Electrical Engineering, ESIEE Paris, DEA, Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition, Pierre and Marie Curie University, PhD, Computer Science, Pierre and Marie Curie University
- **Known for:** Developed foundational convolutional neural network work and early handwritten digit recognition systems., Shared the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award for breakthroughs in deep learning., Helped found and lead Facebook AI Research.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Completed a PhD in computer science in Paris.
- **1988** — Joined AT&T Bell Laboratories after postdoctoral work at the University of Toronto.
- **1996** — Became head of the Image Processing Research Department at AT&T Labs Research.
- **2003** — Joined New York University as a professor.
- **2013** — Began leading Facebook AI Research.
- **2018** — Shared the ACM A.M. Turing Award with Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio.
- **2025** — Left Meta and began the AMI Labs chapter.
- **2026** — AMI Labs announced a €890 million ($1.03 billion) seed round; LeCun serves as executive chairman.

## Achievements

- Developed foundational convolutional neural network work and early handwritten digit recognition systems.
- Shared the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award for breakthroughs in deep learning.
- Helped found and lead Facebook AI Research.
- Founded NYU’s Center for Data Science.
- Elected to the US National Academy of Engineering, US National Academy of Sciences, and Académie des Sciences.
- Shared the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering with Hinton and Bengio.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Met European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen at VivaTech in Paris.
- **2026-03** — AMI Labs announced a €890 million ($1.03 billion) seed round for world-model research.
- **2026-01** — Explained his decision to leave Meta and establish AMI Labs in a Le Monde interview.

## Links

- Website: https://yann.lecun.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-lecun/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ylecun
- GitHub: https://github.com/ylecun
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yannlecun/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yann.lecun

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