Eric Landau

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Eric Landau

Eric Landau is the CEO & Co-Founder of Encord, the leading platforming for managing, curating and annotating AI data. Eric was the lead quantitative researcher on a global equity delta-one desk, putting thousands of models into production. Before Encord, he spent nearly a decade in high-frequency trading at DRW. He holds an S.M. in Applied Physics from Harvard University, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.S. in Physics from Stanford University.

He is also the host of the Deep Learning Leaders podcast where he speaks to the world's foremost thinkers in AI about the current challenges, future opportunities and their journeys in the industry.

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The Eval Stack the Top AI Teams Are Building Right Now [Webinar Recap]

The Eval Stack the Top AI Teams Are Building Right Now [Webinar Recap]

Model Evaluation
Jul 17 2026
Encord is the world’s first fully multimodal AI data platform

Encord is the world’s first fully multimodal AI data platform

Product
Nov 14 2024
Introducing Merlin: The Agentic Intelligence Layer for Encord

Introducing Merlin: The Agentic Intelligence Layer for Encord

Agents
Jun 16 2026
[Webinar Recap] How NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Is Changing the Way Physical AI Teams Build Training Data

[Webinar Recap] How NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Is Changing the Way Physical AI Teams Build Training Data

Agents
Jul 07 2026
Encord Integrates NVIDIA Cosmos Reason and Embed

Encord Integrates NVIDIA Cosmos Reason and Embed

Agents
Jun 03 2026
What Does It Actually Take to Trust a Robot in Production? Warehouse Robotics Roundtable Recap

What Does It Actually Take to Trust a Robot in Production? Warehouse Robotics Roundtable Recap

Physical AI
Apr 24 2026
Will World Models Eat Physical AI?: What We Learned from Our Physical AI Panel

Will World Models Eat Physical AI?: What We Learned from Our Physical AI Panel

Physical AI
Apr 30 2026
The Critical Role of Computer Vision in Cancer Treatment

The Critical Role of Computer Vision in Cancer Treatment

Healthcare
Nov 11 2022
How to Automate the Assessment of Training Data Quality

How to Automate the Assessment of Training Data Quality

Data Operations
Nov 11 2022
[Masterclass Recap] Building Robust 3D Data Pipelines: From Manual Cuboids to Scalable Workflows

[Masterclass Recap] Building Robust 3D Data Pipelines: From Manual Cuboids to Scalable Workflows

Physical AI
Feb 20 2026
What I Learned From My First Month at Y Combinator

What I Learned From My First Month at Y Combinator

Company
Nov 11 2022
Announcing the Launch of SAM 3 in Encord

Announcing the Launch of SAM 3 in Encord

Product
Nov 21 2025
Distributed Alignment and the Rise of the Age of Intelligence

Distributed Alignment and the Rise of the Age of Intelligence

Machine Learning
Jun 02 2025
How to Improve the Accuracy of Computer Vision Models

How to Improve the Accuracy of Computer Vision Models

Data Operations
Dec 19 2022
Lessons Learned: Employing ChatGPT as an ML Engineer for a Day

Lessons Learned: Employing ChatGPT as an ML Engineer for a Day

Machine Learning
Feb 21 2023
Key Takeaways: The 2026 Annotation Analytics Masterclass

Key Takeaways: The 2026 Annotation Analytics Masterclass

Data Annotation
Jan 16 2026
Announcing Data Agents: Apply Agents to Your Data With One Click

Announcing Data Agents: Apply Agents to Your Data With One Click

Product
Jan 05 2026
GPT-5: A Technical Breakdown

GPT-5: A Technical Breakdown

Generative AI
Aug 08 2025
DeepSeek AI: Open-Source Models Revolutionizing Language, Reasoning, and Multimodal AI

DeepSeek AI: Open-Source Models Revolutionizing Language, Reasoning, and Multimodal AI

Multimodal
Jan 29 2025
CoTracker3: Simplified Point Tracking with Pseudo-Labeling by Meta AI

CoTracker3: Simplified Point Tracking with Pseudo-Labeling by Meta AI

Computer Vision
Oct 18 2024
Enterprise AI in Production: Luc Vincent, former VP of AI at Meta

Enterprise AI in Production: Luc Vincent, former VP of AI at Meta

Machine Learning
Oct 05 2023
How to Label a Dataset (with Just a Few Lines of Code)

How to Label a Dataset (with Just a Few Lines of Code)

Data Operations
Nov 11 2022
What Are Micro-Models? Encord's Semi-Supervised Annotation Approach for Physical AI Data

What Are Micro-Models? Encord's Semi-Supervised Annotation Approach for Physical AI Data

Aug 25 2026
The Complete Physical AI Data Pipeline: From Data Collection to Deployment

The Complete Physical AI Data Pipeline: From Data Collection to Deployment

Data Collection
Aug 19 2026
How to Deploy Computer Vision Models in Variable Conditions

How to Deploy Computer Vision Models in Variable Conditions

Computer Vision
Jul 29 2025
Document Annotation Tool: Top 8 PDF Annotators for AI Training

Document Annotation Tool: Top 8 PDF Annotators for AI Training

Nov 06 2024
What Are World Models? A Guide to AI's Next Leap in Physical Reasoning

What Are World Models? A Guide to AI's Next Leap in Physical Reasoning

Physical AI
Aug 04 2026
The Complete Guide to Data Annotation [2026 Review]

The Complete Guide to Data Annotation [2026 Review]

Data Operations
Apr 08 2026
Build vs buy: A decision framework for data labeling tools

Build vs buy: A decision framework for data labeling tools

Data Annotation
Jul 06 2026
Best Data Labeling Platforms for Smart Cities AI [2026]

Best Data Labeling Platforms for Smart Cities AI [2026]

Data Annotation
Mar 02 2026
Reinforcement Learning for Motion Planning: The Next Frontier in AV and ADAS

Reinforcement Learning for Motion Planning: The Next Frontier in AV and ADAS

Computer Vision
Nov 10 2025
Logistics Data Labeling: the 6 best platforms and where they fit [2026]

Logistics Data Labeling: the 6 best platforms and where they fit [2026]

Data Annotation
Jun 15 2026
8 Best Data Labeling Platforms for Physical AI & Robotics [2026]

8 Best Data Labeling Platforms for Physical AI & Robotics [2026]

Data Annotation
Sep 18 2025
Machine Learning Image Classification: A Comprehensive Guide for 2026

Machine Learning Image Classification: A Comprehensive Guide for 2026

Machine Learning
Nov 08 2024
Everything You Need to Know About RAG Pipelines for Smarter AI Models

Everything You Need to Know About RAG Pipelines for Smarter AI Models

Machine Learning
Jan 20 2025
Announcing Encord’s $30 million Series B funding

Announcing Encord’s $30 million Series B funding

Company
Aug 13 2024
7 Best Data Labeling Platforms for Generative AI [2026]

7 Best Data Labeling Platforms for Generative AI [2026]

Data Annotation
Sep 18 2025
The Top 5 Data Labeling Platforms Powering Sports AI in 2026

The Top 5 Data Labeling Platforms Powering Sports AI in 2026

Data Annotation
Sep 24 2025
Llava-o1: A Vision-Language Reasoning Model Explained

Llava-o1: A Vision-Language Reasoning Model Explained

Machine Learning
Nov 26 2024
The State of AI in Surgical Robotics

The State of AI in Surgical Robotics

Healthcare
Oct 25 2023