Valeo Group announced that Patrick Perez has been appointed Scientific Director of Valeo.ai, the first global research center in artificial intelligence and deep learning dedicated to automotive applications, founded in Paris in June 2017. He will start his new role at Valeo.ai in early March 2018. In line with Valeo's open innovation strategy, Patrick Perez will continue to build the Group's connections with the global academic and scientific community, both in artificial intelligence and the automotive industry, while ensuring that Valeo.ai works closely with Valeo's application centers worldwide. In this role, Patrick Perez will be supported by a scientific committee that will include, in particular, Stephane Mallat, Professor and Data Science Chair at the College de France, in order to assist Valeo in its strategic thinking and research projects in artificial intelligence.