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Best known for his work studying Tesla’s Autopilot, Autonomous driving system and other drivers assist Lex Fridman is a Russian American Research Scientist, Professor, and Internet Personality who took the world by a storm with his new research and work on a driving system with Telsa.
Currently working as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fridman is a passionate researcher who is always in for creative work and loves to do something new.
With more than 93,000 subscribers Lex Fridman also has a self-entitled YouTube channel in which, he uploads videos related to his research, Self-Driving Cars, Deep Learning, and podcasts about Artificial Intelligence.
Height / Weight / Age
Born on 15 August 1983. He appears to be tall, healthy, and has a well-maintained body figure. His body figure measurements are 40-30-35. His biceps measure 14 inches and he wears number 10 in the shoe size.
His height measures 5 feet 9 inches while his weight is 78 kg approximately. He has a rare set of blue-colored eyes and the color of his hair is dark brown.
Date Of Birth | 15 August 1983 |
Age | 41 Years |
Height | In Centimetres – 175 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 9″ |
Weight | In Kilograms – 78 Kg
In Pounds – 171 lbs |
Body Measurements | 40-30-35 |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Shoe Size | 10 (US) |
Net Worth
As one of the most intelligent people in the USA Lex Fridman has given a notable contribution to the field of research and artificial intelligence. He has worked at Google and has been working with MIT currently.
He has earned most of his wealth through his professional work as well as research and has become quite popular on social media as well. The total net worth estimated by Lex Fridman is $1.2 million US dollars as of now.
Education / Family
Born Alexei Fedotov, Lex Fridman was born and raised in Moscow, Russia but his family later moved to the United States of America when he was young. He has not shared the name of his parents but it is known that he has a brother whose name is Gregory Friedman. Lex studied at his local High school and later attended Drexel University.
Name |
Lex Fridman (In The USA) |
Nickname | Alexei Fedotov (In Russia), Lex |
Birth Place | Moscow, Russia |
Profession | Research Scientist, Professor, and Social Media Personality |
Sexual Orientation | Not Known |
School | High School |
College | Drexel University |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American and Russian |
Home Town | Moscow, Russia |
Fathers Name | Name Not Known (Businessman) |
Mothers Name | Name Not Known |
Brothers | Gregory Friedman |
Sister | Not Known |
Career / Fashion And Style
Working on human-centered artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, Lex is currently working as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. By joining Google in Mountain View, CA, he initially started his career back in January 2015 and served the company until May.
With a focus on active authentication, as a researcher, he worked in machine learning research. He started working as a professor for MIT in mid-2015 and teaches courses related to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and deep reinforcement learning.
The young research professor was working on applications of Machine learning, computer vision, and decision fission techniques while he was doing his Ph.D. activity recognition, active authentication, and robotics are some of the different fields in which his notable work has been recognized.
For self-driving cars with a human in the loop, Fridman is currently developing deep learning methods. His website has numerous publications and research work. Frequently posting pictures and videos related to his personal and professional life, Lex is active on social media platforms like YouTube and Twitter as well.
Girlfriends, Affairs, Wife and More
The popular researcher from the USA has not shared any details about his dating life and is not married as of now.
Girlfriend | Not Known |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Wife | None |
Favorite Things
Here we provide you the list of Lex Fridman’s favorite things.
Favorite Actors | Ryan Reynolds |
Favorite Actress | Jennifer Lawrence |
Favorite Colour | Blue |
Favorite Holiday Destinations | Switzerland |
Favorite Food | Continental Cuisine |
Favorite Things To Do | Playing Guitar, Practicing Jiu-Jitsu, and Reading |
Some Interesting Facts About Lex Fridman
- Lex was quite young when his family moved to the United States of America.
- He is fluent in speaking English as well as Russian.
- The young professor has earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the field of Computer Science.
- His notable work in a number of fields such as active authentication, robotics, and activity recognition has helped many for their research.
- Fridman also worked on computer vision, decision fusion techniques, and applications of machine learning while doing his Ph.D.
- Both as a guest and on podcasts, Lex loves to engage in deep meaningful discussions.
- The scientist enjoys playing guitar and practicing jiu-jitsu besides his work in the field of research.