Tolga Kurtoglu
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Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu is a Turkish American engineer and technology executive who is the chief technology officer of Lenovo. He is known for his work on the application of artificial intelligence to complex engineered and cyber-physical systems and for leading industrial research and development organizations in the United States.
Kurtoglu previously served as the chief executive officer of PARC (formerly Palo Alto Research Center and Xerox PARC) and as chief technology officer at HP Inc. Earlier in his career he was a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, where he worked on intelligent systems and predictive analytics for mission critical systems.
His academic research has focused on artificial intelligence for engineering design, digital and advanced manufacturing, and systems health management. He is the author or co-author of more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and an inventor on numerous patents in computational design and automated manufacturing and process planning.
Career
NASA Ames Research Center
Kurtoglu began his research career at NASA Ames Research Center, where he worked on the application of artificial intelligence and model-based reasoning to aerospace and other complex engineered systems. His work included predictive analytics for system health, computational approaches to fault-tolerant design, and intelligent techniques for monitoring and managing the performance of physical systems.[1]
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Kurtoglu later joined PARC, where he held a number of research and leadership roles before becoming the chief executive officer in January 2017.
During his tenure, PARC focused on the commercialization of research in areas including artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, and digital systems. The organization worked with corporate and government partners to transition laboratory technologies into commercially deployed products and services.[2]
HP
Following the separation of Hewlett-Packard into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Kurtoglu joined HP Inc. as chief technology officer, where he was responsible for the company’s long-term research agenda and advanced technology strategy.[3]
In this role he oversaw work in areas such as digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence, immersive computing, and future computing architectures, and helped establish partnerships with universities, startups and research institutions.
Lenovo
In 2024, Kurtoglu was appointed chief technology officer of Lenovo, with responsibility for the company’s global research and technology strategy and long-term innovation agenda.[4]
As CTO he has spoken about the development of artificial intelligence across devices, infrastructure and services and the convergence of physical and digital systems, including edge computing, hybrid AI and intelligent devices.[5]
Research
Kurtoglu’s research focuses on artificial intelligence, systems engineering and advanced manufacturing, with a focus on computational methods for the design and operation of complex engineered systems.
His doctoral work at the University of Texas at Austin, Automating the conceptual design process[6], developed techniques for generating system architectures from functional requirements and for navigating large design spaces using artificial-intelligence-based methods.
He has authored or co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of artificial intelligence for engineering design, intelligent systems, digital manufacturing and system health management.
He is also an inventor on patents in computational design and automated process planning, including systems for generating computer-numerical-control machining process plans from geometric models.
Selected publications
Kurtoglu, Tolga; Swantner, Albert; and Campbell, Matthew I. (2010). Automating the conceptual design process: From black box to component selection. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 24(1), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060409990163
Bryant, Cari R.; McAdams, Daniel A.; Stone, Robert B.; Kurtoglu, Tolga; and Campbell, Matthew I. (2005). A computational technique for concept generation. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Long Beach, California. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2005-85323
Nelaturi, Saigopal; Rangarajan, Arvind; Fritz, Christian; and Kurtoglu, Tolga (2014). Automated fixture configuration for rapid manufacturing planning. Computer-Aided Design, 46, 160–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2013.08.028
References
- ↑ "Diagnostics & Prognostics Group - NASA". Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Smith, Nick (November 2017). "Interview Tolga Kurtoglu - CEO of PARC". Engineering & Technology. 12 (10): 72–75. doi:10.1049/et.2017.1026. ISSN 1750-9637.
- ↑ Alspach, Kyle. "HP Names Former Xerox Exec Tolga Kurtoglu As New CTO | CRN". www.crn.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Lenovo Names Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu as New Chief Technology Officer". Lenovo StoryHub. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Droulers, Annabelle (2026-01-07). "Lenovo CTO on AI Product Rollout, Vision". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Kurtoglu, Tolga; Swantner, Albert; Campbell, Matthew I. (February 2010). "Automating the conceptual design process: "From black box to component selection"". AI EDAM. 24 (1): 49–62. doi:10.1017/S0890060409990163. ISSN 1469-1760.
External links
- Tolga Kurtoglu publications indexed by Google Scholar
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