Answol Hu

Answol Hu is an engineering leader with broad industry experience ranging from wireless semiconductors to identity verification. As an adjunct professor at the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement (SoPA), Answol is bringing real-world engineering and management experience into the classroom.

In his current role as the VP of Engineering and Data at Prove, Answol leads the organization’s primary engineering group building all of Prove’s authentication and identity verification solutions. Answol joined Prove as part of an acquisition of a behavioral biometrics startup where he was the Machine Learning Engineering Manager leading the development of gait-based authentication solutions. Earlier in his career, Answol spent many years at Qualcomm and Intel developing signal processing algorithms and software for cellular modems across the protocol stack.

Answol holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.