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Raquel Urtasun is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto and a co-founder of Waabi and the Vector Institute. She is a leading expert in artificial intelligence, specializing in self-driving cars, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, and remote sensing. Her academic journey includes a Bachelor’s degree from Universidad Publica de Navarra, a Ph.D. from Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, and research experience at MIT and UC Berkeley. Urtasun has served as Chief Scientist and Head of R&D at Uber ATG, and she has received several prestigious awards such as the NSERC EWR Steacie Award and the NVIDIA Pioneers of AI Award. She is actively involved in mentoring motivated students in Ph.D. and Master’s programs within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, inspiring the next generation of researchers in cutting-edge technology related to autonomous driving and machine learning.
Uber ATG • Toronto, ON, Canada
Led R&D efforts at Uber's Advanced Technology Group.
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago • Chicago, IL, USA
Engaged in academic research in machine learning and computer vision.
Department of Sociology