Dr. Rodolfo Rivas

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Biography

Rodolfo Rivas is a professional AI practitioner with extensive experience in advanced analytics and AI product management. Currently serving as Senior Manager of AI Risk Governance at Scotiabank, he develops policies and processes for the ethical and trustworthy application of AI. Prior to his role at Scotiabank, Rodolfo held various positions at TD Bank, where he was the Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics and Technical Product, overseeing the AI product lifecycle and enhancing AI adoption organization-wide. His career at TD involved leading projects focused on integrating people, processes, and technology to achieve business objectives across diverse functions, including fraud detection and treasury management. Before his entry into finance, he gained valuable experience in manufacturing and logistics. Rodolfo holds degrees in Chemistry, an MBA, and a Master of Management Analytics from Queen's University, and currently teaches courses related to Mathematics and AI, as well as Research Methods & Statistical Inference.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON

Teaching courses in Mathematics AI and Machine Learning.

Course Director

— Present

York University • Canada

Directing Master of Financial Accountability program.

Instructor

— Present

University of Toronto • Canada

Instructing Statistics for Data Science Fundamentals Certificate program.

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.