Russ Salakhutdinov
Ruslan Salakhutdinov | |
|---|---|
 Salakhutdinov in 2016 | |
| Born | c. 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Artificial intelligence |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Thesis | Learning deep generative models (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Hinton |
Ruslan Salakhutdinov (Russian: Руслан Салахутдинов; born c. 1980) is a Canadian researcher of Tatar origin working in the field of artificial intelligence.
He specializes in deep learning, probabilistic graphical models, and large-scale optimization.[1]
Life
[edit]Salakhutdinov's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Hinton.[2] Salakhutdinov was considering quitting the field of artificial intelligence when he met Hinton in 2004, but changed his mind after Hinton asked him to take part in a project focused on a new way to train artificial neural networks, which he dubbed "deep belief networks." This research made a large impact on the field of deep learning.[3]
He received his PhD in 2009.[4]
He is well known for having developed Bayesian Program Learning.[2]
Career
[edit]Salakhutdinov is a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.[5]
Since 2009, he has published at least 42 papers on machine learning.[6]
Salakhutdinov joined Apple as its director of AI research in 2016 but left in 2020 to return to Carnegie Mellon University.[1][7][8]
In June 2023, Salakhutdinov joined Felix Smart which is a company that uses AI to take care for plants and animals as Board Director.[9]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Apple's latest hire could signal a big shift in the company's approach to AI". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b "When machines learn like humans - KurzweilAI". www.kurzweilai.net. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Metz, Cade (2022-02-15). Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World. Penguin. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-5247-4269-0.
- ^ Salakhutdinov, Ruslan. "Ruslan Salakhutdinov" (PDF). Ruslan Salakhutdinov. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Times, Tech (18 October 2016). "Apple Taps Carnegie Mellon AI Expert Ruslan Salakhutdinov: Siri Getting Beefed Up?". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Apple hires its first director of AI research". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Huateng, Ma; Zhaoli, Meng; Deli, Yan; Hualei, Wang (2021-01-25). The Chinese Digital Economy. Springer Nature. p. 57. ISBN 978-981-336-005-1.
- ^ Mickle, Tripp; Chen, Brian X.; Metz, Cade (2024-05-10). "Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Felix Smart Inc. "Felix Smart Appoints Ruslan Salakhutdinov to Board of Directors". PRLog. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Deep learning: Changing the playing field of artificial intelligence - MaRS". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Russ Salakhutdinov publications indexed by Google Scholar
