Russ Salakhutdinov is a machine-learning researcher serving as Chief Science Officer at Sooth Labs and UPMC Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His prior roles include Vice President of Research at Meta, Director of AI Research at Apple, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.
Russ Salakhutdinov is a machine-learning researcher serving as Chief Science Officer at Sooth Labs and UPMC Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His prior roles include Vice President of Research at Meta, Director of AI Research at Apple, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.
Career
Russ Salakhutdinov studied at University of Toronto (PhD in Machine Learning, Department of Computer Science and Master of Science in Computer Science) and High Point University (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics).
UPMC Professor of Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University from 2016-02 to PresentProfessor in the Machine Learning Department within Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science. Research interests include deep learning, reinforcement learning, and statistical machine learning.