I'm an experienced scientist & technical leader. These days, I spend my time on LLM post-training, AI for science, and managing research & engineering teams.
Currently, I'm the Director of Sovereign AI at Cohere. I'm also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering.
Previously, I was a Principal Applied Scientist at Xero and a Senior Data Scientist at Citrine Informatics. My PhD in Materials Science & Engineering was awarded from MIT, and my thesis pioneered the use of several NLP and generative AI methods for advanced materials discovery.
My hobbies include climbing, martial arts, and playing video games. I also love dogs and exploring the outdoors. More recently, I've picked up gardening as well.
Below are some topics that I like to think about, in no particular order:
If we haven't met, send me a message on LinkedIn or email me at my current professional email address. I'm not always able to respond, but I promise I read everything.