Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian-French computer scientist widely recognized as one of the pioneers of deep learning and artificial intelligence. Born on March 5, 1964, in Paris, France, he later moved to Canada, where he pursued his studies in engineering and computer science at McGill University, earning a Ph.D. in the field.
After completing postdoctoral research at MIT and AT&T Bell Labs, Bengio became a professor at the Université de Montréal in 1993. There, he founded the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA), which has grown into one of the world’s leading research centers for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
In 2018, Bengio was awarded the prestigious ACM A.M. Turing Award alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun for their work in deep learning, a recognition often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing." The trio is frequently called the “Godfathers of AI” for their foundational contributions to the field.
In addition to his research, Bengio co-founded Element AI in 2016, aiming to bring cutting-edge AI research into real-world business applications. He is also a prominent voice in the global conversation about the ethical development of AI, advocating for responsible governance to ensure technology serves humanity in a safe and equitable way.
