Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist and one of the world's leading experts in artificial intelligence, recognized globally for his pioneering work in deep learning and artificial neural networks.

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Nationality: Canadian
Residence: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation: Computer Scientist, Professor, AI Researcher, Co-Founder, Scientific Director
Known For: Deep learning (Godfather), Neural machine translation, Generative adversarial networks, Attention models, Word embeddings, Denoising autoencoders, Language models, Learning to learn, Generative flow networks, Co-recipient of 2018 Turing Award
Accolades: Turing Award (2018), Killam Prize (2019), Princess of Asturias Award (2022), VinFuture Prize (2024), Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2025), TIME 100 Most Influential (2024)
Education: B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (McGill, 1986); M.Sc. in Computer Science (McGill, 1988); PhD in Computer Science (McGill, 1991)
Website: https://lawzero.org/en

Yoshua Bengio

Recognized worldwide as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence,Yoshua Bengiois best known for his pioneering work in deep learning, which earned him the2018 A.M. Turing Award, often called the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” alongsideGeoffrey HintonandYann LeCun.

He is aFull Professor at the Université de Montréaland theFounder and Scientific Director ofMila – Quebec AI Institute.He co-directs theCIFARLearning in Machines & Brains program, serves as Scientific Director ofIVADO, and in 2025 launchedLawZero, a nonprofit dedicated to building safe and transparent AI systems.

Bengio’s contributions have earned him numerous honors, includingFellow of theRoyal Society of Londonand Canada,Knight of the French Legion of Honor, andOfficer of the Order of Canada. He is also the first AI researcher to surpassone million citations on Google Scholar.

A committed advocate for responsible AI, Bengio helped draft theMontreal Declaration for the Responsible Development of AIand continues to champion AI safety, ethics, and ensuring that AI benefits society as a whole.

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