This article was produced in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Data Sciences Institute.
Data scientists and machine learning engineers are increasingly being sought across industries, but the number one challenge Rohan Alexander hears about from colleagues is the difficulty they face hiring qualified talent.
“The most exciting AI you read about was developed in Canada, and largely at U of T,” says Alexander, Director of Technical Skills and Curriculum as well as an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, jointly appointed in the Faculty of Information and the Department of Statistical Sciences.