Global leader in machine learning presents at BizSkule - Electrical & Computer Engineering

From left: Professor Brendan Frey (ECE), U of T Engineering alumnus and CEO of Jupiter Networks Rami Rahim, Dean Cristina Amon and ECE Chair Professor Farid Najm. Your computer can identify you in photos, sort your email and keep your money safe online, but like anyone starting a new job, first it needs to learn how. The field of machine learning has exploded in recent years, and researchers are now developing software systems that can "learn" by exposure to training data sets and make "decisions" about real-world problems in ways that approach or exceed human abilities. On Thursday, June 23, alumni of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, current students and friends of the Faculty gathered at a BizSkule Speaker Series event in California to learn about the next frontier of machine learning from one of the field's experts, Brendan Frey, a professor in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Hosted by Rami Rahim (ElecE 9T4), CEO of Juniper Networks at the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley, BizSkule showcases engineering leadership by inviting keynote speakers and industry panellists to share their experiences and insights on key issues and hot topics. Professor Frey and his team are working on closing what he calls the genotype-phenotype gap: understanding how a person's genomic make up influences their physical characteristics and traits.