2024
Yoshua Bengio
Yoshua Bengio recognized for contributions to deep learning systems
2024
Yoshua Bengio recognized for contributions to deep learning systems
Yoshua Bengio, a global leader in artificial intelligence, is a winner of the 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize. The Université de Montréal professor shares the award with four other scientists, including University of Toronto Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton, for his work in pioneering neural networks and deep learning algorithms.
Deep learning uses artificial neural networks for tasks like voice recognition, computer vision, and language processing. It draws inspiration from the human brain, using algorithms to convert the biological process of learning into mathematical sequences. The goal is for machines to improve their performance over time by learning from data, sometimes with supervision and increasingly through self-learning techniques.
“Professor Bengio’s contributions have become integral to modern deep learning systems, particularly in NLP (natural language processing),” says the VinFuture citation. “His advancements have enabled tools used by millions worldwide, including virtual assistants and machine translation services. His work continues to shape deep learning fields, from robotics to personalized medicine.”
Professor Bengio is a Full Professor at Université de Montréal, the Founder and Scientific Director of MILA, a community of more than 1,200 researchers specializing in machine learning and the world’s largest academic research centre for deep learning. He co-directs the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Learning in Machines & Brains program and acts as Scientific Director of the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO).
His groundbreaking work in deep learning also earned Professor Bengio the 2018 Turing Award, regarded as ‘the Nobel Prize of Computing,’ along with Dr. Hinton and Yann LeCun.
He was named one of TIME’s magazine 100 Most Influential People of 2024.
