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Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, and a pioneer of artificial neural networks and

1964 – presentFranceContribution: 2018

Introduction

Yoshua Bengio (born 1964) is a Canadian computer scientist and one of the pioneers in the field of deep learning. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, neural networks, and machine learning. Bengio has made significant contributions to the development of deep learning algorithms and has played a key role in advancing the field of AI.

Key Achievement

Conceptual and engineering breakthroughs that have made deep neural networks a critical component of computing

Biography

Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, and a pioneer of artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a professor at the Université de Montréal and co-president and scientific director of the nonprofit LawZero. He founded Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute, and was its scientific director until 2025.

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Yoshua Bengio (born March 5, 1964) is a Canadian computer scientist, and a pioneer of artificial neural networks and deep learning.
In November 2025, Bengio became the first AI researcher with more than a million Google Scholar citations.