We are
Borealis AI
We are researchers, engineers, product and business experts on a mission to forge the future of AI for finance. At Borealis AI, a research institute at RBC, we work on the cutting-edge of AI.
Our Mission
Borealis AI is dedicated to achieving state-of-the-art in machine learning through curiosity-driven research.
As a research institute at Royal Bank of Canada, we have the power, datasets, and infrastructure to reimagine the future of banking and improve the lives of our clients and the communities around us.
We aim to advance the field of Machine Learning, and seize the opportunities we discover to fundamentally change financial services.
Building Responsibly
AI permeates our daily lives, and ensuring it is being developed and used in a responsible and ethical way has become a top priority. We are committed to building responsibly. It’s on us to imagine and build products and technologies that shape the future of finance and move society forward.
Our Teams
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Research
Research creates the machine learning models that underpin new products for RBC and its clients.
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Engineering
Engineering turns our machine learning models into products that generate exponential business value.
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Business and Product
Product works with RBC to deliver new machine learning products that shape the future of banking.
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Operations
Operations helps us do our best work, learn, and grow, creating positive experiences for everyone.
Operations Team
Leadership
Every day, we aim to uncover new opportunities and make discoveries that advance the field of Artificial Intelligence. Working at Borealis AI means joining an exceptional, collaborative, cross-functional team of engineers, product experts, and researchers, driven by curiosity and ambition to discover new frontiers of Artificial Intelligence and build products that shape the future of finance.
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Foteini Agrafioti
Head/Co-Founder, Borealis AI
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Alex LaPlante
Senior Director, Product and Business Development
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Prof. Greg Mori
Senior Research Director, CVPR General Chair
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John Nestor
Director and Head, Engineering
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Brian Keng
Director, Research
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Eirene Seiradaki
Director, Research Partnerships
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Rebecca Wilkes-Nasser
Director, Operations
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Calvin Gerus
Director, Product Management
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Alexander Scott
Director, GRM
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Payam Sabzmeydani
Director, Engineering
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Carolyn Minaker
Head, People Operations
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Gabriel Woo
Co-Founder, Borealis AI
Borealis AI is a research institute at RBC. Recognized for scientific excellence, Borealis AI is at the core of the bank’s innovation strategy and benefits from RBC’s scale, data and trusted brand.
Recognized for scientific excellence, Borealis AI solves some of the most challenging problems in finance and builds solutions for RBC and its 17 million clients, in Canada and around the world.
AI Community
It takes a village to solve intelligence. Our industry, community and academic partnerships enable us to benefit from the latest advances in AI and transform that knowledge into real-world impact.
Open Roles
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Machine Learning Researcher
Toronto
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Senior Machine Learning Research Team Lead
Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo
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Senior Research Engineer
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal
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Senior Researcher
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal
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Staff Researcher
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal
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General Application
Toronto, Montreal, Waterloo, Vancouver
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Head of Marketing & Communications
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Waterloo
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Machine Learning Researcher
Toronto
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Senior Machine Learning Research Team Lead
Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo
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Senior Research Engineer
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal
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Senior Researcher
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal
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Staff Researcher
Toronto, Waterloo, Vancouver, Montreal