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
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
SVP, Data and AI and Chief Science Officer, RBC
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Alexander Scott
Senior Director of Product and Business Engagement
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Prof. Greg Mori
Senior Research Director
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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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Payam Sabzmeydani
Director, Engineering
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Carolyn Minaker
Director, 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.
