Summary
Elyes Manai is a PhD candidate in Explainable AI for Cybersecurity, Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning, and international AI speaker based in Quebec, Canada. With nearly a decade of experience across academia, industry, and community leadership, he has trained thousands across three continents and delivered production-ready AI tools. He currently serves as Assistant Professor at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, pairing research on interpretable AI with hands-on teaching and mentorship. His work spans consulting for ministries, mentoring startups, and leading AI education initiatives, with a focus on making complex AI practical and deployable. As a global mentor and educator, he contributes as a Google For Startups Accelerator mentor and mentors at MentorCruise and Lighthouse Labs, reflecting a commitment to shaping the next generation of AI practitioners.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning at Université Laval
English, French, Arabic, German