Jay Turcot
VP Of Applied AI at Smart Eye
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJay Turcot is a seasoned systems and software engineer and AI leader based in San Francisco, currently the VP of Applied AI at Smart Eye. With over a decade of experience in computer vision and machine learning, he excels at translating research into scalable products and commercialization of advanced technologies. At Affectiva, he led the core emotion recognition technology across roles from Lead Scientist to Director of Applied AI and VP of AI, shaping strategic research direction. His career began in hands-on CV roles at Evolution Robotics Retail and has progressed to executive leadership driving multi-disciplinary teams. He holds an MSc in Computer Vision from the University of British Columbia and a BASc in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo. His work combines technical depth with startup-focused leadership and a keen eye for market-facing outcomes in the SF Bay Area.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Vision, MSc, Computer Vision at The University of British ColumbiaBaSC, Systems Design Engineering, BaSC, Systems Design Engineering at University of Waterloo
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (14)
affdex-sdk8
arxiv8
api7
emotion6
python5
sdk5
machine-learning4
deep-learning4
linux3
windows3
toolbox3
csharp1
dotnet1
android1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
pjturcot/heartsml
Dec 2017 - Jun 2021
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 6 months
pjturcot/eternal
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:28 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
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