Mark Crowley
Associate Professor
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMark Crowley is an Associate Professor and AI/ML researcher with 10+ years of academic experience focused on algorithms, optimization and probabilistic modelling at the interface of machine learning, spatial dynamics and large streaming datasets. He develops dependable, transparent methods for decision-making—spanning reinforcement learning, manifold and ensemble methods—and applies them in domains from sustainable forest management and ecology to autonomous systems and medical imaging. Based at the University of Waterloo, he combines deep theoretical work with interdisciplinary collaborations and practical dataset/simulation development, and serves in leadership roles within national AI organizations. Unusually for a researcher of his profile, he began his career in industry software engineering and web development (IBM, Vector), which informs his emphasis on deployable, explainable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Archbishop Romero Secondary SchoolMSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaBA, Computer Science, BA, Computer Science at York University
Github Skills (27)
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reinforcement-learning7
jekyll6
machine-learning6
citations6
artificial-intelligence6
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bibtex5
material-design5
csl5
minecraft5
computation4
ruby4
bibliography4
computer-science3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
compthinking/RLCourseNotes
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:23 commits, 19 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
rateldajer/markcrowley
Apr 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 review, 8 PRs, 330 pushes in 3 years 11 months
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