Michael Gelbart
Co-Founder And Principal at The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Gelbart is an education-focused technologist and founder with 14 years of experience bridging machine learning research and applied data science. As Co-Founder and Principal of Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology, he launched the city's first dedicated STEM high school aiming to foster justified self-confidence in students, while maintaining academic ties as an Adjunct Professor at UBC. His academic background includes a PhD in Machine Learning from Harvard and a summa cum laude physics degree from Princeton, underpinning a career that spans program leadership (Co-Director, UBC Master of Data Science), teaching, and hands-on consulting across sectors like real estate, music, and e-commerce. He combines rigorous research training with practical curriculum and program design, uniquely translating advanced ML concepts into educational experiences and industry solutions. Colleagues describe him as someone who intentionally builds institutions as much as models, prioritizing sustainable impact over short-term wins.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Machine learning, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Machine learning at Harvard UniversityBachelor's Degree, Physics, summa cum laude, Bachelor's Degree, Physics, summa cum laude at Princeton University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (49)
pytorch10
parallel10
python10
data-science10
mds10
data-mining10
statistics10
machine-learning10
large-language-models10
reinforcement-learning10
llm-inference10
llm10
hyperparameter-optimization10
bayesian10
deep-learning10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mgelbart/UBC-MDS.github.io
Feb 2019 - Dec 2022
Unofficial MDS website
Contributions:2 PRs, 27 pushes, 1 comment in 3 years 10 months
mds
mgelbart/website
Dec 2018 - Jun 2025
Contributions:107 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
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