Rahul Krishnan
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolRahul Krishnan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and a Vector Institute member who applies principled machine learning to healthcare and computational biology problems. With 11 years of experience spanning academia and industry—including a PhD from MIT, a senior researcher role at Microsoft Research, and graduate work at NYU—he blends theoretical rigor with practical system-building. His research background includes inference algorithms for RNA folding and ML-driven solutions in medical imaging and pathology, reflecting a focus on learning methods that address real-world biomedical challenges. Comfortable moving between deep technical research and collaborative interdisciplinary teams, he brings both compiler- and systems-level experience from earlier industry roles. Based in Toronto, he combines a strong academic publication trajectory with hands-on algorithm development that targets translational impact.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at New York UniversityBEng, Computer Engineering + PEY, BEng, Computer Engineering + PEY at University of TorontoIndian Secondary Certificate (ISC), Indian Secondary Certificate (ISC) at The Cathedral and John Connon School
English, Hindi, Malayalam
Github Skills (14)
generative-model10
markov-model10
state-space10
hidden-markov-model10
graphical-models9
time-series9
deep-learning8
inference8
recurrent-neural-networks6
rapid-prototyping5
prototyping5
theano4
machine-learning3
generative-adversarial-network3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
clinicalml/structuredinference
May 2016 - Mar 2017
Structured Inference Networks for Nonlinear State Space Models
Contributions:147 commits, 12 pushes, 7 comments in 9 months
inferencestate-space
clinicalml/fw-inference
Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:37 commits, 16 pushes in 2 months
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