About
AI and climate lead at Hugging Face, AI and social justice chair, and adjunct professor at McGill.
Experience
- Sustainable AI GroupCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officercurrent2026 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- McGill UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2024 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Climate Change AIFounding Membercurrent2019 — presentGlobal
- Hugging FaceAI & Climate Lead2021 — 2026Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- OECD.AIAI Compute and Climate Working Group Member2022 — 2025
- Canadian Commission for UNESCO | Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCOMember - Working Group on AI Ethics & the SDGs in Canada2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteResearch Scientist2019 — 2021Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- UN Global PulseComputational Social Scientist2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- HEC MontréalLecturer2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Université du Québec à MontréalLecturer2019 — 2020Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Morgan StanleyArtificial Intelligence Researcher2018 — 2019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Nuance CommunicationsNatural Language Research Scientist2017 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
- Université du Québec à MontréalPHD Researcher2012 — 2017Montreal, Canada Area
- Université du Québec à MontréalLecturer2016Montreal, Canada Area
- TÉLUQ – Télé-universitéResearch Assistant2012 — 2017Montreal, Canada Area
- Universidad Nacional de CordobaGraduate Researcher2012Cordoba, Argentina
- École normale supérieureGraduate Researcher2010 — 2012Paris, France
Education
- Ecole normale supérieureMaster of Science (MSc), Cognitive Science2010 — 2012
- Université de MontréalPostdoctoral Degree, Machine Learning
- UQAM | Université du Québec à MontréalDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence2012 — 2016
- Université Sorbonne NouvelleBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Linguistics2007 — 2010
- Université de MontréalDeep Learning Summer School, Artificial Intelligence2017
- Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교Bachelor's degree, Linguistics2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Public Speaking2Social Media15Programming21Artificial Intelligence38Russian6Spanish7English10French25Translation5Intelligent Tutoring Systems7Cognitive Science15Computational Linguistics33
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PythonBrazilian PortugueseTravel WritingPhotographyKnowledge-based SystemsKnowledge ManagementComputer ScienceMicrosoft OfficeStatisticsLaTeXLinuxWindowsLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Russian · Spanish
From Sasha's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Ecole normale supérieure15
Marie BardinetInvestor at DaphniChristophe JurczakPartner at QuantonationHenri MoissinacInvestor at FELIX CAPITALBerthold von FreybergPartner at Target PartnersXavier LazarusManaging Partner at ElaiaDenis BarrierCEO at Cathay Innovation
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Also attended Université de Montréal38
Anne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge CapitalJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesRajaa GrarVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesErich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCFrancois GrattonInvestor at AgeTech CapitalJean-François PariseauPartner at Amplitude Venture Capital
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Also attended UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal21
Grégoire PontoizeauPrincipal at Korelya CapitalEmily HaniotisPrincipal, Investments at DiagramErnestAdvisor at Triptyq CapitalGuy AugerPartner at Andera PartnersCatherine BérubéPartner at Circular Innovation FundAndrée-Lise MéthotFounder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital at Circular Innovation Fund
+ 15 more
Also attended Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교9
So-June MinManaging Director of Operations at .406 VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesPaul KlemmGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalDarren LeongPrincipal at Clay CapitalJamie NaAssociate at Korelya CapitalJamie KimManaging Director at ADM Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hugging Face8
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcBrian BenedictCo-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersDarshan GandhiInvestor at WAGMI VenturesCaryn MarooneyInvestor at Coatue Management
+ 2 more
Also worked at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute6
Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureMagaly CharbonneauPartner at Inovia CapitalIsaac SouweinePartner at Pender VenturesJean-David BeginMentor at Amiral VenturesNitarshan RajkumarVenture Fellow alumnus ('22) at Air Street CapitalMichel DuboisPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Innovobot
Also worked at Université du Québec à Montréal2
Also worked at TÉLUQ – Télé-université1
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Dune Thorne
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