Joëlle Pineau is one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence researchers and a globally recognized keynote speaker on generative AI, responsible AI, machine learning, AI governance, and the future of innovation. As former Vice President of AI Research at Meta and a Professor of Computer Science at McGill University, she helps business leaders, policymakers, and organizations understand how AI is transforming industries while balancing innovation, transparency, safety, and trust.

Why book Joëlle Pineau

• Former Vice President of AI Research at Meta
• Professor of Computer Science at McGill University
• Global expert on machine learning and reinforcement learning
• Leading advocate for trustworthy and responsible AI
• Pioneer in AI applications for healthcare and robotics
• Internationally recognized speaker on the future of artificial intelligence

Joelle Pineau is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the Vice President of AI Research at Meta (formerly Facebook), where she heads FAIR (Fundamental AI Research). She is also a Professor and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University, where she co-directs the Reasoning and Learning Lab.

Pineau’s work focuses on advancing machine learning, reinforcement learning, robotics, and healthcare AI, with an emphasis on building systems that can learn and reason in complex, real-world environments. She has made significant contributions to the development of decision-making algorithms and the application of AI in high-impact domains such as medicine.

She is a strong advocate for open science and reproducibility in AI research, leading initiatives that promote transparency and accessibility in the field. Pineau has received numerous awards for her contributions to AI and has served in leadership roles within major AI conferences and organizations, including as General Chair of NeurIPS.