Foteini Agrafioti (ECE MASc 0T7, PhD 1T1)

Borealis AI's Impact on RBC Businesses and the Evolution of Finance

In this session, you will learn how Borealis AI researches, designs, and builds AI products and technologies that transform RBC businesses and shape the future of finance. Foteini Agrafioti, the Head of Borealis AI and Chief Science Officer of RBC, will also share her career journey, from her graduating with a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto to her current position within RBC.

Speaker bio:

Dr. Foteini Agrafioti is the Chief Science Officer at RBC and Head of Borealis AI, a RBC research institute dedicated to advancing ethical AI capabilities within RBC and our broader society. Foteini oversees a team of over 100 machine learning researchers and engineers in Labs across Canada.

Prior to joining Borealis AI, Foteini founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Nymi, a biometrics security company and maker of the Nymi wristband.

Foteini is the inventor of HeartID, the first biometric technology to authenticate users based on their unique cardiac rhythms. She is a TED speaker and serves on the editorial review boards of several scientific journals. Foteini was named “Inventor of the Year” in 2012 at the University of Toronto where she received a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40” for 2017.

Foteini serves as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence, advising the federal government on how to build on Canada’s strengths and global leadership in AI.