I am an astrophysicist by training, but now I work with Andrew Ng and a team of passionate educators and AI experts to build courses that deliver industry-relevant skills to individuals aiming to advance their career in the AI space.

Abstract:

With generative AI we are poised to build a new future of education, where learning experiences can be made not only more accessible than ever before, but also personalized to the individual. In the past decade or so, online education has made it possible for educators to reach orders of magnitude more learners, and for many learners to get a quality education when they might have otherwise not had access to it. However, truly personalized education has been limited to small group classrooms and one-on-one mentorship. The future of education will be one in which personalized learning can be delivered at scale. 

Julian Pachon serves as the Director and Chief Scientist for Last Mile Logistics at Amazon, leading a diverse team of researchers, business intelligence specialists, data engineers, and software engineers. This team is responsible for designing and constructing decision support systems that play a crucial role in managing Amazon Last Mile Worldwide Operations. Under Julian’s guidance, the technologies managed by his team fuel Amazon’s expansive package delivery network, operating in over 35 countries and handling a multi-billion package volume. Julian’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, Bogota (Colombia), and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of Miami.

His professional journey commenced as a professor, teaching optimization, probability, stochastic processes, and statistics at the Universidad de los Andes. After completing his Ph.D., he joined Caleb Technologies, specializing in building optimization systems for aviation. While at Caleb, Julian implemented these technologies globally, earning acclaim, including the prestigious Edelman Prize for revolutionary irregular operations technology used by Continental Airlines to recover from the disruptions following September 11. Before joining Amazon, Julian spent eight years at United Airlines, overseeing Operations and Optimization technology. Notably, he led the technological aspects of the industry’s largest merger and played a pivotal role in establishing United’s advanced and fully automated command center at the Willis Tower in Chicago.

Throughout his ten years at Amazon, Julian has been instrumental in scaling the last-mile operations from inception to handling 12 billion packages annually worldwide. He conceived and developed a comprehensive ecosystem of optimization, ML and AI models that power the Amazon delivery network. These models drive a variety of key programs, including the Amazon Delivery Service Provider (DSP), Amazon Flex crowdsourcing delivery, the Amazon Hub Delivery Program, Amazon autonomous deliveries, Same-Day deliveries, and more.

Julian is an accomplished author with extensive publications and holds over 25 patents in aviation and logistics-related domains, showcasing his significant contributions to these fields.

Alejandro Correa Bahnsen es un reconocido experto en inteligencia artificial y ciencia de datos, actualmente desempeñándose como Senior Global Director de Analytics y AI en la cervecería más grande del mundo, donde lidera un equipo multidisciplinario dedicado a la integración de IA para la personalización a escala. Anteriormente, Alejandro fue el Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer en Rappi, el unicornio tecnológico más grande de América Latina, desarrollando sistemas de puntuación de crédito y estrategias de monetización de datos que transformaron la industria. Con más de 40 publicaciones académicas y varias patentes en EE.UU., Alejandro también comparte su conocimiento como profesor en el EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey, enseñando sobre la aplicación práctica de tecnologías avanzadas en el ámbito empresarial.

Maria Paula es VP de Innovación y Transformación Digital en Alianza Team, empresa de alimentos con operaciones en Colombia, México y Chile. Lidera proyectos de alto impacto en tecnología, datos y crecimiento. Tiene un Ph.D. en Estadística, un MBA de Chicago Booth y experiencia en consultoría. Es experta en analítica, orientada a las personas y apasionada por la cocina, el piano y los viajes culturales.