Theofanis Karaletsos
Machine Learning Researcher
theofanis.karaletsos [@] gmail.com
I am currently Head of AI for Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In that role, I lead AI for virtual cell models and AI x Science.
I am also a co-founder, Boardmember, and advisor to Achira.ai, a revolutionary company at the interface of physics, AI, statistical mechanics, and biomolecular simulation for drug discovery.
Previously, I've been Vice President for AI at Insitro, a staff research scientist at Facebook, a founding member and senior researcher at Uber AI Labs in San Francisco CA, and a researcher at AI-startup Geometric Intelligence which was acquired by Uber.
My area of interest is broadly working on machine intelligence, which an emphasis on probabilistic machine learning, deep learning, probabilistic programming (see pyro.ai) and improving the core methodology stack.
I am also passionate about applications in scientific fields like chemistry, healthcare, biology, and drug discovery.
I seek to build robust, data-efficient models of complex systems that allow us to understand and control the world around us and prioritize impactful problems.