Jure Leskovec

Jure Leskovec is a prominent figure in the field of machine learning with a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in data mining and machine learning.

His expertise lies in mining and modeling large networks, link analysis, and text mining. He has a strong background in artificial intelligence, social networks, text and web mining, and applications of machine learning and data mining.

With a diverse educational background including a Ph.D. in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University, a Postdoc in Computer Science from Cornell University, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ljubljana, Jure has a solid academic foundation.

Throughout his career, Jure Leskovec has held key positions at various prestigious organizations. He was a Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Kumo.AI, a Professor at Stanford University, an Investigator at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Chief Scientist at Pinterest, and Co-founder at Kosei.

Additionally, he has contributed to research and development during his time as a Post-doc at Cornell University and internships at Yahoo Research, Microsoft Research, and Hewlett Packard Laboratories.

Jure Leskovec's professional journey also includes serving as a Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University, conducting research at the Jozef Stefan Institute, and engaging in internships at Royal Holloway University of London and Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK.

His extensive experience and expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining make him a valuable asset in the technology and research fields.