Robert Monarch

Robert Monarch (formerly known as Robert Munro) is a senior machine learning manager at Apple, leading engineering teams focused on machine learning, annotation, anti-fraud, and privacy-preserving architectures for new products.3 He holds a PhD from Stanford University and is an expert in combining human and machine intelligence.1

Monarch has extensive experience in the tech industry, having worked at major companies including:

1. Apple (current position)
2. Amazon Web Services (Principal Product Manager)
3. Figure Eight (CTO)
4. Microsoft (Software Developer)

He has also founded AI startups and developed AI products for companies like Google and Amazon.13

Throughout his career, Monarch has focused on applying AI to critical problems in disaster response and public health. Notable achievements include:

• Managing a team of 2,000 people in the Haitian diaspora for real-time translation during the 2010 Haiti earthquake response2
• Leading the development of a digital archive for over 100 endangered languages3
• Taking AWS's first suite of Natural Language Processing and Neural Machine Translation products from conception to launch3

Monarch is also an author and instructor. He wrote the book "Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning" and has developed courses on AI applications in climate change, disaster management, and public health.14

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