Ameet Talwalkar is an accomplished academic and industry professional with significant expertise in machine learning. Ameet currently serves as an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, following a tenure as an Assistant Professor at both Carnegie Mellon University and UCLA. In the venture capital space, Ameet is a Venture Partner at Amplify Partners and serves as a Technical Advisor at Databricks. In the entrepreneurial realm, Ameet co-founded Determined AI, where the role of Chief Scientist was held. Ameet earned a PhD in Computer Science, specializing in machine learning, from New York University between 2006 and 2010. Educational background also includes studies at Yale University.