Guy W. Cole

Guy W. Cole is a machine learning and data science researcher who specializes in Bayesian and neural network models for inference, forecasting, and user behavior prediction. They earned a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin and have held various positions, including Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Shopify, where they build ML models for product recommendation systems. Previously, they served as a Data Science Tech Lead at Meta, leveraging generative AI for enterprise tools, and held roles as a Senior Data Scientist at Opcity and an Assistant Instructor at The University of Texas at Austin. Cole’s academic background includes multiple degrees from the University of Maryland College Park and Columbia University in the City of New York.