Ankit Jain currently works as a senior research scientist at Uber AI Labs, the machine learning research arm of Uber. His work primarily involves the application of deep learning methods to a variety of Uber's problems, ranging from forecasting and food delivery to self-driving cars. Previously, he has worked in a variety of data science roles at the Bank of America, Facebook, and other start-ups. He has been a featured speaker at many of the top AI conferences and universities, including UC Berkeley, O'Reilly AI conference, and others. He has a keen interest in teaching and has mentored over 500 students in AI through various start-ups and bootcamps. He completed his MS at UC Berkeley and his BS at IIT Bombay (India).