Xue Liu

Professor Liu is the Associate VP for Research and Professor of Machine Learning and Professor of Computer Science at MBZUAI. He is also a Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the School of Computer Science at McGill University, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He has also been an associate member of the Quebec AI Institute (Mila) and the Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM). In addition to his academic roles, Professor Liu has held prominent industry roles, developing innovative research and technology and bridging them with impactful practical applications. Notably, from 2019 to 2024, he was Vice President of R&D, Chief Scientist, and Co-Director at Samsung AI Center Montréal. From 2016 to 2019, he served as the Chief Scientist for Tinder Inc., the world’s largest dating and social discovery platform, valued at over USD 10 billion at the time. His research and inventions have been technology transferred and used by many companies and have impacted tens of millions of people. He serves as an advisor to multiple technology startups. Professor Liu is a Fellow of both the IEEE and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. His accolades include the 2017 Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership – Professor, the 2014 Outstanding Young Canadian Computer Science Researcher Prize from the Canadian Association of Computer Science, and McGill University’s Tomlinson Scientist Award, recognizing his excellence and leadership in science. He founded McGill’s Cyber-Physical Intelligence Lab in 2007 and serves as its director.