This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== CV and Bio ====== ===== Curriculum Vitae ===== | Curriculum Vitae | {{:cv-english.pdf| [PDF]}} | (updated March 2026) | ===== Short Bio ===== Pedro A. Ortega is the founder of [[https://www.daios.ai|Daios]]. Previously he was VP of Research at Kosen Labs, and the lead of the Safety Analysis Team at [[https://www.deepmind.com|DeepMind]]. His research focuses on the formal principles of intelligent systems addressing basic questions in AGI and AGI safety research, including bounded-rational & risk-sensitive planning and causal generalization. His approach lies at the intersection between machine learning, computational neuroscience, theoretical economics, and physics. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning from the University of Cambridge (Prof. Zoubin Ghahramani), and has been a postdoc in Cambridge (Prof. Simon Godsill), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics/Intelligent Systems (Prof. Daniel A. Braun), The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Prof. Naftali Tishby), and University of Pennsylvania (Prof. Daniel D. Lee and Prof. Alan A. Stocker). ===== Education ===== * 2006-2011: PhD in Engineering (Machine Learning), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom * 1998-2005: Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Chile * 1995-1997: Secondary, Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas, Santiago, Chile * 1990-1994: Secondary, Gymnasium Typus B&C, Kantonsschule Oerlikon, Zürich, Switzerland * 1984-1990: Primary, Schulhaus Probstei, Zürich, Switzerland ===== Academic Experience ===== * **Postdoctoral Scholar**, Departments of Engineering and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2016. * **Postdoctoral Visitor**, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 2013. * **Postdoctoral Fellow**, Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2011-2013. * **Research Associate**, Engineering Design Centre and Signal Processing Group, Univ. of Cambridge, 2010-2011. * **Lecturer**, Information Theory and Neural Networks, Univ. of Chile, 2005. * **T.A.**, Mechanics, Univ. of Chile, 2000-2001, 2003. * **T.A.**, Computing I, Univ. of Chile, 2000. * **T.A.**, Artificial Intelligence, Univ. of Chile, 2003, 04. * **T.A.**, Theory of Neural Networks, Univ. of Chile, 2003. * **T.A.**, Evolutionary Computation, Univ. of Chile, 2004. ===== Professional Experience ===== * 2023-: Founder, Daios AI, London, UK * 2022: VP of Research, Kosen Labs, London, UK * 2016-2022: DeepMind, London, UK * 2006: Yahoo! Search Engine Marketing, DMX Group, USA * 2006: Embedded System Design, Olimex, Chile * 2003-2005: Datamining for fraud detection and forecasting, Sonda, Chile * -2005: Website development ===== Honors & Scholarships ===== * 2006-2010 : Graduate Studies Scholarship, Beca Presidente de la República, Government of Chile * 1998-2002: Honor roll student (top 5%), School of Engineering, University of Chile * 1996: Scholarship, Liceo Manuel de Salas, Santiago, Chile * 1996: Winner of the National Physics Olympics, Chile * 1996: Winner of the Metropolitan Physics Olympics, Santiago, Chile bio.txt Last modified: 2026/10/28 10:08by pedroortega