About

Luis Serrano is an AI scientist, YouTuber, and author of the book "Grokking Machine Learning". With over 12 years of relevant experience, he is currently working as a Quantum AI Research Scientist at Zapata Computing, Inc. Luis has a passion for making complex topics like math, science, and machine learning easy to understand. He believes that these subjects are often unnecessarily complex due to layers of abstraction. His goal is to demystify these topics by explaining them with real-life examples and demonstrating that most complex algorithms and formulas reduce to common sense when viewed from the right angle. Prior to his current role, Luis worked as the Lead Artificial Intelligence Educator at Apple and as the Machine Learning Nanodegree Lead at Udacity. He has also completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, a Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the same institution. Luis is active on several platforms, including his YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/c/LuisSerrano) and his website (serrano.academy). He has also authored the book "Grokking Machine Learning", which is available on Manning Publications. In terms of technical skills, Luis is proficient in research, AI, ML, and C. Overall, Luis is a highly knowledgeable and passionate AI scientist who is dedicated to making complex topics accessible to everyone.