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Jimmy Ba

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Associate Professor at University of TorontoFaculty Member at Vector InstituteCanada CIFAR AI Chair at CIFAR

🇨🇦 Canadian

Ba co-created Adam, an algorithm that automatically adjusts how quickly a neural network learns, and layer normalization, which keeps internal signals stable during training. Both became foundational tools for training modern deep-learning systems, including Transformers.

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Current roles
Associate Professor
Faculty Member
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Previously
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: August 7, 2026

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Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Sep 1, '26336,136309,255282,373Aug 25, '25Apr 15, '26Jun 15, '26Sep 1, '26
336,136citations as of Sep 1, '26+6,872 since Aug 1, '26
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