Albert Bifet — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of AI and Director of Te Ipu o te Mahara — The AI Institute at the University of Waikato.
Professor of Big Data at Télécom Paris, where he leads a joint lab with BNP Paribas.
Co-chair of the NZ AI Researchers Association since 2022.
Co-authored 'Machine Learning for Data Streams' (MIT Press).
Helped create open-source foundations for stream learning, including MOA, Apache SAMOA, and scikit-multiflow.
Received a Best Paper Award at ACM FAccT 2023.
Holds a PhD in Software and HDR in Computer Science.

Biography

Albert Bifet is a Professor of AI and Director of Te Ipu o te Mahara — The AI Institute at the University of Waikato. He also serves as Professor of Big Data at Télécom Paris, where he leads a joint lab with BNP Paribas. With over 20 years of experience in AI and data science, his work focuses on how machines learn, make decisions, and adapt to continuous data streams.