From the Carribean to RMIT's classroom: Ginel Dorleon’s journey in AI

From the Carribean to RMIT's classroom: Ginel Dorleon’s journey in AI

Read this full article to meet one of RMIT’s new lecturers in the Master of Artificial Intelligence program. Hailing from the Carribean island of Haiti, Dr. Ginel Dorleon has worked for numerous high profile tech companies as well as has acquired his master's and PhD degrees in France.

If you speak with Master of Artificial Intelligence lecturer Ginel Dorleon about his work and educational journey, you may hear a common thread throughout: “I got a bit bored from the repetitive nature of the work, so I chose to challenge myself and learn something new.”

Growing up in Haiti, Dr. Dorleon had the choice between following a career in medicine or in computer science. At the time, jobs in IT were considered ‘hot,’ and after meeting a new acquaintance working in the telecom industry, Dr. Dorleon states that the “choice was easy”. 

With his bachelor’s degree finished, and after heading to New York for an internship, Dr. Dorleon worked for a few years in the Haitian IT industry. Yet he grew weary of the monotonous nature of the job.  “I felt that there was nothing more for me to learn in that space,” Dr. Dorleon admits, “so I decided to apply for a scholarship from the French government and ended up getting to do my master's degree in Digital Content Engineering at the University of La Rochelle in France.”

The scholarship involved an exchange between France and Vietnam. Dr. Dorleon experienced living in Vietnam for the first time and began to focus his research on Machine Learning (ML) and Intelligent Systems. The exchange also granted him a second diploma in Intelligent Systems from the Vietnam National University.  

Ginel Dorleon, Master of Artificial Intelligence lecturer Ginel Dorleon, Master of Artificial Intelligence lecturer

Dr. Dorleon’s time in Vietnam proved fruitful, as the research project he was working on garnered the attention of the CEO of Financial Deep Mind in Hanoi. After graduating in France, he flew back to Hanoi and started working as an AI Software Engineer R&D. Yet again Dr. Dorleon felt the need for a challenge, which led him to completing a PhD in Computer Science and AI from the University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier. Dr. Dorleon’s thesis was focused on the healthcare industry and how to mitigate bias in data for health decision making systems. Once he completed his PhD, he started working for Capgemini, a large French tech company as an AI Research Scientist

An unintended consequence of his master’s degree and PhD was that Dr. Dorleon discovered a newfound love for teaching, which truly begun when he taught the Machine Learning and Big Data course at the ISIS Engineering School, a part of JF Champollion University in Castres. 

After joining RMIT, Dr. Dorleon states that “this university gives me a great opportunity to apply my research and experience in industry to the classroom.  What I try to impart to my students is that it's crucial to approach AI technology with a balanced perspective – one must use an ethical approach and ethical considerations.” 

Dr. Dorleon teaches the tutorials in the Data Structures and Algorithms course as well as Intelligent Decision Making. He challenges his students to understand transparency in algorithms and how to be aware of one’s biases. “In this way only can we develop AI responsibility,” Dr. Dorleon admits. “At the end of the day, AI software is what you feed it – by the data it processes. Understanding its input is key to improving usability and increasing its efficiency.” 

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