Rafid Mahmood
I am a Postgraduate Researcher with NVIDIA AI. I recently completed my PhD at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, before which I completed my MASc and BASc at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, all at the University of Toronto.
My research interests span deep learning, data-driven optimization, and information theory. I have worked on personalized healthcare, portfolio optimization, and real-time error correction codes. Outside of research, I have also worked on sports analytics and quantitative finance applications.
I am also an avid traveller. In 2017, I completed a personal milestone of traveling to every continent (not including Antarctica). My current wish list of future destinations include Azerbaijan and South Africa.

News
Feb 19, 2021 | Two clinical papers were accepted at Medical Physics and the Journal of Nutrition! |
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Oct 6, 2020 | Our paper An ensemble learning framework for model fitting and evaluation in in inverse linear optimization was accepted at the INFORMS Journal on Optimization! |
Aug 24, 2020 | I am starting a one-year residency at the NVIDIA Toronto AI Lab! |
Aug 5, 2020 | I successfully defended my PhD! |