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Moez Ali

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Moez Ali is a Faculty Member in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Canada. His research interests include, on the theoretical side, machine learning systems, responsible AI, and automated modeling. On the applied side, he focuses on building practical AI solutions for business, government, and technology startups.

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Appointment Type

Term Adjunct

Interest Topics

  • Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Faculty Details

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Full Bio

Moez Ali is a Faculty Member in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in Canada. He is the creator of PyCaret, an open-source, low-code machine learning library that has been widely adopted by data scientists, analysts, and organizations around the world.

Moez holds degrees in Finance, Economics, and Management Analytics from Queen’s University. Over the past decade, he has worked across North America, the Middle East, and Africa, applying AI to solve complex problems in sectors such as retail, financial services, government, and healthcare. He has held leadership roles in both startups and Fortune 500 companies and continues to advise early-stage technology ventures focused on AI-powered products.

His academic and professional work lies at the intersection of applied machine learning, responsible AI, and the democratization of data science. He is particularly interested in building AI systems that are explainable, inclusive, and accessible to non-technical users. His research and teaching focus on the practical application of automated machine learning (AutoML), model interpretability, and scalable AI architectures. Moez has also contributed to public discourse on ethical AI, open-source innovation, and the future of AI-native organizations. His work has been featured in leading publications, and he has served as a keynote speaker at major AI conferences worldwide.

At Queen’s, Moez teaches in the MMA, MMAI, and MBA programs, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, and Natural Language Processing.

 

Academic Degrees

MMA
Queens University, Canada

MEc
BCom
University of Karachi, Pakistan

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business | Queen's University
Lecturer (2021 - Present)

University Health Network | Canada
Instructor (2022 - Present)

Cornell University | USA
Lecturer (2021 - Present)

University of Regina | Canada
Instructor (2022)

Lambton College | Canada
Lecturer (2021)

Sheridan College | Canada
Lecturer (2021)

Teaching

Courses Taught

Smith School of Business, Queen's University
MMA865: Big Data Analytics (Apr 2021 – Present)
GMMA865: Big Data Analytics (Aug 2022 – Present)
GPGB 954: AI for Business Leaders (May 2022 – Jun 2022)
Introduction to Python for Data Analysis (May 2022 – Jun 2022, Aug 2022 – Oct 2022)

Presentations

Invited Speaker/Talks

  • Data Science Summit 2022 Poland, Machine Learning with PyCaret, Warsaw, Poland, Nov 2022
  • GOTO Copenhagen 2022, Machine Learning made easy with PyCaret, Copenhagen Denmark, Oct 2022
  • Smith School of Business Toronto, Explainable AI (XAI) with PyCaret, Toronto CA, Aug 2022
  • Databricks Data+AI Summit 2022, Time Series Forecasting with PyCaret, San Francisco, Jun 2022
  • PyCon US Salt Lake City Utah, Machine Learning with PyCaret, SLC Utah, Apr 2022
  • DPhi Bootcamp 2021, Deploying Machine Learning Pipelines using PyCaret, Bangalore IN, Dec 2021
  • Virtual Tech Talks at Data + AI Meetup, MLFlow integration with PyCaret and PyTorch, Seattle, Dec 2021
  • INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining & Decision Analytics, ML with PyCaret, Anaheim CA, Sep 2021
  • Smith School of Business Toronto, Low-code Machine Learning with PyCaret, Toronto CA, Aug 2021
  • MLOps World; Machine Learning in Production 2021, ML with PyCaret, Toronto CA, Jun 2021
  • Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), Predicting Customer Churn with PyCaret, Jun 2021
  • Databricks Data+AI Summit 2021, Machine Learning with PyCaret, Online, May 2021
  • CAMDEA Digital Forum, Machine Learning with PyCaret, Toronto CA, Jan 2021
  • Tensorflow User Group Coimbatore, Machine Learning with PyCaret, Coimbatore IN, Dec 2020
  • Smith School of Business Toronto, Low-code Machine Learning with PyCaret, Toronto CA, Aug 2020