Hi! I’m Patrick, a scientist and engineer focused on building AI for good. I founded and lead an applied AI research team at Ai2, where we develop large-scale, mixed-modality foundation models for humanitarian and environmental applications. We’re hiring research scientists, engineers, and interns. If you’re excited to advance the state of the art, feel free to reach out — and see open roles at https://allenai.org/careers.

I host a monthly seminar at Ai2 on applied AI, and many of these talks are available on YouTube. Previously I worked on brain decoding for patient populations and streaming computer vision systems (JHU APL spinout). I also consult for hedge funds on the future of AI. I hold a Ph.D. in neuroscience, an M.S. in Logic, and a B.A. from McGill. I live in the majestic Pacific Northwest with my wife and our two young boys.