He received his bachelor’s degree from Williams College (USA) and his masters‘ and PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (USA). He completed a three year post doc at the University of Washington (USA). His main research interests are in machine learning, data mining, and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, he is interested in applying techniques from these fields to address problems in health care and sports. He is also a co-founder of Activ84Health, a startup whose mission is to motivate elderly individuals to remain physically active.