Raquel Urtasun and Brendan Frey
(Photo of Raquel Urtasun by Natalia Dolan)

Two ������Ƶ of Computer Science-affiliated faculty members have been named to Toronto Life’s list of ‘,’ an annual list of local luminaries.

At number 14 is “the Spanish-born AI wunderkind” Professor , who launched the autonomous driving startup Waabi earlier this year with an initial fundraising round of more than $100 million. “Urtasun’s decision to build Waabi’s headquarters in Toronto was based in part on the country’s high concentration of AI talent,” writes Toronto Life.

At number 48 is , professor in U of T’s ������Ƶ of Electrical & Computer Engineering, with cross-appointments in the ������Ƶ of Computer Science, the Banting and Best ������Ƶ of Medical Research and the Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research.

Frey is the founder and CEO of U of T spinoff company Deep Genomics, which aims to use AI to predict the effects of genetic mutations, and how best to treat them. “That goal got a lot closer this summer with a $180-million (U.S.) fundraising round that will soon push four potential therapies into clinical trial,” Toronto Life reports.

Frey is also an alumnus of the ������Ƶ of Computer Science, having studied under University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton.