Co-Founder and CEO
Fairly AI
• www.linkedin.com/company/fairlyai
• Full-time
Apr 2020 - Present
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Director
SafeToNet Ltd
• www.linkedin.com/company/safetonet-ltd
Jun 2018 - Present
Kitchner, ON
CEO
Visr
• www.linkedin.com/company/visr
Jun 2014 - Aug 2019
Waterloo, Ontario
Lead Data Scientist
VISR
• www.linkedin.com/company/visr
Jul 2014 - Sep 2017
Lecturer
University of Waterloo
• www.linkedin.com/school/uwaterloo
May 2014 - Apr 2015
Teaching Assistant and Lecturer
Cornell University
• www.linkedin.com/school/cornell-university
Jan 2006 - May 2012
Lecturer
University of Waterloo
• www.linkedin.com/school/uwaterloo
May 2004 - Jul 2004

David Van Bruwaene is a purpose-driven serial entrepreneur, philosopher, and educator; a leader in consumer and business strategy for ethical technologies. As CEO and lead data scientist at VISR (sold to SafeToNet), he developed mission critical cyber-bullying detection software and sits on the company's board. FAIRLY is an extension of his mandate; a timely and important toolkit to promote and protect human rights in the growing concern of AI model development. With academic roots in Cognitive Science and Philosophy at Cornell University, David has academic relationships at UC Berkeley, the University of Ottawa, the University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph.
fairly.ai
cornell.edu
uwaterloo.ca
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada