Dr. Ryan Ahmed is a professor, corporate trainer, and best-selling online instructor specializing in AI, cloud computing, and data science. He holds an M.A.Sc., Ph.D., and MBA from McMaster University. He has taught 540,000+ learners across 160 countries on Udemy and Coursera and runs the “Prof. Ryan Ahmed” YouTube channel with 260,000+ subscribers and 4M+ views. Dr. Ahmed has delivered AI, Python, and data science training to leading institutions, including RBC, HSBC, Barclays, TD, BNY Mellon, Lazard, Jefferies, and the CFA Institute. He previously held senior roles at GM, Samsung, and Stellantis, is a P.Eng. in Ontario, a Udemy Instructor Partner, a Stanford-certified program manager, and has authored 60+ peer-reviewed papers, earning multiple IEEE best paper awards.