Marie-Philippe Gill
ÉTS Next-Generation Ambassador
AI Engineer, Distyl AI
By sharing her daily life at ÉTS on social media, Marie-Philippe Gill quickly became well known to her tens of thousands of followers. In addition to offering tips to help students overcome the same challenges that she faced during her studies, she has regularly taken advantage of her platforms to promote women in computer science. Her academic journey also led her to a machine learning research internship at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University. Today, her job involves creating innovative solutions using artificial intelligence.
Education at ÉTS
- Bachelor’s in Software Engineering (2020)
- Master’s in Information Technology Engineering (2021)
Areas of expertise
- Machine learning
- Content creation for blogs and social platforms
- Informatics
- NLP (natural language processing)
Awards and distinctions
- ETS Next-Generation Ambassador Award (2022)
- Student Volunteer of the Year Scholarship | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Congregation
- Pierre Sauvé Scholarship for the Advancement of Women in Engineering
- Women Techmakers Scholarship | Google
- Community Rising Star Winner | Startup Community Gala
- Lieutenant Governor of Québec’s Youth Medal
- Avenir Personality Award | Forces AVENIR
- Premier of Québec’s Youth Recognition Award (Education category)
Additional information
- Social media influencer (Girl Knows Tech blog, Instagram @girlknowstech, and YouTube channel, close to 100,000 total followers)
- Multiple initiatives to promote women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
- Member of Les Ingénieuses student group for women engineers (2015–2019)