Lilia Jemai

Lilia Jemai, MScA, M.Ing, currently serves as Senior Director of R&D for AI projects at Banque Nationale du Canada since August 2024. Prior to this role, Lilia held various positions including National Manager of Artificial Intelligence at Mitacs from November 2021 to November 2024 and Conseillère aux partenariats industriels at IVADO from September 2019 to October 2021. Lilia's experience includes work as a data scientist at Exo – Réseau de transport métropolitain, IT consultant at Cofomo, and researcher at CIRRELT, where innovative transport network designs were developed. Additionally, Lilia has contributed to academia as a lecturer at Polytechnique Montréal and UQAM, teaching courses in linear algebra and decision-making techniques. Educational qualifications include multiple degrees from Polytechnique Montréal and Institut supérieure de gestion de Tunis, emphasizing industrial engineering and decision modeling.