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Ambitious applied research, positive outcomes
Layer 6 unites research, engineering, and product teams to quickly translate theory into impactful real-world applications.
Research Highlights
Our research is supported by access to massive datasets, close collaboration with world renowned academic faculty, and is deployed in impactful applications.
Our research areas include:
- deep learning and generative AI
- model explainability and trustworthy AI
- time series modelling
- natural language processing
ICML 2026 | Agentic Monte Carlo: Simulating Reinforcement Learning for Black-Box LLM Agents
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ICML 2026 | Conf-Gen: Conformal Uncertainty Quantification for Generative Models
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ICML 2026 | Beyond Procedure: Substantive Fairness in Conformal Prediction
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ICLR 2026 | Textual Bayes: Quantifying Uncertainty in LLM-Based Systems
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EACL 2026 | Classifying and Addressing the Diversity of Errors in Retrieval-Augmented Generation Systems
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Our research areas include:
- deep learning and generative AI
- model explainability and trustworthy AI
- time series modelling
- natural language processing
The founders of Layer 6 are also the founders of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and we maintain active research collaborations with Vector faculty.
Signal 1 spun out of the research collaboration between Layer 6 and St. Michael’s Hospital, and provides cutting-edge AI platforms for real-time monitoring of patient outcomes.
Radical Ventures was launched by the founders of Layer 6 to incubate and support leading AI startups in Canada and abroad. With over a billion dollars raised, Radical has become one of the premier AI focused venture funds in the world.
Impactful partnerships
Originally founded in 2011, Layer 6 now forms the AI centre of excellence of TD Bank Group. Layer 6 impacts the lives of over 27 million customers, helping more people achieve their financial goals and needs through AI systems founded on the responsible use of AI.
Layer 6 embraces opportunities to contribute to the Canadian AI ecosystem. The founders of Layer 6 played pivotal roles in launching the Vector Institute, Radical Ventures, and Signal 1. Together these entities are integral in driving the Canadian AI innovation, from research to product incubation to scale-up. We continue to collaborate with leading academic institutions globally.
Passion to learn, driven to succeed
Our team comes from globally diverse backgrounds and we care deeply about fostering an inclusive culture. We learn from each other and win together. We are united by our passion for deep learning and a desire to apply our skills to have an outsized and positive impact on the future.
Meet some of our team
Maksims Volkovs
Co-founder, Layer 6
SVP, Chief AI Scientist, TD Bank Group
Sumee Seetharaman
VP, AI Centre of Excellence & Practice, Layer 6
Guangwei Yu
Associate Vice President, AI Engineering
Jesse Cresswell
Staff Machine Learning Scientist, Trustworthy AI
Chad Koziel
Associate Vice President, GenAI Delivery, Layer 6
Wankun Li
Associate Vice President, Product Delivery, Layer 6
Keyvan Golestan
Sr. Machine Learning Scientist
Raunaq Suri
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer
Anthony Caterini
Sr. Machine Learning Scientist
Satya Krishna Gorti
Staff Machine Learning Scientist
George Stein
Sr. Machine Learning Scientist
Himanshu Rai
Sr. Machine Learning Scientist
Develop your career at Layer 6
Why are we called “Layer 6”? Deep learning is inspired by the human brain. The cortex has six layers of neurons, where the sixth layer integrates the deeper processing to produce an action.
We’re growing our team with people driven to be at the cutting edge of machine learning in research, engineering, and impactful applications.