Luiz Pizzato is a Distinguished AI Scientist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with a PhD in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience in machine learning and AI. He is the pioneer of reciprocal recommender systems, a field he defined by developing the first algorithms for people-matching in online dating and talent recruitment, and has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications.
At Commonwealth Bank, Luiz has led AI teams that delivered solutions protecting vulnerable customers from financial abuse 📃 💻, supporting communities during natural disasters, and driving early Generative AI adoption across the Group. His work contributed to CBA being ranked the #1 bank globally for Responsible AI in 2024.
Before CBA, Luiz held research positions at the University of Sydney, led innovation labs at Accenture, and worked with start-ups in Australia and San Francisco, consistently turning AI research into products, patents, and open-source contributions.