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Four McGill researchers awarded prestigious AI chairs

webfull — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:55:23 +0000

By Meaghan Thurston

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program provides long-term, dedicated research funding to support and train the next generation of AI leaders.

Consider a question: “How many students took each calculus class?” A seemingly simple inquiry that soon turns complicated if you are trying to teach an artificial neural network to produce a database query based on the question – something that could be usefully applied in an academic setting.

Published: 19 January 2021

Nine McGill researchers selected in newest round of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs

webfull — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:09:30 +0000

CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from �㽶��Ƶ, bringing the total number of McGill researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world’s first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.

Published: 9 December 2019

Six McGill researchers named Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs

webfull — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:40:45 +0000

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) today announced the inaugural cohort of 29 Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs, including six from McGill. These top academic researchers—including Doina Precup and Joëlle  Pineau—are named as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, and will help maintain Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence research. The CCAI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities across the country.

Published: 3 December 2018

Nurses’ care of young mothers leaves traces in babies’ DNA

webfull — Tue, 01 May 2018 19:24:33 +0000

Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down. What they haven’t been able to show until now is that POSITIVE early life experiences can have a similar effect, and that these effects can be seen over thirty years later.

Published: 1 May 2018