On December 3, the government of Quebec announced $7.5 million in funding for the creation of an (OIISIAN). The collaborative project will bring top experts in Quebec together to provide an interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective on the impact of AI and digital technology on individuals, organizations, and communities. Together, the participants of OIISIAN will suggest solutions and provide direction to key decision makers.
The project, led by Université Laval, will collaborate with university and college partners, research centres, organizations, businesses, government institutions, and groups in Quebec, across Canada, and around the world. Nearly 160 researchers, Canadian research chairs and collaborators, including ten participants from McGill, will contribute to and help build the success of this new scientific hub.
The initiative is funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), in partnership with the ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, allocating $1.5 million per year over the next five years.
Complete list of McGill participants in OIISIAN:
Peter Caines, James McGill Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Macdonald Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ignacio Cofone, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Fabien Gélinas, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Sir William C. Macdonald Chair
, Manager, Centre for Applied Ethics, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre
Richard Janda, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Associate Member, McGill School of Environment
, Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Bioethics, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policies (CGP)
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Research Scientist and Site Lead, Facebook AI Research, Montreal
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Associate Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives CFREF; Research Team Lead, DeepMind, Montreal
Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor, Information Systems, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Daniel Marc Weinstock, Full Professor and James McGill Professor, Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Director, McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy