Amii Monthly News - September 2024

Hi there,

We’re gearing up for Upper Bound 2025 in May. And I wanted to make sure you got a chance to take part in our Flash Sale.

Upper Bound is an AI conference unlike any other. It’s a place where anyone involved or interested in the potential of artificial intelligence can meet and share their knowledge and enthusiasm. Whether you’re involved in industry or research, or you’re curious about how AI might help you in your career.

That’s always been my favourite part of the Upper Bound — bringing diverse people together and facilitating collisions, conversations and sessions you won’t find anywhere else.

We’ve got sessions planned for all levels of technical proficiency, so no matter where you are in your AI journey, there is bound to be a session perfect for you.

The Flash Sale is your chance to be a part of Upper Bound 2025 for the lowest price. Tickets are 50% off right now, but only until the end of September. So, make sure you secure your spot now.

We’ve got some great things planned for May! Keep an eye out for more updates as we get closer.

See you soon,

September Highlights

Community & Industry Updates:

• Upper Bound is an AI conference like no other! And with our Flash Sale, you can secure your spot for May 2025 at half price. But hurry, the sale ends September 30.
• We're excited to partner with Visionstate Corp. to leverage AI and enhance scheduling, boost productivity, and save time in facility management. Learn more about our partnership. 
• Meet the 16 companies taking part in Level Up this year — it's an exciting group of AI-driven startups that are preparing to scale up their machine-learning capabilities. 
• Amii is proud to sponsor Life Sciences Week 2024 from September 23 - 27 to celebrate and showcase Alberta's burgeoning life sciences sector.

Research Updates:

• Amii Fellow & Canada CIFAR AI Chair Matthew Guzdial is taking AI creativity to the next level. In our latest Meet the Fellows video, we highlight his work on computational creativity. Find out how machines can learn by watching how humans create.
• Congratulations to Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair Martha White, who has been named to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, which recognizes Canada’s intellectual leaders and their impact. Learn more about Martha's work in building reinforcement learning agents for the real word. 
• What's it like to get a paper into Nature? On the latest mini-episode of Approximately Correct, Shibhansh Dohare & Fernando Hernandez-Garcia share the journey of their Loss of Plasticity paper.

Training Updates:

• Learn more about how AI can directly benefit your business with ML Explorations. Applications are now open for the January 2025 cohort.
• Registration is open for ML Foundations 1, a crash course in AI & machine learning. Sign up now for the Oct. 3 class.
• Build on that knowledge with a more technical focus in ML Foundations 2. Sign up for the Oct. 10 class.
• Build awareness of best practices in AI standards and governance with our AI Ethics 1 course.
• Get hands-on experience in building an ethics framework in AI Ethics 2.

Career Opportunities

• The University of Alberta is looking for a postdoctoral fellow focused on machine learning in medicine.
• The University of Alberta is also searching for a postdoctoral position in Computational Psychiatry.
• Ready to push the boundaries of AI with your interdisciplinary research? Apply for a tenure-track role at one of Canada's largest centres for fundamental AI research! Learn more about these Amii and University of Alberta postings. We're currently searching for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in AI-Enhanced Pharmacology Research.

Keep up-to-date on all of our open postings on our Career Opportunities page.

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