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Whether it’s pushing boundaries in science, helping companies strategically adopt AI or building individuals’ AI capabilities, there’s always something happening at Amii.
Whether it’s pushing boundaries in science, helping companies strategically adopt AI or building individuals’ AI capabilities, there’s always something happening at Amii.
May 11th 2023
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Russ Greiner — Amii Fellow, Canada CIFAR AI Chair and one of the founding members of Amii — is being recognized for his outstanding contribution to furthering computing science with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Computing Science from CS-Can | Info-Can.
May 3rd 2023
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On April 14, Sunil Vedula—founder of Nanoprecise Sci Corp — presented “IoT + AI enabled predictive maintenance & operational excellence for asset intensive industries ’" at the AI Seminar.
Apr 28th 2023
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Check out the advancements being presented by Amii researchers at this year's 2023 Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representation.
Apr 27th 2023
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Amii Fellows Bei Jiang and J.Ross Mitchell appointed as Canada CIFAR AI Chairs.
Apr 26th 2023
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On March 31, Nathan Sturtevant —Amii Fellow, Canada CIFAR AI Chair & Director — & Arta Seify — AI developer on Nightingale — presented “Living in Procedural Worlds: Creature Movement and Spawning in ‘Nightingale’" at the AI Seminar.
Apr 20th 2023
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On March 24, Qingfeng Lan— PhD student at the University of Alberta — presented “Memory-efficient Reinforcement Learning with Knowledge Consolidation " at the AI Seminar.
Apr 20th 2023
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It is almost time for Upper Bound — learn how the best and brightest in the world of AI are coming to Edmonton this May and how you can be a part of it.
Apr 17th 2023
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Richard Sutton presents on preparing for the AI Revolution, and how we can keep our eyes on the prize. Check out his AI Week 2022 keynote.
Apr 5th 2023
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On March 10th, Khurram Javed— PhD student at the University of Alberta — presented “The Big World Hypothesis and its Ramifications on Reinforcement Learning" at the AI Seminar.
Apr 5th 2023
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On March 17, Yuqiao Wen— PhD student at the University of Alberta — presented “f-Divergence Minimization for Sequential Knowledge Distillation" at the AI Seminar.
Mar 30th 2023
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Do large language models like ChatGPT truly understand us? Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair Alona Fyshe explores this question, and how brain imaging might provide an answer, in her recent TED Talk.
Mar 29th 2023
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On March 3rd, Yan Wang— Master's student at the University of Alberta — presented “Effective Real-time Reinforcement Learning for Vision-Based Robotic Tasks" at the AI Seminar.
Mar 22nd 2023
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The Government of Alberta has announced a $30 million investment, through Alberta Innovates, to support Amii to build Alberta’s AI talent pipeline, accelerate research and commercialization and grow the AI ecosystem.
Mar 22nd 2023
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On Feb. 17, Ehsan Imani— PhD student at the University of Alberta — presented “Representation Alignment in Neural Networks" at the AI Seminar.
Mar 21st 2023
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Alona Fyshe presents on the similarities between the human brain & AI and how to leverage this relationship. Check out her AI Week 2022 keynote.
Mar 16th 2023
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Learn how Amii made history as the first Official AI Partner at the JUNO Awards and how AI is being used in sound, music and creativity
Mar 15th 2023
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JUNOS week brought an indelible buzz to Edmonton. Amii is proud to have been a part of it–as we continue to push what’s possible in AI and celebrate Canadian ideas and innovation.
Mar 13th 2023
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This AI Meetup discussed using federated learning in healthcare projects and beyond, feat. Amii Fellows Ross Mitchell & Randy Goebel.
Mar 8th 2023
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On Feb. 3, Wayne Malkin— chief designer and architect for Drivewyze — presented “Reaching Scale: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities" at the AI Seminar.
Mar 1st 2023
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Project will work with Big Rock Brewery to use AI to optimize current warehouse management processes to alleviate global supply chain pressures
Feb 28th 2023
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Amii is thrilled to be the first Official AI partner of the JUNO Awards as it celebrates Canadian music, March 11-13 in Edmonton.
Feb 17th 2023
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Co-founders of local startup Medo AI presented on taking their vision for a 21st-century stethoscope to reality during their AI Week 2022 keynote.
Feb 16th 2023
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Amii's $30 million investment into new AI research positions at the U of A and more of the latest news from the world of AI
Jan 31st 2023
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New positions will focus on interdisciplinary research, exploring how artificial intelligence can push the boundaries of research into fields including health, energy, physics and Indigenous leadership.
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