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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 20th 2021
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Dr. Osmar Zaïane (Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Fellow at Amii and UAlberta Professor) will deliver a keynote speech at the 34th Canadian AI Conference, happening online from May 25 to 28.
May 20th 2021
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On May 13, Amii joined MDA alongside the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for a webinar and panel discussion.
May 18th 2021
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On May 14, 2021, Sriram Ganapathi Subramanian (Ph.D. student at the University of Waterloo and Postgraduate Affiliate at the Vector Institute) presented “Recent Advances in Mean-Field Reinforcement Learning Methods” at the AI Seminar.
May 18th 2021
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On April 30, Ismail Ben Ayed (Associate Professor at ETS, Montreal (Université du Québec)) presented "Few-Shot Learning: Are We Making Progress?”
May 17th 2021
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This month, we introduce five new additions to our Board of Directors, celebrate Rich Sutton's election to The Royal Society and more!
May 13th 2021
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Amii is proud to celebrate Matthew E. Taylor for being elected General Co-Chair of the 2022 AAMAS Conference and winning a Best Paper Award at the 2021 AAMAS!
May 11th 2021
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Amii welcomes five new directors, including Zarina Bhambhani, Joan Hertz, John Knubley, Josh Pantony, and Todd Simpson
May 11th 2021
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On April 29, Bill Leslie and Barrett Monchka presented "Automated Vertebral Fracture Recognition from Clinical Images."
May 10th 2021
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Rich Sutton, one of the founders of modern computational reinforcement learning, has been elected as a fellow of the venerable Royal Society, the world’s oldest national scientific institution.
May 6th 2021
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On April 23, Harvard's Milind Tambe presented "Multiagent reasoning for social impact: Results from deployments for public health and conservation."
May 4th 2021
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The AI Seminar is a weekly meeting at the University of Alberta where researchers interested in artificial intelligence (AI) can share their research. Presenters include both local speakers from the University of Alberta and visitors from other institutions.
Apr 30th 2021
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The ninth annual ICLR is taking place May 3-7 online this year! We are proud to share that the work of our researchers are being included in the proceedings.
Apr 29th 2021
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Amii is proud to share the work of our researchers at the 20th annual International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS).
Apr 29th 2021
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This month, we unveil a new partnership with Attabotics, share a digital competition to tack ALS, and more!
Apr 29th 2021
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On April 22, participants gathered digitally for the AI Meetup, featuring Andy Wong and Spencer Murray (Amii).
Apr 28th 2021
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Attabotics partners with AltaML and Amii to bolster artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for supply chains. The new collaboration will support the growth of Calgary as an innovation hub for emerging technologies.
Apr 27th 2021
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Amii’s Matthew E. Taylor co-authored an article for the Harvard Business Review on Why AI That Teaches Itself to Achieve a Goal Is the Next Big Thing.
Apr 27th 2021
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The CIFAR-OSMO AI4Good Lab, one of Canada's machine learning training programs for women, announces its partner list of organizations who are leading the advancement of diversity and inclusion in AI.
Apr 27th 2021
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Amii recently sat down with Ashif Mawji – Venture Partner at Rising Tide and Director with the newly-founded Invest Alberta – to discuss leadership, AI and the place of technology and innovation in economic recovery for Alberta.
Apr 26th 2021
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We’re looking for a driven Director of Marketing Operations to lead, plan and execute on all facets of marketing operations, product marketing and brand management! This opportunity is a full-time, permanent position.
Apr 23rd 2021
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Join our team! Amii is hiring a Program Coordinator to create exceptional experiences for Amii’s clients and program participants.
Apr 20th 2021
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Join our team! Amii is hiring a Machine Learning Intern with a solid knowledge of machine learning and experience working with time-series data.
Apr 20th 2021
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On April 9, Amii's Zaheen Farraz Ahmad, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Alberta, presented “Marginal Utility for Planning in Continuous and Large Discrete Action Spaces”.
Apr 7th 2021
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On March 26, Amii's Dustin Morrill, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alberta, presented “Hindsight Rationality and Deviation Types in EFGs.”
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