9I�� News - CIFAR

Four 9I�� 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

ECE Professors Selected Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, Tal Arbel and Christophe Dubach

webfull — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:53:22 +0000

Congratulations to Professors Tal Arbel and Christophe Dubach who has just been named as two of the outstanding researchers to join the prestigious CIFAR AI Program, the goal of which is to "recruit and retain in Canada some of the world's leading researchers in AI and provide them with long-term, dedicated research funding to support their research programs, and to help them train the next generation of AI leaders" (

Published: 11 December 2019

Nine 9I�� 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 9I��, bringing the total number of 9I�� 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 9I�� 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 9I��. 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

9I�� duo named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars

webfull — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:56:19 +0000

By James Martin

9I�� professors Corinne Maurice and Kieran O’Donnell have been appointed to the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program, a new initiative that helps outstanding early-career researchers develop the leadership and communication skills, and network connections, they’ll need to solve some of our most pressing problems

Published: 18 August 2016

Could black phosphorus be the next silicon?

webfull — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:20:25 +0000

As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from 9I�� and Université de Montréal adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge as a strong candidate.

Published: 7 July 2015

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