AI4Society Reverse EXPO - CFP
- Are a UofA student and your work is related to AI?
- Are you developing algorithms for search, planning, supporting automation, robotics, data analysis and visualization, machine learning?
- Are you applying AI techniques in another discipline?
- Are you studying the implications of AI algorithms and applications for our society?
If so, we want to see your work included in the AI4Society Reverse EXPO, to take place on February 18, 2022
Learn more here
AI4Society - Call for proposals
AI4Society calls for proposals for activities, grant support, big questions, and other initiatives for the 2021-2022 academic year.
The Call
AI4Society is a University of Alberta Signature Area that brings together interdisciplinary research around artificial intelligence, big data, ethics, and social impact. Researchers at the University of Alberta in any discipline are invited to propose projects, grant preparation ideas, and big question events for funding support from AI4Society. Applications should:
- Be led by a full-time faculty member of the University of Alberta
- Include an interdisciplinary team of researchers. (Researchers at other universities and community researchers are welcome)
- Be relevant to the focus of the AI4Society Signature Area
Applications will be reviewed over the Fall 2021 term. We will continue to accept applications over the academic year or until our funding is finished.
More information here
AI4Society - GRant EXcellence
Applied Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Do you want to develop a SSHRC grant related to artificial intelligence? The AI for Society Signature Area is working with Heather Young Leslie to organize GrEx, a SSHRC GRant EXcellence programme that will run in the Winter 2022 term. Over the period of a few weeks, participants will get focused help with all key elements of a successful SSHRC grant, from summarizing the idea for a SSHRC panel to crafting a budget. AI4Society will be organizing expertise to support your grant writing.
Please, find more information here, or write us at ai4s@ualberta.ca
NEW Deadline to send us your intension of participation: January 24th, 2021
AI4Society - AI in Construction
The University of Alberta’s Construction Innovation Centre (CIC) and the AI4Society Signature Area have joined forces to promote the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the Construction industry.
We have hosted two events that gathered researchers in Construction, Artificial Intelligence, and Industry Partners with the goal of generating discussions on the most prominent needs, opportunities, and challenges of implementing AI in construction. We are aiming to fostering partnerships among researchers and industry partners, so that new teams can access funding and support provided by the CIC and AI4Society for research initiatives related to AI in construction!
We are also open to interested parties who couldn't attend to any of these, there is room for everyone!
NEW Deadline to apply to the first round of funds: January 31st, 2022
More information here
UofA and EPS Seed Grant Program
The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) (OVPRI), the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), and the AI4Society Signature Area (AI4S) at the University of Alberta, in partnership with the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), are pleased to announce the launch of Year 2 of our University of Alberta and Edmonton Police Service Seed Grant Program.
These grants provide support for the co-development of research collaborations between University of Alberta researchers and members of Edmonton Police Service. The program will fund up to three projects per year. Grants are capped at a maximum of $10,000 each, are to be carried out over a period of 18-months, and should focus on one or more the following areas:
- Policing among marginalized populations
- Police legitimacy and racism
- Use of data and analytics in policing
- History of Colonialism and the impacts on policing today
- Evaluation of Edmonton Police Service training initiatives
The Program Guidelines are attached for your information. They can also be found on our Internal Research Funding website. Applications are to be submitted to Leslie Parsad at uofaepsgrant@ualberta.ca by 4:30 p.m., NEW DEADLINE: Friday on March 11, 2022.
Visiting Researcher Grant
The Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant offers doctoral students and postdocs the opportunity to do a fully-funded short-term research stay at one of the 18 Helmholtz centers. The program is promoted by HIDA, the Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy.
The aim of the program is to enable new research collaborations, to foster knowledge exchange, and to explore new or emerging research topics in the field of information and data sciences. The program addresses researchers in both academia and in industry whose research has a strong link to the (applied) information and data sciences. It offers researchers the opportunity to get to know the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers.
We offer financial support for a self-organized research stay in a department/working group in one of the 18 Helmholtz centers. Your research must have a strong link to the field of (applied) information & data sciences.
Find more information here. Apply before March 15th
NSERC Alliance International grant
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Alliance International grants, a new funding stream to support Canadian university researchers working with leading international academic researchers to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects of global importance that will generate benefits to Canada.
NSERC recognizes the need to support engagement with international collaborators to further develop areas of Canadian research strength and leadership. Alliance International will support Canadian researchers working with international colleagues to pursue new knowledge, technologies, and solutions to complex problems.
By combining the expertise of Canadian and leading international researchers, it is expected that Canadian researchers will leverage the best international knowledge to help address important research challenges in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) disciplines and will provide trainees with an outstanding research environment. These collaborations will ultimately strengthen research excellence in Canada and abroad.
Alliance International is a new, permanent stream of Alliance. There is no deadline to apply and grants will be awarded throughout the year. Alliance International offers two grant types: Catalyst grants and Collaboration grants.
Find more information here
Stay tuned for our 2022 session!
REPLAYING JAPAN CONFERENCE 2021
Revive our fantastic five days Conference by watching the presentations our stellar panelists.
Want to read about this? you can visit our webpage: https://replaying.jp/
AI4Society Dialogues Podcast
After a quite successful first season, we are thrilled to bring to you a second collection of 10 new episodes, this time focused on AI and Health. For this ambitious project we are collaborating with our research and teaching Signature Areas partner Precision Health. Together, we are interviewing University of Alberta highlighted professionals working on Health using AI, we will explore how advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping the direction of healthcare. We’ll talk to researchers working on furthering our knowledge of major diseases, like cancer and diabetes. We’ll find out how fields like computer vision and natural language processing are intersecting with medicine and we’ll talk about the entrepreneurial journey that some of these researchers are taking and how these exciting developments are paving the way for personalized healthcare.
PREVIOUS RELEASE
January 10, 2020
Jacob Jaremko: Envisioning medical scan data as the 21st century stethoscope
A stethoscope is a functional device, used to examine a patient...but it’s also become an enduring symbol for the use of technology in patient care. Yet...when it comes to advances in technology - what might a new, 21st century stethoscope look like? Dr. Jacob Jaremko believes that with AI enabled technology, we can transform medical imaging at the point of care.
UPCOMING RELEASE
January 24th, 2022
Episode Seven: Adriana Ríos Rincón: Social robots and assistive technologies
As advances are made in artificial intelligence, questions are being raised about how we should relate to AI, especially when it’s embodied intelligence. In other words - how will we relate to robots? Dr. Adriana Ríos Rincón is a researcher who uses robots in her work with children.
Find AI4Society Dialogues podcast in these platforms
AI4Society Events
AI4Society Reverse EXPO
Friday, Feb. 18 | All day 138 The AI4Society Reverse EXPO 2022 aims to bring together the U of A AI research community and stakeholders from industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations, to learn about undergraduate and graduate students AI-related research and applications, and to explore opportunities for future collaborations.
Digital Law Forum 2022 - Myths & Reality, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Friday, Feb. 15-16 | All day The Digital Law and Innovation Society at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law is organizing its second annual Digital Law Forum in February 2022. We are inviting students, researchers and professors to submit proposals to present their research in the Forum.
The Inside and Outside of AI: Approaches to artistic collaboration with artificial intelligence
How we find, experience, and produce culture is changing as we integrate technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. As more of our culture is created, curated, and categorized by automated systems, what will be the impact on the stories that get told? In this workshop we will explore how AI might be used to diversify the stories available to us; examples of works that are trying to use AI in innovative and positive ways; and an approach to thinking about and designing AI solutions that celebrates the human.
OPPORTUNITIES
Mourou-Strickland mobility progr2022
In 2018, the Embassy of France in Canada implemented a two-way mobility program for researchers between France and Canada. That same year, Donna Strickland (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Gérard Mourou (Ecole polytechnique, CNRS – France) received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the highest scientific distinction.
REES Brown Bag Speaker: Dr. Bruno Wichmann
“Using machine learning to estimate cross-patient spillover effects of disease-specific interventions”
FORM is looking for a Jr. Data Scientist
FORM (formswim.com) is a sports technology company with a simple mission: to break down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be. We’re looking for a Junior Data Scientist to join our rapidly growing team.
Learn more and apply here
Computer Vision is looking for a AI Engineer Position
CityScan Technologies Inc. (CityScan) is a startup tech company founded in 2019 developing solutions for smart cities and smart infrastructure systems. CityScan is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more information, please visit our website.
Learn more and apply here
HOW TO BE PART
Who
Any UofAlberta community member (faculty, researcher, or student) interested in any and all aspects of Artificial Intelligence!
Why
- To stay informed about AI-related funding opportunities and events (research grants, internships, competitions, ...)
- To access AI4Society support for research and teaching initiatives
- To profile your research and to collaborate with other community members, through our Forum.
How
Send an email with a brief description of your affiliation, interests, and activities related to artificial intelligence to ai4s@ualberta.ca.
