DECEMBER 16th, 2022

Happy Holidays!

The School of Education at Michener and the Vector Institute are excited to announce Accelerating AI from Practice to Change, a virtual half-day program to help transform the skill set of clinicians and health leaders. This educational program will feature presentations from speakers to challenge leaders to enhance their knowledge, skills, and expertise to accelerate the power of AI to transform the quality of care and improve patient outcomes. As part of the Accelerating the Adoption of AI in Healthcare grant, there is no fee, and participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

AI4IA Podcast - New Episode Alert!

In the final episode of the AI for Information Accessibility podcast, host Ayushi Khemka talks to our own Dr. Eleni Stroulia and Dr. Martha White, both professors in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta.

The AI4IA podcast series is in association with the Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility 2022 Conference on September 28, 2022, which commemorated the International Day for Universal Access to Information. The AI4IA Conference and the podcast series are hosted in collaboration with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, the AI4Society Signature Area and the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies, both at the University of Alberta; the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at the Observer Research Foundation in India; and the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica.

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Opportunities

Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentship (SRS) applications open for 2023

Applications are now open for the Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentship (SRS) program for summer 2023. This program is open to University of Alberta undergraduate and MD students interested in summer research in health/medical research & innovation, including Alberta Innovates priority areas (Digital Health, Data-Enabled Health Transformation, and Health Innovation & Technology Acceleration - see the SRS website for definitions). The stipend amount for the Alberta Innovates SRS program has increased this year to $1,875/month (max. $7,500 for a 4 month project). The deadline for applications is Monday, January 30, 2023 at 11:59p.m. Application materials and information for applicants is available at the SRS website.

Need help recruiting students?

URI has also recently launched a new research opportunity board on campusBRIDGE, the U of A Career Centre's platform for student job postings and experiential learning opportunities. If you have faculty who are still looking to recruit undergraduates for summer research positions (or other research opportunities), URI would be happy to assist in advertising these positions to students via campusBRIDGE. Information about how to submit a posting to campusBRIDGE is available on our Mentors & Instructors page.

Alberta Innovates SRS - Call for Adjudicators

URI is also recruiting faculty members to serve as adjudicators for our upcoming funding competitions, including the Alberta Innovates SRS. Faculty interested in serving on this year's Alberta Innovates SRS adjudication committee are urged to register here. Alberta Innovates SRS adjudicators are normally assigned ~18-20 short (3-5 page) proposals that are reviewed online between February 8-March 1, 2023.

Artistic Intelligence? Making it together in the Multispecies World

STS Italia Conference 2023, Bologna 28-30 June

Organizers: Silvia Casini (University of Aberdeen); Gediminas Urbonas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Roberta Buiani (ArtSci Salon); Philippe Sormani (University of Lausanne).

We encourage proposals coming from both academics and practitioners for creative/performative presentations (regarding curatorial practices and/or exhibitions and storytelling), interactive sessions (bearing on material objects), and/or traditional academic papers. In particular, we ask prospective contributors to reflect on how exhibitions understood as “more-than-human alliances” might contribute to STS research and methods, demonstrating the importance of cherishing the process rather than the results; the significance of relational thinking; and the importance of interrogating the epistemological contributions of exhibitions.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15^th January 2023

Full-Time Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions, starting as early as July 1st, 2023, in the broad area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with preference given (but not restricted) to the following topics:

• ML/Deep Learning Theory
• Reliable/Secure/Private AI Systems
• Robotics
• NLP (with a focus on ML/deep learning)

The successful candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree by the appointment date. They are expected to have demonstrated research potential strong enough for a promising nomination as Canada CIFAR AI Chair, evidenced by publications in top venues (conferences or journals) in the above mentioned areas of AI. They should also have strong communication skills and demonstrated commitment to highly effective graduate and undergraduate teaching. They will be expected to establish their own funded research programs, supervise graduate students, and teach graduate and undergraduate courses. Strong potential for productive interactions with other researchers in the Department and in other disciplines at the University of Alberta will be considered an asset.

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.