The Chancellor's Forum is an initiative of the University of Alberta Senate that invites the public to campus to engage with a timely topic related to the University of Alberta. Senators assist with the planning of the Chancellor's Forum and engage Faculties and other campus units with expertise in the selected topic.

Our own director Eleni Stroulia is a panelist in this distinguished group of professionals that includes Nicole Denier, Hero Laird, J Ross Mitchell moderated by Ryan Jespersen. A selected group of AI projects from Reverse EXPO will be demoed previously outside the theater. Not to be missed!

Join us on May 11th starting 6:30pm.

More information and registration here

Events

Four days of speakers, socials and special events celebrating Alberta’s rich history of AI Innovation.

Immerse yourself in the deep science of AI & ML, connect with industry leaders, explore career opportunities and learn more about how AI is driving the future success of our bright economic future.

for AI4Society members

As an affiliated AI4Society UAlberta Faculty and student member, Amii is extending you an invitation to the invite-only Academic Symposium in addition to all of the amazing free public programming and parties. You must apply to access your ticket - please complete this form Please apply using your UAlberta email address to expedite the approval process.

Please note, this ticket is for students with demonstrated technical experience in the field of AI, ML or Computing Science. If you do not have demonstrated technical experience, it's best to register on the public website for a General All Access Pass for all of the other programming.

Energy Hackathon 2022 - Toward Future Interconnected Electric Systems May 6-8, 2022

The Energy Hackathon is the second hackathon organized as part of the APIC-NSERC Alliance project titled ‘Towards Future Interconnected Electric Systems’. The main themes of this hackathon are listed below, although participants are free to work on any challenges that they are interested in.

• Theme 1 System Modeling and Artificial Intelligence for Power Systems
• Theme 2 Advanced Power Electronics for the Smart Grid
• Theme 3 Grid Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy
• Theme 4 Safety and Security for the Smart Grid

We encourage students from all faculties and all levels to participate in this hackathon. Participants do not need to know programming or be part of the Electrical and Computer engineering department to participate as we will have a wide variety of challenges available. Participants will also be encouraged to brainstorm their own ideas and form teams on day 1.

Learn more and Register here

Responsible AI Event during Canadian AI

Drs. Bagheri (Ryerson University), Stroulia (University of Alberta), and Taylor (University of Guelph) are organizing a Responsible AI session during the Canadian AI conference, May 25-28 2022.

Given the many activities that are fortunately happening around the responsible and ethical aspects of AI here in Canada, we were hoping to organize an event in conjunction with Canadian AI 2022 this year to become familiar with what everyone is doing and what activities they are engaged in.

It would be wonderful to have a unified community here in Canada around responsible AI so we can support each other and find ways to more effectively collaborate and synergize. We are aiming for a casual, discussion-oriented event rather than talks or formal presentations.

We would appreciate it if you could let us know (a) if you are interested in attending the (virtual) session, and (b) who else you would recommend we invite to the session.

Please send us your ideas and comments to ai4s@ualberta.ca

Highlights and Opportunities

AI4Society Support for Students From Under-Represented Groups

AI4Society has partnered with Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology (WISEST), the Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program and Research Internship Experience and the Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation, to enable more students to experience AI on our campus and to increase the diversity of our field.
For AI4Society members who wish to host students under these programs, AI4Society will subsidize the host's costs, so that hosts will only have to pay at most 50% of the internship.
We hope that you will consider hosting a student in your lab this summer and get them excited about AI!

Students and Hosts interested find out more here

Artificial Intelligence for Public Health (AI4PH): A focus on equity and prevention Summer Institute applications now live

The AI4PH Summer Institute is supported by a CIHR Operating Grant: Summer Institute on Equitable AI for Public Health from the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH).

The AI4PH Summer Institute is an opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in the application of AI in public health while exploring the potential impact of AI on health inequities.
The theme of the 2022 AI4PH Summer Institute is “analysis of text”, focusing on the use of AI to extract meaningful information from free-text to support public health.

Apply here

AI4IA 2021 Conference Report

As we get ready for the next edition of the worldwide Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility conference, a full report of the previous event has been released.

On 28th September 2021, nine themes on the promotion of accessibility by AI. These themes were: AI Policy and Ethics, AI and Society, AI and Healthcare, Media and the Right to Know, AI & Law, AI & Big Data and Innovation, AI and Creativity, Youth in AI, and the Accessibility Pavilion. The conference was a platform for more than 73 presenters from 17 countries to contribute to each of these AI4IA thematic areas in their unique and diverse ways.

Organized by The UNESCO Information For All Programme (IFAP) Working Group on Information Accessibility (WGIA), hosted in collaboration with the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies (KIAS) and AI for Society (AI4S) Signature Area, both at the University of Alberta, Canada; the International Centre for Information Ethics (ICIE); Future Africa at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy (CNED) in ORF, India; and the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica. It was organised under the auspices of the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Kingston, Jamaica and the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Read the full report here

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.

Find more information here

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.