Q&A: University of Waterloo expert talks corporate opportunities in applied AI

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Waterloo EDC interviewed our very own Professor Alex Wong on corporate opportunities in applied artificial intelligence and featuring Waterloo AI Institute.  

Q: What is the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute and what is its role in the Waterloo AI ecosystem?

WONG: Within the Waterloo AI Institute we now have over 100 different researchers. We have one of the largest such research clusters in Canada and our focus is to work with industry and with academic partners to really develop and push useable AI, be it in the clinical space, or for climate analysis, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or other sectors. We try to help our industry partners understand AI and how to improve it and leverage it for their own scenarios.

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