A new algorithm could drive breakthroughs in understanding cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and other potentially fatal conditions. Researchers from the University of Waterloo developed the machine learning algorithm, called RNovA, to detect changes in the proteins in human cells.
For much of the last century, the relationship between employers and employees was defined by structure, hierarchy and predictability. Work was something you went to, jobs had clear boundaries, and human resources (HR) was largely an administrative function.
WatSPEED, the University of Waterloo's professional, executive and corporate education arm, has partnered with the Vector Institute on a new pilot program to help professionals turn AI ambition into meaningful business results. "This collaboration unites WatSPEED's strength in professional education with the Vector Institute's AI expertise to address a critical skills gap in the market," says Aaron Pereira, executive director of WatSPEED.
Waterloo's new Future of Work Institute is encouraging students, professors and industry leaders to collaborate in reimagining education and career development for an AI-driven world. The Institute's first initiative is Futures Lab: An AI + UX Prototyping Workshop, which invites students to learn AI-related skills and build teams to tackle educational problems leveraging Google's suite of AI tools such as Gemini Canvas and Google AI Studio.
Communitech’s AI@WORK initiative embeds Waterloo students inside local companies to build practical AI solutions and boost productivity across the region
A Waterloo Engineering research lab and its partners are building safer, smarter and greener AI for health care, aviation and more
Waterloo researchers and frontline health partners receive $250,000 from the Graham Seed Fund to guide responsible AI adoption in real-world care settings
From acing driver’s tests to democratizing fitness, students show how AI can enhance learning at the Future of Learning Symposium
AI is changing work, but at Atoms it is accelerating the need for early-career talent
Waterloo joins global quantum community to celebrate World Quantum Day