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New institute to focus on basics of AI and how to use it in technology

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The University of Waterloo has launched the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute today.

The AI Institute will focus on foundational AI — which includes research in statistical learning, deep learning, game theory, and data science that advances the entire industry — and operational AI, which develops scalable, secure, and transparent solutions for a wide range of applications.

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A new Canadian AI powerhouse has appeared.

The school that has been referred to as “Canada’s Stanford” is taking one more big step to cement its reputation as a top university not only in the country but around the world. The University of Waterloo opened the doors today to its AI Institute, dubbed Waterloo.ai.

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural co-Directors of Waterloo.ai have been chosen.  They are Prof. Fakhri Karray of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering  in the Faculty of Engineering and Prof. Peter van Beek of the Cheriton School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Math. 

The Government of Canada announced  that it has selected SCALE.AI, the AI-powered supply chain consortium, as one of five winning industry-led proposals in its Innovation Superclusters Initiative.

Nearly 120 industrial partners, enabling organizations, and world-class research institutions have joined forces to create this innovation consortium under Canadian industry leadership. Altogether, partners have already committed $700 million in support of the ground-breaking initiative.

The University of Waterloo will be a key partner with leading Canadian companies and sectors chosen to help grow our country’s global competitiveness through significant investments in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing.

As part of the Government of Canada’s $950 million Innovation Supercluster Initiative, Waterloo will take a leading research role in two of the five winning bids announced today. The effort will see researchers and innovators from Waterloo become key contributors in industry-led consortia.

CIFAR is pleased to announce the appointment of the distinguished members of the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.

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If you can swipe right and find a mate, why not a mid-century modern house in Leaside? That’s the premise of Keith McSpurren’s re-boot of web-based real estate brokerage TheRedPin. He wants to harness technology to transform the traditional real estate industry.

Machine learning and software won’t replace agents, but they will standardize and streamline the property search and they will sharpen the industry’s tools, says the 47 year old, who has two decades of experience as a start-up guy and corporate turnaround man. 

A management sciences professor at Waterloo Engineering has been awarded US $80,000 in cash and services by tech giant Amazon to pursue research on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze customer product reviews. Olga Vechtomova was the sole Canadian granted funding through the Amazon Research Awards program for faculty members at academic institutions in North America and Europe.

Self-driving cars could revolutionize the transportation industry, but as our cities and vehicles become more autonomous, how much control will we truly have? In the second episode of FLUX, host Anthony Morgan sits down with University of Waterloo Professor Fakhri Karray to discuss what we’ll gain and what we’ll lose in this new era of transportation.

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