Interop Labs, the initial developer of the Axelar Web3 interoperability network, announced today a $1 million USD donation to grow the Computer Research Endowment at the University of Waterloo. This generous contribution will support the creation of an AI and blockchain research laboratory at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, the largest and top-ranked academic computer science research centre in Canada. The laboratory will be named the GENESIS Lab, standing for Generative AI for Secure, Interconnected Systems.
The donation aims to foster collaboration between academia and industry at the emerging intersection of AI and blockchain while attracting top research talent to the university through PhD fellowships, industry seminars, and postgraduate scholarships.
Read the full story from Waterloo News to learn more.