Artificial Intelligence (AI)
On Campus
McGill data analytics lab proving to be good for business
The DataSphere Lab at the Desautels Faculty of Management aims to help companies and organizations tackle challenges with data-driven solutions. For students, it’s a valuable hands-on – and paid – work experience.
Discovery
AI for good: Using the power of machine learning for climate action
David Rolnick is quick to point out that AI isn’t a panacea for solving the climate crisis. But the research he leads at McGill’s School of Computer Science provides a fascinating window into efforts to use AI to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Discovery
An ecosystem for AI collaboration
Artificial intelligence is transforming the world in ways that are both exciting and troubling. The McGill Collaborative for AI and Society wants to ensure that AI is used in a positive way – and the best way to do that is to bring together experts with different sets of skills.
Culture
Looking for a holiday read?
The holidays are almost upon us and (hopefully) that means you’ll soon be able to spend some quality time with a good book or two. Here are some possibilities for you to consider – all written by McGill alums.
People
Have football, will travel
McGill doctoral student Dimitri Sinodinos, BEng’21, is looking forward to a career as an AI scientist and entrepreneur. But right now, he’s busy making sports history as the first Canadian to play professional football in Japan.
People
A marriage of art and technology
Chloë Ryan is an artist, a McGill-trained engineer, and the CEO/founder of Acrylic Robotics. Her company plans to partner with artists to make high-quality reproductions of their work – right down to the brushstrokes – by using robots and AI. The goal is to help artists find new markets for their creations.
Health
New non-profit targets under-researched diseases
McGillians are playing key roles in Conscience, a new non-profit initiative that hopes to use artificial intelligence and a “team sport” approach to encourage research into the rare diseases and potential threats that Big Pharma tends to ignore.
People
Leading the charge for innovation in Quebec
As Quebec’s chief innovation officer, Luc Sirois, BEng’92, hopes to contribute to the province’s economic growth.
Discovery
Better, longer lives for cattle, courtesy of AI
Can artificial intelligence help dairy cows have healthier lives? That’s what McGill’s Elsa Vasseur plans to find out as one of the co-chairs of the new Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence.
People
Exploring the ethical implications of AI
As we grapple with the ethical issues surrounding advances in artificial intelligence, Montreal AI Ethics Institute founder Abhishek Gupta, BSc’15, is becoming an increasingly influential voice in those discussions.
Discovery
AI startups in the hunt for $5 million IBM Watson Prize
Erudite AI and aifred health, two of the top 10 teams competing for an international AI award, were created by McGill graduates. Both startups are using AI to help people improve their lives.
People
Applying AI to the #MeToo landscape
Ritika Dutt, BA’13, and her company Botler AI use artificial intelligence techniques to help victims of sexual misconduct gain a clearer sense of their legal rights.