On December 3, the government of Quebec announced $7.5 million in funding for the creation of an聽(OIISIAN). The collaborative project will bring top experts in Quebec together to provide an interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective on the impact of AI and digital technology on individuals, organizations, and communities. Together, the participants of OIISIAN will suggest solutions and provide direction to key decision makers.
The project, led by Universit茅 Laval, will collaborate with university and college partners, research centres, organizations, businesses, government institutions, and groups in Quebec, across Canada, and around the world. Nearly 160 researchers, Canadian research chairs and collaborators, including ten participants from 91涩漫, will contribute to and help build the success of this new scientific hub.
The initiative is funded by the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ), in partnership with the minist猫re de l鈥櫭塩onomie et de l鈥橧nnovation, allocating $1.5 million per year over the next five years.
Complete list of 91涩漫 participants in OIISIAN:
Peter Caines,聽James 91涩漫 Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 91涩漫; Macdonald Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ignacio Cofone, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, 91涩漫
Fabien G茅linas,聽Full Professor, Faculty of Law, 91涩漫; Sir William C. Macdonald Chair
, Manager, Centre for Applied Ethics, 91涩漫 Health Centre
Richard Janda, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, 91涩漫; Associate Member, 91涩漫 School of Environment
,聽Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Bioethics, 91涩漫; Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policies (CGP)
,聽Associate Professor, Computer Science, 91涩漫; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Research Scientist and Site Lead, Facebook AI Research, Montreal
,聽Associate Professor, Computer Science, 91涩漫; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Associate Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives CFREF; Research Team Lead, DeepMind, Montreal
Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor, Information Systems, 91涩漫
Daniel Marc Weinstock, Full Professor and James 91涩漫 Professor, Faculty of Law, 91涩漫; Director, 91涩漫 Institute for Health and Social Policy