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We are thrilled to announce the 2020 Montreal cohort of the CIFAR-OSMO AI4Good Lab. This year 30 women-identified STEM students from 13 different universities and 7 provinces across Canada will participate in our virtual training program for women in AI.
The AI4Good Lab was founded by Doina Precup and Angelique Mannella in 2017 and has run every summer in Montreal. With founding partners OSMO and CIFAR, this 2020 cohort marks the 4th year of training the next generation of diverse AI leaders, and grows our pan-Canadian network of Lab participants to 110 women.
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the program will be held virtually from June 8th to July 28th to promote social distancing. The Lab will maintain its focus on participatory learning and community collaboration with small work-groups; key speakers from our industry, academic, and non-profit partners; and VR networking opportunities for our larger events.
This time of social distancing emphasizes the importance of the AI4Good Lab's mission to enhance diversity & inclusion in technology and inspire the use of AI as a tool for social good. The global crisis only highlights these needs.
In the coming weeks we will be announcing our ecosystem of partners and individuals without whom the Lab would not be possible. If you or your organization is interested in participating, please reach out.
"I hope to use what I learn in this lab to build a project that can bring relief to others during this global pandemic."
-Harpriya Bagri, UBC
During the second half of the 7-week program, the participants will work on AI prototypes to tackle a social good problem of their choosing. Many of the participants described a focus on helping others during the pandemic, and we are excited to see their developments.
In a virtual format, the participants will experience a 4-week machine learning bootcamp; 3-weeks of prototyping; a mash-up of networking events, industry, research, and social good speakers; and mentorship.
Please meet our incoming participants for the 2020 Montreal Program:
![ab3cb2_1bde51eb997547288f732740d4b1b340mv2 Alouette Zhang](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_1bde51eb997547288f732740d4b1b340mv2.jpg)
![ab3cb2_971e2b8d4d6846618d00ed704ff2f493mv2 Lily Wang](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_971e2b8d4d6846618d00ed704ff2f493mv2-1024x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_3c9748b7a3764e2e944349d243213c32mv2 Aida Vahdani](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_3c9748b7a3764e2e944349d243213c32mv2-658x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_2d5b0693b390437fba990ed4d457405fmv2 Samantha Unger](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_2d5b0693b390437fba990ed4d457405fmv2-1024x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_43859698ba3a4c4ea6062fc11f802e03mv2 Paige Tuttösí](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_43859698ba3a4c4ea6062fc11f802e03mv2-1024x1003.png)
![ab3cb2_5c9cfd33efb944a0ad7b2032599968f8mv2 Becca Tingley](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_5c9cfd33efb944a0ad7b2032599968f8mv2-824x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_1a80f932114b453fbf5084083f75ff17mv2 Kattly Li](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_1a80f932114b453fbf5084083f75ff17mv2-840x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_c618e5729d614901a83c191adc9b7af3mv2 Susana Ung](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_c618e5729d614901a83c191adc9b7af3mv2-768x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_1bd4f8a76b95477883ce07f67d0aeeb9mv2 Raveen Sidhu](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_1bd4f8a76b95477883ce07f67d0aeeb9mv2-810x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_baf37647102b4349b8ba867602a9a661mv2 Rasha Nasri](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_baf37647102b4349b8ba867602a9a661mv2.png)
![ab3cb2_1dac614524854eeb93f8aa2b540d5ba6mv2 Miya Keilin](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_1dac614524854eeb93f8aa2b540d5ba6mv2-890x1024.png)
![ab3cb2_5c4436150e46459e8ec71b6edd72bb30mv2 Aurélie Nguyen](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_5c4436150e46459e8ec71b6edd72bb30mv2.jpg)
![ab3cb2_f6305678805e47859a26307a1c766578mv2 Alexi Michael](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_f6305678805e47859a26307a1c766578mv2.png)
![ab3cb2_f380369f9b074b64bc750cd27457a601mv2 Elaine Lau](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_f380369f9b074b64bc750cd27457a601mv2-1024x768.jpg)
![ab3cb2_0140bf9fcf3249bfbbe95cd3c26299fbmv2 Jenny Huang](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_0140bf9fcf3249bfbbe95cd3c26299fbmv2-872x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_a1568de83eab404392e08b3ac0943287mv2 Prakriti Khatel](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_a1568de83eab404392e08b3ac0943287mv2-768x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_d747b4a4824d481d87874d015f42d105mv2 Aldyn Chwelos](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_d747b4a4824d481d87874d015f42d105mv2-1024x683.jpg)
![ab3cb2_531fc0ba76b0428ba73978a7bc18e499mv2 Janet Fu](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_531fc0ba76b0428ba73978a7bc18e499mv2-768x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_6305d5f355414f9d933c34c973596cf5mv2 Ellodie Hoi Lan Ha Soon](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_6305d5f355414f9d933c34c973596cf5mv2-875x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_626807254b3d4d8eacc23fa4a4bf9bdamv2 Shayna Grose](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_626807254b3d4d8eacc23fa4a4bf9bdamv2-846x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_11db0b7ac8c9480fbd6dd1ea100628ffmv2 Alexa de Grandmont](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_11db0b7ac8c9480fbd6dd1ea100628ffmv2-768x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_960a105eb6414e0482db697538e34b3dmv2 Faareha Khalid](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_960a105eb6414e0482db697538e34b3dmv2-768x1024.jpg)
![ab3cb2_1cf7d34528b0441081ca1a499266fe23mv2 Harpriya Bagri](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_1cf7d34528b0441081ca1a499266fe23mv2-1024x768.jpg)
![ab3cb2_cd475f747eef48a09b9a43a1cf5f3dfdmv2 Janna Augustin](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_cd475f747eef48a09b9a43a1cf5f3dfdmv2-1024x1000.jpg)
![ab3cb2_eff2f221cf9342568427192b62378cefmv2 Nadia Blostein](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_eff2f221cf9342568427192b62378cefmv2.png)
![ab3cb2_5b844ffe42664b4aa897d53dd5a72ed1mv2 Alaa Abdelgawad](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_5b844ffe42664b4aa897d53dd5a72ed1mv2.jpg)
![ab3cb2_5e18a2a306144952911324d3cbd111e8mv2 Harshika](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_5e18a2a306144952911324d3cbd111e8mv2.jpg)
![ab3cb2_6b814867ffcb42cb8095e64bf8272e2cmv2 Jodi Boone](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_6b814867ffcb42cb8095e64bf8272e2cmv2-1024x683.jpg)
![ab3cb2_587c2f83dd794cd38c19cfb9b55307aamv2 Negin Ashouri](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_587c2f83dd794cd38c19cfb9b55307aamv2.jpg)
![ab3cb2_a64d3b4976bb4b43af24cdc051803aa5mv2 Janelle Berscheid](https://www.ai4goodlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ab3cb2_a64d3b4976bb4b43af24cdc051803aa5mv2.png)