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2021 Events
Demo Day
June 22nd, 2021
53 participants, 11 machine learning prototypes, 3 weeks of development; The 2021 Program concluded with a stellar line up of AI projects presented to over 110 attendees at Demo Day.
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Demo Day is the culmination of 4 weeks of education, 3 weeks of project development, and numerous TAs, lecturers, speakers, mentors, coordinators, partners, and experts who've all come together to support this cohort of burgeoning developers, entrepreneurs, and change makers.
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The event was moderated by Maya Marcus-Sells (Executive Director) with remarks from: Angelique Mannella (Lab Founder, AWS), Elissa Strome (CIFAR), Warren Johnston (Amii), Mariloue Daudier (IVADO).
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Industry Night
May 26th, 2021
For the second virtual Industry Night, participants gathered on Remo to expand their networks, meet representatives from our partner organizations, and get an idea of the opportunities available in the field.
Special thanks to our partner representatives for this memorable evening.
CIFAR, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute,
DeepMind, IVADO
Manulife, Borealis AI & RBC
Vector Institute
AI4Good Lab Hackathon
May 21st, 2021
From mental health solutions to exploring vaccine-preventable diseases, it was impressive to see so many creative ideas stem from the virtual AI4Good Lab Global Health Analytics hackathon.
Three weeks into the machine learning curriculum, participants got a taste of prototyping by processing data from the WHO and proposing global health machine learning solutions.
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Alumni Soiree
May 6th, 2021
The Lab hosted its first annual Alumni Soiree to celebrate the achievements of our alumni and offer current participants the opportunity to ask questions and get to know the broader AI4Good Lab community.
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To mark this special event, we invited Émélie Brunet, Vice President of Mila to sharing her experience with helping women navigate leadership and the workforce in AI.
Opening Day
May 3rd, 2021
In its fifth year running, the AI4Good Lab welcomed double the number of incredible women to the program, partnering with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to host virtual programs in both Montreal and Edmonton.
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Opening remarks included Maya Marcus-Sells (AI4Good Lab Executive Director), Doina Precup (Lab Founder, DeepMind, Mila, McGill University), Angelique Mannella (Lab Founder, Amazon Web Services), Elissa Strome (CIFAR), Alan MacIntosh (OSMO Foundation, Real Ventures)
Interview Workshop with Google
March 9th, 2021
How do I prepare for a technical interview? What is the interview process like at Google? These were some of the questions answered in our career workshop with record-breaking alumni attendance.
Thank you to all the Google mentors who came together to share their personal career journeys and help alumni practice their skills in small dedicated groups.
Call for applications
January 15th - February 15th, 2021
The call for applications is now closed for the 2021 Montreal and Edmonton programs! Thank you to all who helped us spread the word, and good luck to all who applied!
2020 Events
Data Protection & Privacy in AI
November 24, 2020
As machine learning sees widespread adoption, we face unique challenges in data protection and privacy. Do those involved in the design of AI systems have a responsibility to society? What is the goal of privacy? Can fairness be codified?
These are some of the ethical questions that were debated at our virtual event, facilitated by experts from the Montreal AI Ethics Institute. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and thank you to the MAIEI researchers for leading the discussion!
Demo Day
July 28, 2020
The 2020 iteration of the CIFAR-OSMO AI4Good Lab concluded with a dynamic virtual Demo Day featuring guest speakers from CIFAR, OSMO, IVADO, Mila, and a $2000 prize courtesy of
Concertation Montréal.
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Our participants showcased seven AI prototypes in response to the questions and challenges that concern health and injustice in our society.
Catered Dinner at the OSMO Cafe
July 23, 2020
As the summer progressed, evolving COVID measures permitted our Montreal-based participants from the 2020 cohort to meet in-person for a socially-distant dinner at the OSMO cafe terrace.
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Industry Night
June 23, 2020
This year, AI4Good Lab hosted a Virtual Reality Industry Night in Mozilla Hubs. Through custom avatars, our students interfaced with representatives to discuss our partner organizations, their careers, and potential opportunities.
Special thanks to our participating organizations for a memorable event:
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CIFAR: Eli Monfared , Nabilah Chowdhury
Amii: Anna Koop, Warren Jonston
Google: Anna Jenkins, Ross Goroshin, Utku Evci
DeepMind: Ankit Anand, Diana Rebmann , Stephanie Booth, Zhitao Gong
IVADO: Mariloue Daudier
Accenture: Charline Florestral
Borealis AI: Wenjie Zi
Automat: Erdem Özcan
TandemLaunch: Jermaine Murray
Kids Code Jeunesse: Hannah Ballard, Lucie Luneau
Mozilla: Abigail Cabunoc Mayes
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Opening Day
June 8, 2020
AI4Good is going virtual! The 2020 Lab was launched with opening remarks from our executive director, Maya Marcus-Sells, Doina Precup (Lab Founder, DeepMind, Mila, McGill University), Angelique Mannella (Lab Founder, Amazon Web Services), Elissa Strome (CIFAR), Alan MacIntosh (OSMO Foundation, Real Ventures)
AI4Good Alumni Event
June 8, 2020
Our first AI4Good Alumni event hosted by TandemLaunch. There were presentations by AI4Good Lab alumni Maude Lizaire and Jazlyn Hellman, as well as entrepreneurs Soodeh Farokhi and Sokmean Nou.
2019 Events
Ensuring Diversity and Inclusion in AI
November 14, 2019
In collaboration with Element AI and REAL, our executive director Maya Marcus-Sells moderated a discussion on diversity in AI with a panel of strong women leaders from Diversio, ODAIA, Women in Data Science Toronto, and Element AI in Toronto.
Demo Night
June 20, 2019
Our 2019 demo night included speakers from our founding partners OSMO CIFAR, title sponsor Deepmind and an awesome keynote by Professor Jenna Wiens of the University of Michigan.
Our AI4Good Lab participants presented seven different projects to solve issues such as employer bias, food waste, and mental health.
Industry Night
May 29, 2019
Our 2019 industry night panel discussion covered industry trends, AI success factors and possible career opportunities available for AI professionals and leaders of tomorrow.
Special thanks to Emelie Brunet (VP Talent and Ecosystem at MILA - Institut Québecoise D'Intelligence Artificielle), Emmanuelle Coppinger (Venture Manager at NextAI), Camille Montpetit (Talent Acquisition Partner at Accenture) and Element AI for the invaluable insight and recommendations.
Design Day
May 25, 2019
The AI4Good Lab participants received several workshops such as AI's impact on the future of business by our partners Accenture, Sportlogiq, IBM and Desjardins Lab in order to help them design their final project.
Kickoff BBQ
May 11, 2019
During our 2019 Kickoff BBQ event to launch our 2019 AI4Good Lab Program, CIFAR announced that they will provide financial and in-kind support of $300,000 to support and grow the program.
2018 Events
Closing Night
June 21, 2018
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