Reflecting back on 2020, one of the things that fuelled me is great conversations. This past fall, I was incredibly fortunate to speak with some of the world’s leading AI researchers as the host of a new podcast series called AI4Society Dialogues. Produced on behalf of AI4Society, a signature research area at the University of Alberta, and the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), the podcast showcases a range of incredibly talented researchers and is informed by this que

I submitted my draft Findings and Discussions chapter this weekend! I’m now on a rare break from my research project as I await some supervisory feedback. In the meantime, I have LOTS to do. I’ve been working as part of a CIFAR funded research team looking at the impact of COVID-19 in Alberta. That’s a glamourous way of putting it. The reality is I’m gathering secondary data sources that will be used for analysis, monitoring the weekly events surrounding COVID-19 from an Albe

Recently, I participated in CIFAR's AI for Health townhall. The purpose of the meeting was to gather feedback on a draft framework that will enable CIFAR to move forward with AI initiatives in healthcare. The results of the townhall meetings, which took place in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton, will be shared by CIFAR. I won't comment on the specifics of the framework, but I can share some of the themes and big questions coming out of this discussion that require further publi