Dr. Sara Mostafavi, a BC Children's Hospital investigator, was named to the inaugural cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs for her work in artificial intelligence (AI) research.
The 29 chairs will receive approximately $30 million in funding as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy to help maintain Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence research.
“I am excited to be named a CIFAR AI Chair. This program is a great opportunity to build new collaborations, and connect with the growing and strong community of AI and Machine Learning researchers in Canada. I am especially looking forward to contributing to the development of new AI and ML techniques for precision medicine,” Dr. Mostafavi said.
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Prof. Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon to receive honorary doctorate at the University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica is recognizing Prof. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon as one of their extraordinary individuals to be honoured at their graduation ceremony this year for his life's work in global health focusing on paediatric critical care and sepsis advocacy and research.
