On October 16, 2019 the Vector Institute announced that 29 faculty holding appointments at universities across Ontario have been appointed as Faculty Affiliates at the Vector Institute. Researchers appointed at the institute gain access to a collaborative community based in Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District and computing resources to catalyze foundational research and specific applications in areas such as health care and business.

The Faculty Affiliates program brings together leading researchers from across Ontario to expand expertise in deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence more broadly.

Vector Faculty Affiliates play a key role in developing, growing and diversifying knowledge and research within the local AI community, and work with industry, where interests align. They have opportunities to host events on related topics and participate in Vector programming, including networking events, workshops, summer schools, and talks.

The 29 new Faculty Affiliates hold primary appointments at institutions across the province, including St. Michael’s Hospital, the University Health Network, the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Queens, McMaster, and York University and the Universities of Toronto, Ottawa, and Western Ontario.

Applicants and nominees were evaluated and selected according to the strength of their research contributions to date and the alignment of their interests with Vector’s vision, mission, and research strengths.

Selections were made based on recommendations from a committee comprised of Vector Faculty who hold appointments in a variety of institutions. Faculty Affiliates are appointed for two years and nominations are considered annually.

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Vector Faculty Affiliate Program: 2019 Cohort

• Amber Simpson, Queens University
• Boyu Wang, Western University
• Chris McIntosh, University Health Network
• Daniel James Lizotte, Western University
• David Richard Rokeby, University of Toronto
• Fanny Chevalier, University of Toronto
• Florian Shkurti, University of Toronto
• Grace Yi, Western University
• Issac Tamblyn, University of Ottawa
• Jared Simpson, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
• Jason Millar, University of Ottawa
• Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, University of Toronto
• Joseph Jay Williams, University of Toronto
• Katarina Grolinger, Western University
• Linbo Wang, University of Toronto
• Lincoln Stein, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
• Michael Brown, York University
• Nisarg Shah, University of Toronto
• Parvin Mousavi, Queens University
• Paul David McNicholas, McMaster University
• Sean Lewis Hill, University of Toronto and Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics
• Sushant Sachdeva, University of Toronto
• Timothy Barfoot, University of Toronto
• Timothy Chan, University of Toronto
• Tracy Jenkin, Queens University
• Xiaodan Zhu, Queens University
• Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Western University
• Yu Sun, University of Toronto