CIFAR

CIFAR

Research Services

Toronto, Ontario 21,847 followers

CIFAR convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.

About us

CIFAR is a Canadian-based globally influential research organization that convenes the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. Through our 15 research programs and the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, CIFAR convenes close to 400 of the world’s top researchers from 141 institutions in 20 countries. CIFAR is generously supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta and Québec, as well as foundations, individuals, corporations and Canadian and international partner organizations.

Website
http://www.cifar.ca
Industry
Research Services
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1982
Specialties
science, research, policy, artificial intelligence, and innovation

Locations

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    MaRS Centre, West Tower 661 University Ave., Suite 505

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, CA

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Employees at CIFAR

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    📣 Applications are OPEN for the CIFAR Azrieli Foundation #GlobalScholars program, a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to transform your research and accelerate your career. CIFAR is now recruiting for the following programs: Boundaries, Membership & Belonging, Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration, Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities, and Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity. Learn more and apply by Nov. 20: https://lnkd.in/gYrxnc-G

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    Available now! Four lectures from the 20th anniversary of CIFAR’s annual Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School are now available to watch online, for those who were not able to attend. In the spirit of open-access research and making knowledge more widely available to next-generation learners, we’ve been given permission by the presenters, all Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, to share these talks: ➕ Anna Goldenberg on AI for Health  ➕ Courtney Paquette on Optimization ➕ David Fleet on Generative Vision ➕ Marlos C. Machado on RL and Games Watch for free: https://lnkd.in/eQ944jSu You’ll also find selected talks from the past several years of DLRL on our YouTube channel. To be among the first to hear about other opportunities to learn more about AI, and about the next DLRL summer school, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gZjrxK5y Vector Institute Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute ..... Disponibles dès maintenant! Quatre conférences du 20e anniversaire de l’École d’été annuelle sur l’apprentissage profond et l’apprentissage par renforcement du CIFAR sont maintenant disponibles en ligne pour les personnes qui n’ont pas pu assister à l’événement. Dans l’esprit de la recherche en libre accès et de la diffusion plus large des connaissances aux apprenant.es de la prochaine génération, nous avons reçu l’autorisation des xn--prsentateur-cbb.trices – titulaires de chaire en IA Canada-CIFAR – de partager ces conférences : ➕ Anna Goldenberg sur l’IA au service de la santé ➕ Courtney Paquette sur l’optimisation ➕ David Fleet sur la vision générative ➕ Marlos C. Machado sur l’apprentissage par renforcement Visionner gratuitement : https://lnkd.in/eQ944jSu Vous trouverez aussi sur notre chaîne YouTube une sélection de conférences des dernières années de l’École APAR. Pour obtenir en primeur des renseignements sur d’autres occasions d’apprentissage en IA et sur la prochaine École d’été APAR, ne manquez pas de vous abonner à notre bulletin d’information à https://lnkd.in/g3xV4mYQ

    CIFAR DLRL Summer School 2024 - Highlights

    CIFAR DLRL Summer School 2024 - Highlights

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    In September, Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR gave the annual Hurtig Lecture on the Future of Canada at the University of Alberta where she discussed what makes Canada’s AI ecosystem so strong and how we’re shaping the future of AI around the world. Missed the talk? The full recording is now available to watch online for free: https://lnkd.in/geUyNXWB ..... En septembre, Elissa Strome, directrice générale de la Stratégie pancanadienne en matière d’IA au CIFAR, a prononcé la conférence annuelle Hurtig sur l’avenir du Canada à l’Université de l’Alberta. Elle a expliqué en quoi l’écosystème canadien de l’IA est si solide et comment nous façonnons l’avenir de l’IA à travers le monde. Vous avez manqué la conférence? L’enregistrement intégral est maintenant disponible gratuitement en ligne : https://lnkd.in/geUyNXWB

    The 18th Annual Hurtig Lecture 2024: Canada’s Role in Shaping our AI Future

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    CIFAR celebrates the announcement of two new Nobel Laureates with affiliations to CIFAR’s history of exceptional research. Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and James Robinson (University of Chicago), who both served as Fellows in CIFAR’s Institutions, Organizations & Growth program, were most recently awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their ongoing work to understand the prosperity of nations. Current CIFAR Advisor in Learning in Machines & Brains, Geoffrey Hinton (University of Toronto) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking contributions to AI last week. With the addition of these three exceptional accomplishments, CIFAR has recognized 23 Nobel Laureates throughout its more than four-decade history. Read more about the work of these latest Nobel Laureates: https://lnkd.in/gQkydkHq

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    Le CIFAR célèbre l’annonce de deux nouveaux lauréats du prix Nobel associés à la feuille de route exceptionnelle du CIFAR en matière de recherche. Daron Acemoglu (MIT) et James Robinson (Université de Chicago), anciens membres du programme Institutions, organisations et croissance du CIFAR, ont récemment reçu le prix de la Banque de Suède en sciences économiques en mémoire d’Alfred Nobel pour leur travail continu visant à comprendre la prospérité des nations. La semaine dernière, Geoffrey Hinton (Université de Toronto), actuellement spécialiste-conseil au sein du programme Apprentissage automatique, apprentissage biologique, s’est vu décerner le prix Nobel de physique pour ses contributions révolutionnaires à l’IA. Ces trois réalisations exceptionnelles portent à 23 le nombre de lauréats du prix Nobel que le CIFAR a compté dans ses rangs depuis sa création il y a plus de quarante ans. En savoir plus sur les travaux de ces nouveaux lauréats du prix Nobel. https://lnkd.in/gRPHmn4W

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