AI Strategy Leadership
AI LEADERS
We benefit from the advice and guidance of leaders around the world and across sectors.
The National Program Committee oversees the National Program of Activities, including a series of workshops, training programs, and conferences.
The International Scientific Advisory Committee is responsible for making recommendations on Canada CIFAR AI Chair appointments and providing overall advice and guidance to CIFAR on the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.
National Program Committee
Garth Gibson
President and CEO
Vector Institute
Vector Institute
Canada
Randy Goebel
Professor of Computing Science
University of Alberta; Amii faculty member
University of Alberta; Amii faculty member
Canada
Roger Grosse
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Metacademy
University of Toronto
Vector Institute
University of Toronto
Vector Institute
Canada
Greg Mori
Borealis AI Vancouver
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Canada
Valérie Pisano
Mila
President and CEO
President and CEO
Canada
Doina Precup
Fellow
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Learning in Machines & Brains
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
DeepMind
McGill University
Mila
McGill University
Mila
Canada
Elissa Strome
Executive Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Canada
Peter Van Beek
Co-Director Waterloo AI Institute
Professor of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Professor of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Canada
International Scientific Advisory Committee
Jennifer Chayes
University of California Berkeley
United States
Yann LeCun
Advisor
Learning in Machines & Brains
Chief AI Scientist
Facebook Professor
New York University
Facebook Professor
New York University
United States
Antoine Petit
CIFAR Research Council Member
National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
President
President
France
Sebastian Seung
Advisory Committee Chair
Learning in Machines & Brains
Princeton University
Samsung
Samsung
United States
Shirley Tilghman
Chair
President Emerita
Princeton University
Princeton University
United States
Max Welling
Fellow
Learning in Machines & Brains
University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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