Amii announces AI Week programme, bringing together world AI community

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Amii (the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) has announced the programme for AI Week, May 24-27 in Edmonton, Canada.

With more than 20 events taking place across four days throughout the city, the celebration of Alberta’s AI excellence will feature an academic keynote from Richard S. Sutton, leading expert in reinforcement learning, who will discuss future research directions in the field.

The jam-packed week also includes panels on AI career paths for kids, AI for competitive advantage and the ethics of AI; a career and talent mixer connecting AI career seekers with top companies; and, a full-day academic symposium bringing together the brightest minds in AI.

“With AI Week, we’re putting a global spotlight on the province and welcoming the world’s AI community to experience what many in the field have known for a long time: that Alberta is at the forefront of the AI revolution,” said Amii Chief Executive Officer, Cam Linke.

“AI Week isn’t just a celebration of 20 years of AI excellence – it’s a launching point for the next 20 years of advancement.”

According to a statement, AI Week has something for everyone – including sessions, networking events and socials for a range of ages and familiarity with AI.

Additional keynotes will be delivered by Alona Fyshe, speaking about what brains and AI can tell us about one another, and Martha White, who will present on innovative applications of reinforcement learning.

Informal networking and social events will help forge connections between members of the research, industry and innovation communities – as well as AI beginners and enthusiasts.

AI Week will be attended by the world’s AI community, with over 500 applicants for travel bursaries from more than 35 countries.

The successful applicants, emerging researchers and industry professionals alike, will have the opportunity to learn alongside leaders in the field at the AI Week Academic Symposium, which is being organised by Amii’s Fellows from the University of Alberta, one of the world’s top academic institutions for AI research.

More details about the programme at www.ai-week.ca/program.

-- BERNAMA