Vector Institute @VectorInst Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Vector Institute

25 days

Thank you to the Government of Canada & Deputy Prime Minister @cafreeland for your investment in the future of AI across Canada. This isn't just a win for the Vector Institute; it's a step forward for the Canadian AI community.

14

23

70

Last Seen Profiles

@BellvilleBsbl

@realjosephb

@r_vsalka

@retribusy

@futon_de_sleep

@PappyGrande_

@IamRodrigo

@BilibiliGaming

@DevOliRBX

@SavvyAuntie

@oficiall_ghsa

@ProfNoctis

@PoliticaHeroica

@jeanbahebeck

@upendranath7520

@alfcorriette

@mullyhaugh

@MCipriani_WTAE

@MadeonNews

@duhemsounds

@coc_space

@syatikunogobou

@dianchenb

@JetsonMade666

@_kairiichan

@Rossol_Lab

@Restubu39238667

@SAPAPJ

@diberhaze

@AriGraceArt

@coach_card

@SeyithanTopcu

@ESBNetworks

@nzTracy1

@seymss15

@nottpadu

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to @VectorInst ’s Chief Scientific Advisor @geoffreyhinton on receiving the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, alongside @ylecun and Yoshua Bengio.

8

104

413

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to @VectorInst 's Chief Scientific Advisor, Geoffrey Hinton on being named a Companion of the Order of Canada! 🇨🇦

1

83

372

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

It was incredible to have all three recent ACM A.M. Turing award recipients, @ylecun , Yoshua Bengio and Vector’s Chief Scientific Advisor @geoffreyhinton at Vector!

2

46

310

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Such a special evening! Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, Richard Sutton share their honest advice with a room full of AI scientists at the @VectorInst AI Job & Data Fair. #dlrl2018 @AmiiThinks @MILAMontreal @CIFAR_News

3

49

225

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Vector congratulates @UofT on receiving this historic gift from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman, to help construct an innovation centre of AI and biomedical experts! Vector is also thrilled to be co-locating with the University of Toronto in this soon-to-be built centre!

University of Toronto

@UofT

5 years

Landmark $100-million gift to #UofT from Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman will power Canadian innovation & help researchers explore the intersection of technology & society

14

256

695

1

31

195

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 months

👏Exciting news! @roydanroy has been named the Vector Research Co-Director, leading the way in cutting-edge AI research along with current Research Director, Graham Taylor. Learn more about his appointment here:

Dan Roy named Vector Research Co-Director - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Vector Faculty Member Dan Roy has been named Vector Research Co-director to better serve the needs of its growing research community.

vectorinstitute.ai

13

7

198

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Geoff Hinton - The Man Who Helped Turn Toronto Into a High-Tech Hotbed

The Man Who Helped Turn Toronto Into a High-Tech Hotbed (Published 2017)

Geoffrey Hinton, a scientist at the heart of artificial intelligence’s recent breakthroughs, has helped make Toronto a leading research location.

www.nytimes.com

3

95

177

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to Vector’s Associate Research Director- Health, Dr. Anna Goldenberg on being appointed as the Varma Family chair in biomedical informatics and artificial intelligence!

1

33

151

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Vector Institute is offering scholarships to top candidates applying to AI Master’s Programs. Learn more

4

81

144

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Geoffrey Hinton: "the trick is to always get graduate students who are smarter than you" #ElevateToronto @MaRSDD

2

59

142

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

“In 30 years we’re going to look back and say Geoff is Einstein—of AI, deep learning" @jsomers @techreview ?amp=1

3

72

136

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Applications are now open for the 2018 Deep Learning & Reinforcement Learning Summer Schools! The deadline to apply is March 26 2018 at 3:59:59 PM EST

1

83

134

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Deep Learning Summer School Class of 2018! #dlrl2018 @CIFAR_News @VectorInst @AmiiThinks @MILAMontreal

5

25

136

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

It began when @DavidDuvenaud was working on a medical data project when he hit upon a major shortcoming in AI. “The result is really not even a network anymore” writes @_KarenHao @techreview .

0

42

133

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Thrilled for Vector faculty member Sanja Fidler as she will be leading research at new NVIDIA AI Research Lab in Toronto!

0

29

129

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

We're very excited to have @wattpad sign on as a partner of the #VectorInstitute ! Thank you for your support!

0

19

121

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Today we're announcing 10 new faculty members with expertise in machine and deep learning!

2

70

125

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Here we go! Graham Taylor kicking off the 2018 Deep Learning & Reinforcement Learning Summer School here in Toronto with @CIFAR_News @AmiiThinks @MILAMontreal @VectorInst . We can't wait to see what our speakers have in store! #dlrl2018

0

18

125

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to @geoffreyhinton on receiving tonight's Toronto Region Builder Award @TorontoRBOT . Speaking about Dr. Hinton's impact, Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau said it "continues and will continue here." #CANADAI 📸 @TorontoRBOT

2

33

117

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Excited to announce our new 3-year strategy! Built around 4 key pillars, it aims to bolster Canada’s place as a premier hub of AI talent & research, increase AI adoption in industry & health care, and support high-level talent development. Learn more:

1

26

114

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

240 cutting edge GPUs already purchased by @VectorInst and on their way to Toronto will be re-purposed towards Ontario's New Health Data Platform to Help Defeat COVID-19. Learn more:

1

32

105

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Way to go! New Vector faculty member @MarzyehGhassemi is featured in MIT Tech Review's latest list of 35 Innovators Under 35

1

25

96

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

“If we can understand the connection between symptoms and outcomes, we might be able to predict the onset of diseases.” – Anna Goldenberg, Vector’s Associate Research Director and Varma Family Chair @sickkids . Check our Anna’s Q&A in @torontolife , here:

Q&A: How SickKids' new AI expert is revolutionizing medicine

Anna Goldenberg wants to teach computers to catch heart attacks before they happen

torontolife.com

1

28

98

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Thanks to @VladMnih of @DeepMindAI for joining us @FieldsInstitute yesterday and giving a talk on Efficient Multi-Task Deep Reinforcement Learning. If you missed it, check back for the video here:

1

27

97

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

“Over time, a handful of fellow deep learning believers gravitated to him…” We hope you enjoyed the story about Geoffrey Hinton as much as we did. @torontolife @katrinaonstad

1

43

97

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

"The Future of AI" magazine, published right here in Toronto by @MaRSDD is here! It kicks off with insight from @VectorInst 's research director, Richard Zemel, on why Toronto is "The intelligent choice".

MaRS News

MaRS News is the go-to publication for Canada's greatest innovation stories.

www.marsdd.com

1

54

92

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

“The most satisfying part of research in machine learning is that it helps us understand how and when knowledge is possible, for humans or machines,” says Vector Faculty member @DavidDuvenaud in the @globeandmail ’s Report on Business magazine.

0

17

91

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Vector is proud to announce the first Toronto Health Hackathon, bringing together machine learning experts, data scientists, and clinicians to work towards solving clinical questions impacting patient's lives. For more info and to apply click here:

3

36

91

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Big congrats to Vector grad student @coolboi95 and Vector research scientist Richard Zemel on their paper "A Divergence Minimization Perspective on Imitation Learning Methods" () winning the Best Paper Award at @CoRl2019

1

14

89

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

We are excited to publish our first annual report! Thanks to our partners who joined us on this incredible journey to get to where we are today! We look forward to continuing to build on our work in the upcoming year. Read all about Vector's progress:

1

20

89

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

We're thrilled to welcome @A_Aspuru_Guzik to @VectorInst 's growing team of faculty! As #Canada150 Research Chair @UofT and faculty member @VectorInst , Alán and his team will combine chemistry with machine learning and quantum computing. Welcome to Canada!

Mission to Revolutionize Modern-Day Chemistry Labs Leads Vector’s Newest Faculty Member to Canada -...

Alán Aspuru-Guzik has spent the last twelve years as a Professor at Harvard University, where his research group has been working at the intersection of computer science, chemistry and physics. […]

vectorinstitute.ai

0

21

85

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Kicking off our Evolution of Deep Learning Symposium! @geoffreyhinton delivers his Turing lecture & @UofT announces plans with @VectorInst to recruit 3 new faculty in deep learning in recognition of Dr. Hinton’s contributions to the field. #AINorth

0

20

81

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

There's An #AI Revolution Underway And It's Happening In Canada

There's An AI Revolution Underway And It's Happening In Canada

If you think of the Canadian technology and innovation sector as a startup company, then Prime Minister Trudeau is the CEO, major universities and incubators are the R&D centers and AI is the...

www.forbes.com

1

47

76

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

3 years

Congratulations to Vector co-founder @RaquelUrtasun who raised $83.5 million for her self-driving startup @Waabi_ai .

0

8

77

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

2 years

📢 We are launching a fully-funded 6-week machine learning ( #ML ) course for mothers and caregivers! Still figuring out sleep cycles or feeding options? That’s ok, we want you in the program! 📄Applications close Feb 28, apply now!

1

36

77

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Ever wonder what Canadian AI can do for your organization? We've published "Canadian AI is Working"! A pitch book with all the answers. Published by @CIFAR_News @AmiiThinks @EdmontonGlobal @MILAMontreal @MTLINTL @VectorInst @Toronto_Global Check it out!

6

36

74

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

“The things that are actually driving the industry today are things Geoff ( @Geoffreyhinton ) created back in the 80s. It really took a long time for the hardware and the availability of data to actually catch up.”-Cameron Schuler (CCO and VP, Vector)

Tech in T.O.: Why Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘Godfather of A.I.,’ decided to live in Toronto - Toronto |...

Geoffrey Hinton is one of the most recognized leaders in computing science and artificial intelligence. His contribution to the technology industry in Toronto has drawn other tech leaders to the city.

globalnews.ca

1

24

74

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

'For the first time in human history, our ability to collect data on our biology has outpaced our ability to interpret and act on it' - Brendan Frey, Vector co-founder and CEO @deepgenomics . Read the full story here:

'Filling in the missing pieces': How AI is transforming drug discovery, development and innovation

nationalpost.com

0

42

75

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

It was great to have Kevin Murphy of @GoogleAI stop by Vector today after giving a talk in the Vector Machine Learning Advances and Applications Seminar @FieldsInstitute . If you missed his talk today, stay tuned. It will be posted soon.

0

10

75

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Congratulations to Yoshua Bengio for his appointment to the Order of Canada!

0

20

70

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Applications are now open for the Vector Postgraduate Affiliates Program 2018-2019! For more information click here:

0

40

71

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

We're very excited for you to meet Amir-massoud Farahmand, our newest Faculty Member who specializes in reinforcement learning! Read what he has to say about his decision to pursue his research @VectorInst in Toronto: @SoloGen

Meet Amir-massoud Farahmand, Faculty Member at the Vector Institute

null

www.youtube.com

0

7

67

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

1 year

🥳Congratulations to Vector Faculty Member @NicolasPapernot for having the highest number of papers accepted at #NeurIPS2022 amongst Vector faculty! #VectorAtNeurIPS

4

68

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Congrats to Vector faculty member Graham Taylor, who has been named a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award for 2018! See story for more details:

U of G Prof, AI Expert Named Among Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

Launching new artificial intelligence (AI) research projects and providing opportunities for promising students at the University of Guelph will be the main benefits of a new national honour for…

news.uoguelph.ca

0

8

65

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

3 years

An ML model from Vector & @Apple researchers can create 3D environments w/o reference images. GSNs can “hallucinate" new environments when unconstrained. Researchers see potential apps in video games and construction in particular.

Machine learning model from Vector researchers creates 3D environments without reference images -...

July 2, 2021 By Ian Gormely A new machine learning model from Vector Institute and Apple researchers can create 3D environments without any reference images. Generative scene networks (GSN) are […]

vectorinstitute.ai

1

13

66

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

It's a full house for @A_Aspuru_Guzik 's first talk on materials discovery with AI here @VectorInst !

1

5

65

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

3 years

Apply now for the DLRL Summer School, one of the foremost international training programs for advanced #ML . Available to grad students, postdocs, & early-career researchers in quantitative disciplines with knowledge of ML, DL, & RL. Sign up now:

0

27

63

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Yesterday we heard from @geoffreyhinton 's collaborators Radford Neal and George Dahl. Today we continue our celebration of Dr. Hinton’s career and achievements with talks by Terry Sejnowski, Max Welling, and Ilya Sutskever.

0

12

64

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Canada looks to develop a new resource: Artificial intelligence via @WSJ . @vectorinst #vectorinstitute

Canada Looks to Develop a New Resource: Artificial Intelligence

In a bid to move past its natural-resource reliance, Canada looks to encourage the brains behind artificial-intelligence research and ventures.

www.wsj.com

2

41

59

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

After a week of deep learning, it's time for some reinforcement learning! Here's our RLSS 2018 Class Photo! @CIFAR_News @VectorInst @AmiiThinks @MILAMontreal #dlrl2018

1

9

62

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Geoffrey Hinton talks about "What's wrong with convolutional neural nets". Standing in for @ilyasut @FieldsInstitute #vectorinstitute

2

17

63

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

"Vector is an organization that fosters talent. Canada is ahead right now - in deep learning and reinforcement learning. The rest of the world is noticing. We need to hold on and stay ahead." - Dr. Garth Gibson, President & CEO, @VectorInst @OCEinnovation #OCEdiscovery

0

26

61

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

3 years

Congrats & welcome to the 72 new & returning members of the 2020 Vector Faculty Affiliates Program! The program expands the research community’s expertise. Members form an integral part of the Vector community, engaged in research & community activities.

Vector welcomes 2020 cohort of Faculty Affiliates - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

December 22, 2020 Vector Institute is pleased to announce that 72 faculty holding appointments at universities across Ontario have been appointed as 2020 Faculty Affiliates. The 2020 cohort is a […]

vectorinstitute.ai

1

12

62

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Starting tomorrow AI experts from over 30 countries convene on Alberta for the annual Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School #DLRLSS hosted this year by @CIFAR_News and @AmiiThinks .

0

6

61

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

We're excited to help launch @canadadotai , a new hub for Canadian AI news, events and organizations. Check it out or submit content ideas! #TechTO

Next AI

@_NextAI

6 years

Thrilled to be launching @canadadotai at #TechTO with great community champs incl. @BorealisAI @VectorInst @element_ai @Next_Canada @CIFAR_News @AmiiThinks #CanadaAI

2

23

83

0

25

61

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Congratulations to @VectorInst faculty members Anna Goldenberg & @DavidDuvenaud on their Canada Research Chair awards!

1

11

60

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

How do we train neural networks to be faster and more efficient? Canada @CIFAR_News AI Chair & Vector Faculty Member @RogerGrosse is helping machines to better predict and adapt to different situations #realbrains

The Brains Behind AI: Roger Grosse

Neural networks have revolutionized areas such as computer vision and natural language processing but how do we train them to be faster and more efficient? C...

www.youtube.com

2

7

60

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

We can't wait to welcome @MarzyehGhassemi !

MIT Alumni

@MIT_alumni

6 years

This fall @MarzyehGhassemi PhD '17 will join @UofT and @VectorInst to test her machine-learning algorithms for turning messy clinical data into applicable predictions #TR35 #InnovatorsUnder35

0

1

19

1

11

59

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Thanks Geoff. Great video by @Bloomberg 🍁

0

23

58

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

2 years

Thrilled to see Toronto being recognized as one of the fastest growing tech hubs in North America! This wouldn't be possible without the fantastic research community & everyone who is a part of this brilliant ecosystem. Kudos! @newyorktimes @CadeMetz

0

18

58

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

New York Times: A New Way for Machines to See, Taking Shape in Toronto

0

26

59

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Vector is proud to partner with University Health Network ( @UHN ), @UWaterloo and Vector Faculty Affiliate Dr. H.R. Tizhoosh ( @HamidRTizhoosh ) to work towards enhancing radiology diagnoses with AI.

Thousands of Images at the Radiologist’s Fingertips Seeing the Invisible - Vector Institute for...

Vector’s Second Pathfinder Project to Enhance Radiology with AI Toronto – Today, the Vector Institute, an independent, not-for-profit research institute focused on leading-edge machine learning,...

vectorinstitute.ai

0

13

55

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

In two weeks, Vector’s new ARTificial Intelligence: AI and Creativity distinguished lecture series will be starting! Our first speaker David Rokeby will be discussing Making Art in the Age of AI. For more information and to register:

2

13

56

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Vector Faculty members @animesh_garg (UofT), @angelaschoellig (UofT), Gennady Pekhimenko (UofT), and Yaoliang Yu (UWaterloo) are speaking at @FieldsInstitute tomorrow at noon as part of the 2019-20 Machine Learning Advances and Applications Seminar.

2019-2020 Machine Learning Advances and Applications Seminar

www.fields.utoronto.ca

0

19

57

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

It’s time to make the Canadian AI ecosystem bloom /via @globeandmail

It’s time to make the Canadian AI ecosystem bloom

In order to be remembered as a leader in this critical moment, all participants in the artificial-intelligence sector need to work together for the greater good

www.theglobeandmail.com

0

34

56

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congrats to Vector Faculty & students who claimed TWO of FOUR Best Paper awards and Best Student Paper @ #NeurIPS2018 ! @DavidDuvenaud , Shai Ben-David, @jessebett , @rtqichen , @YuliaRubanova , @wgrathwohl , Hassan Ashtiani Check out our blog!

0

4

53

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

The 2018-2019 Vector Machine Learning Advances and Applications Seminar Series @FieldsInstitute is starting back up this Thursday with Kevin Murphy @GoogleAI ! Tune in to the livestream here: . Also, check out the full schedule here:

1

21

52

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Registration Now Open: Introduction to Deep Learning 1: Neural Networks & Supervised Learning, created by Vector Faculty member and Canada CIFAR Research Chair, @RogerGrosse and taught by Vector Faculty. Learn more and register: .

0

11

54

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Want to learn about NLP research and practical applications? Join us on September 15th and 16th for Vector's NLP Symposium featuring presentations and hands-on workshops, delivered by the project participants and Vector researchers. Learn more:

5

12

54

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Full house today at Vector for a day of talks on generative models and optimization!

1

4

52

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

There are many reasons to study AI in Ontario including the Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence! Learn how to apply here:

0

21

50

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Applications are now open for the Vector Postgraduate Affiliate Program! The Program is designed to foster collaboration and contributions among researchers with expertise in DL and ML and AI more broadly. Apply here:

0

30

52

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Congrats to Vector faculty Graham Taylor ( @uoguelph_mlrg ) and @RogerGrosse on being awarded Canada Research Chairs! Read more about it here:

2

6

51

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Vector’s CEO Garth Gibson and Tomi Poutanen of @TD_Canada @Layer6AI welcome @EricSchmidt and @geoffreyhinton to the stage to wrap up our first day of celebrations at the Evolution of Deep Learning Symposium. Tomorrow we continue on our four-decade tour of Dr. Hinton’s career!

0

12

52

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Wherever you are in the world, we invite you to pause for a moment of silence at 1:00PM EST today as we grieve the friends and colleagues from our extended community whose lives were lost in the devastating crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752.

University of Toronto

@UofT

4 years

REMINDER: President Meric Gertler is inviting the #UofT community to join a national moment of silence today at 1pm in memory of those who died in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Iran last week.

0

53

87

0

7

52

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Yesterday Vector’s President and CEO, Dr. Garth Gibson was at @CollisionHQ discussing the rapid acceleration of machine learning and how Vector and our partners are working to build a strong Canadian AI ecosystem through collaboration between industry and academics #AINORTH

1

9

50

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Applications for Vector Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. Vector Postdoctoral Fellows are junior researchers with the potential to become world-class researchers. They carry out state-of-the-art research and publish internationally.

0

20

50

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Congratulations to @VectorInst 's Chief Scientific Advisor, Geoffrey Hinton, on making it onto the #Bloomberg50 list of people who changed the world this year via @business

0

28

49

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to all the Faculty Members here at the Vector Institute, @AmiiThinks and @MILAMontreal in the second cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs, which recognizes top academic AI researchers! Read more about this here:

0

8

51

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Construction begins on @UofT Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre - Vector is very much looking forward to moving in when completed. via @Urban_Toronto

Construction Begins for U of T's Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre | UrbanToronto

Construction has commenced on the University of Toronto's latest addition, the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre, a complex set to feature paired 12 and 20-storey tapered trapezoidal towers, and a...

urbantoronto.ca

1

5

49

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Incredible announcement today from @NavdeepSBains ! Announcing a $52.4 million investment in @Communitech , @MaRSDD and @Invest_Ottawa to continue growing the innovation network along the Waterloo–Toronto–Ottawa corridor.

FedDev Ontario

@FedDevOntario

5 years

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau meets with local innovators at @Communitech before announcing #FedDevOntario funding to create a new scale-up partnership with @MaRSDD and @Invest_Ottawa

0

2

18

0

6

47

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Thanks to all the friends and colleagues who joined us @NeurIPSConf today!

0

3

48

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

A recent breakthrough in #coronavirus research was achieved with the help of software developed by researchers from @UofT and Vector.

Coronavirus research breakthrough has Toronto roots - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Photo by CDC on Unsplash A recent breakthrough in the global search for a vaccine to the coronavirus has roots in Toronto. On February 15th, a team of researchers from the University of […]

vectorinstitute.ai

0

11

47

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

3 years

ICYMI Congratulations to Vector Faculty Member and #machinelearning #ML researcher @RogerGrosse on 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship! Grosse is advancing #AI science in deep neural networks (DNN) used for language processing, vision systems & e-commerce.

0

11

46

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Vector researchers are working on AI solutions to fight COVID-19 and our industry partners are on standby to help. Check out list of projects & tools for AI researchers that want to help:

About - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

The Vector Institute works with Canadian institutions, organizations, startups, incubators and accelerators to advance AI research and drive its application, adoption and commercialization across...

vectorinstitute.ai

Geoffrey Hinton

@geoffreyhinton

4 years

Students at U. Toronto have a website for people in the Greater Toronto Area to report symptoms of COVID-19. The reported numbers of likely positive cases and vulnerable individuals are displayed for each region defined by the first half of the postcode.

14

162

389

1

21

47

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Canada’s AI explosion: Visit three labs where machines are being taught to think like people /via @globeandmail

Canada’s AI explosion: Visit three labs where machines are being taught to think like people

Canada is a world leader in deep learning, one of the most promising branches of AI. Step into the labs in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton as researchers create machines that think like people

www.theglobeandmail.com

1

17

46

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Defining a health-data governance framework that safeguards privacy without stymieing the development of life-saving technologies is a critical public policy challenge and @VectorInst wants to help solve it.

Opinion: Innovation in health care depends on responsible, expanded data access for AI researchers

Improving patient care while simultaneously reducing costs is the Holy Grail for hospitals

www.theglobeandmail.com

0

14

46

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Great read about Graham Taylor and his work championing AI innovation & entrepreneurship @VectorInst @CIFAR_News @_NextAI @uofg

0

17

45

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Reinforcement Learning starting today with Richard Sutton from @AmiiThinks !! @CIFAR_News @MILAMontreal #DLRL2018

0

8

45

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

6 years

Vector congratulates all members of the 2018 cohort of Vector Institute Faculty Affiliates! Check out the list of Faculty Affiliates here:

Vector Institute Introduces Faculty Affiliates - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence

[Vector Faculty Affiliates, Sue Becker, John F. Connolly, Jim Reilly and Flavio Kapcinscki (Non-Vector), recently hosted a symposium at McMaster University on the topic of Machine Learning for Brain...

vectorinstitute.ai

2

12

43

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

ICYMI: Here is the video recording of Dr. @geoffreyhinton & Dr. @ylecun presenting their Turing Lectures yesterday at ACM FCRC.

Association for Computing Machinery

@TheOfficialACM

5 years

#ACMTuringAward recipients Yan Lecun and Geoffrey Hinton are about to discuss the #DeepLearning revolution in their joint Turing Lecture at ACM FCRC in Phoenix. Watch the livestream here:

1

21

48

1

13

41

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Congratulations to Vector Faculty Affiliate Gillian Hadfield ( @ghadfield ) on being named the inaugural director of @UofT ’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology, helping to ensure technological innovation is implemented fairly and equitably in society!

Gillian Hadfield appointed inaugural director of U of T’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology...

www.utoronto.ca

0

10

44

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

To wrap up our Evolution of Deep Learning Symposium, industry lab leaders Foteini Agrafioti ( @RBC @BorealisAI ) and Raquel Urtasun ( @UberATG ) join @geoffreyhinton 's former students Andrew Brown ( @CIBC ) and Graham Taylor for a panel on how deep learning is transforming industry.

0

10

44

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

1 year

🥳🏅🎉 We are thrilled that “Photorealistic Text-to-Image Diffusion Models with Deep Language Understanding,” co-authored by Vector Faculty Member @fleet_dj , was awarded an Outstanding Paper Award at #NeurIPS2022 #VectorAtNeurIPS (1/2) 🧵 Read it below👇

1

9

43

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

It’s no longer summer here in Canada, but we still can’t stop talking about the 2018 Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School! Thanks to all who joined us. #dlrl2018

Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School, Toronto 2018

null

www.youtube.com

1

6

40

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

4 years

Ontario announces "$20 million in research and innovation funding to develop tools and resources to combat COVID‐19 and related diseases by leveraging the strengths of Ontario’s world‐class research institutions, industry and non‐profit scientific partners" Details to follow...

2

6

43

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

It was a great day yesterday at the Machine Learning for Health (ML4H) Unconference discussing the future of AI and its adoption in medical care! With presentations by @laussen_peter , @geoffreyhinton and a panel on the innovative ways AI is being used in healthcare #ML4Health

1

8

43

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

7 years

Why Canada is Becoming a Hub for A.I. Research

0

24

43

Vector Institute

@VectorInst

5 years

Garth Gibson, Richard Zemel and @DavidDuvenaud are kicking off @VectorInst 's first ever Research Symposium and Job Fair! A day celebrating and showcasing top tier machine learning research and applications.

0

8

42