Assistant Professors Sanja Fidler and Marzyeh Ghassemi are part of a discussion on how U of T researchers and counterparts in Philips can potentially pool their expertise and resources to work towards their common goal of revolutionizing health care, especially in the intersection of AI, computer science, data science and the medical space.
Medicine by Design is strengthening the University of Toronto as a global leader in regenerative medicine with a new investment of as much as $20 million in research that will accelerate stem cell and gene therapy, advance understanding of how the body repairs itself and generate new technologies that will propel the field for decades. One of funded research includes projects aimed at using stem cells to regenerate damaged livers, co-led by Professor Bary Bader.
The University of Toronto and the affiliated Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence have announced the recruitment of two rising stars, Assistant Professors Chris Maddison (Summer 2020) and Jakob Foerster (Fall 2020) in machine learning research as part of a continued drive to assemble the best AI talent in the world.
Professor Brendan Frey revealed Deep Genomics’ cutting-edge AI drug discovery platform has identified a genetic mutation linked to Wilson disease and honed in on a molecule that holds treatment potential. Also Assistant Professor Periklis Andritsos and Adjunct Professor Helen Kontozopoulos announced that AI-powered customer analytics platform ODAIA has raised $1.6 million in seed funding.
Researchers and entrepreneurs from the University of Toronto are set to showcase their innovative work to a global audience during Elevate 2019, Canada’s largest technology and innovation festival. Professor Brendan Frey, Associate Professor Raquel Urtasun and Adjunct Professor Helen Kontozopoulos are scheduled to give a talk.
