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This week, Peter traveled to Burlington, Ontario to participate in the The Smart Great Lakes Initiative workshop. The two-day workshop convened partners to discuss major forces reshaping the Great Lakes, namely, the emerging applications of AI and machine learning, novel technologies for data collection and management to inform decision making, and the growing emphasis on “responsible AI” across federal and provincial agencies.
The Cakes and AI format returns once again to close out our year. An opportunity to get together and celebrate AI research with researchers and faculty across the University. It’s great that members of the Trustworthy AI Lab get to share their many successes of 2025 while simultaneously getting inspired by colleagues here at OTU; food for thought 🎂😉.
This week Ainaz, Andrew and Nathan participated in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) showcase.
In the afternoon session, Ainaz showcased the artistic side of our work. The visual artefact envisions a potential future where the justice system is controlled by Artificial Intelligence, for this, she took home the People’s Choice Award, well done!
This week, Peter moderated an expert panel entitled “AI and Climate Change: the Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain.” It featured:
- Dr. Hannah Kerner, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University
- Dr. Tamara Kneese, Ph.D., Director, Climate, Technology, and Justice Program at Data & Society Research Institute
- Dr. Theresa Miedema, Associate Teaching Professor, Ontario Tech University Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT)
- Dr. Merlin Chatwin, Executive Director of Open North | Nord Ouvert and Post-doctoral researcher at Ontario Tech University.
This was one of many events hosted this week, for more info on all the events see Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities events page here.
Peter was invited to the second Killam Conversation, hosted by the National Killam Program and Killam Trusts, convening key thought leaders across a variety of disciplines to share ideas, insights and expertise on The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enabling Canadian Prosperity.
