The Acceleration Consortium (AC) is excited to announce the launch of a new grant stream dedicated to social sciences and humanities research. To kickstart this initiative, we are hosting two interactive workshops designed to shape the grant programs and ensure they meet the unique needs of social science and humanities applicants. Wednesday November 6th, 11:45 […]

Algorithmic predictions are emerging as a promising tool for efficiently allocating societal resources. Fueling their use is the prevailing belief that accurately identifying individuals at the highest risk of adverse outcomes—such as loan defaults, poor health, or school dropouts—is a key bottleneck. We challenge this assumption in this talk: We present findings from a multi-year […]

In this presentation, Lomas will demonstrate how AI technologies can convert large volumes of unstructured classical Chinese texts—such as genealogies and Qing dynasty government employee records—into organized, searchable databases. This groundbreaking approach addresses the longstanding challenges of manual data entry in classical Chinese studies. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of a comprehensive workflow designed […]

Thesis writing feedback is one of the most significant points of contact between a doctoral student and their supervisor. Doctoral writers rely on various types of feedback throughout the writing process to produce high quality scholarly work. Supervisors, however, often find the feedback cycle to be laborious, inefficient, and frustrating. In this workshop, we will […]

TRANSFORM HF is hosting a Fall Network Event on November 8th at the University of Toronto Faculty Club. We are excited to bring together our community of clinicians, scientists, trainees, people with lived experience, industry reps, and community partners for a dynamic morning! The event will feature local and international perspectives on the latest topics […]

CARTE has partnered with Edge AI Innovations Inc. to co-host Edge AI Innovations Summit, where industry leaders from Advantech, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Loblaw Digital, and more will share groundbreaking insights on Edge AI applications. Alberto Leon-Garcia, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, will provide welcome remarks at this event that features the following speakers: Tara Khani, Head of […]

Community of practice meetings actively bring together CBRCanada members from across Canada and beyond to engage in meaningful discussions. All involved in community-based research are welcome, whether you are a researcher, peer-researcher, student, project coordinator, administrator, director, or community leader. The purpose of the community of practice is to network with others, learn from each […]

Jacob Baldwin is a Senior Data Scientist at PFF. He holds an online M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington, and graduated from Clarkson University with a B.S. in Physics, a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, and a minor in Computer Science.