/research/taxonomy/term/195/all en /research/channels/news/four-mcgill-researchers-awarded-prestigious-ai-chairs-327819 <p>By Meaghan Thurston</p> <p><em>Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program provides long-term, dedicated research funding to support and train the next generation of AI leaders.</em></p> <p>Consider a question: “How many students took each calculus class?” A seemingly simple inquiry that soon turns complicated if you are trying to teach an artificial neural network to produce a database query based on the question – something that could be usefully applied in an academic setting.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:23:14 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1254 at /research /research/article/hydrogen-hunter <p>Adrian Liu, of the Department of Physics and ƻ����Ժ Space Institute, was recently appointed a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar, in the areas of Gravity and the Extreme Universe. Liu is among 12 early career researchers to receive the prestigious Fellowship, accompanied by $100,000 in research support.</p> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:30:21 +0000 Meaghan Thurston 697 at /research