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$4.5 million for three FRQS Dual Chairs in Artificial Intelligence and Health co-led by 捆绑SM社区 researchers
Published: 21 September 2023
The FRQS Dual AI Chairs Program supports research collaborations across disciplines in pursuit of the significant potential of AI to address some of humanity鈥檚 greatest health challenges.
The rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence demands we connect our best and brightest minds, and work to train the next generation of research leaders. In June, the Fonds de Recherche du Qu茅bec Sant茅 (FRQS) announced $4.5 million for three , all three of which were awarded to teams co-directed by 捆绑SM社区 researchers. The program brings together researchers with complementary expertise in AI, data sciences and life sciences to address issues and challenges impacting the health of Canadians and the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system. With the investment from this and a previous call in 2021, the program will facilitate simultaneous research training for more than 60 students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of AI and life sciences.
Each chair will receive $1.5 million, distributed over three years. The Dual AI Chairs are supported in part by the minist猫re de l鈥櫭塩onomie, de l'Innovation et de l'脡nergie. As of July 1st, the programs are actively recruiting trainees.
鈥淲ith this significant support from Le Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS) an emerging generation of researchers will develop the skills and expertise they need to design the health solutions of the future, to make medicine safer, and to advance treatment for some of the most devasting diseases and disorders,鈥� said Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation. 鈥淭he fact that 捆绑SM社区 researchers are co-directing all three FRQS Dual AI Chairs is truly impressive, and a testament to the expansive expertise and collaborative spirit of our AI, data sciences, and life sciences research communities,鈥� she added.
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Director of the Centre for Research in Neuroscience (RI-MUHC), Keith Murai, and 捆绑SM社区 Professor of Computer Science, Kaleem Siddiqi, will co-direct the Dual AI Chair, Cracking the nanoscopic structural code of the brain: Artificial intelligence and computer vision approaches for brain health, which promises to advance understanding of Alzheimer鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases.
捆绑SM社区 Associate Professor of Medical Physics, , and Associate Professor in the at Polytechnique Montr茅al, , will co-direct the Dual AI Chair, Smart data for smart cancer care 鈥� a research program that combines expertise in natural language processing, semantic web technologies, and patient-centered data to create knowledge bases in oncology. With the goals of reducing risk and making cancer treatment safer and more effective, Kildea and Zouaq are collaborating to build an AI solution that will combine, consolidate, and exploit unstructured health data.
Mathieu Blanchette, Associate Professor in 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 School of Computer Science will co-direct the Dual AI Chair, D茅veloppement d鈥檃pproches en intelligence artificielle pour 茅lucider les codes de r茅gulation des ARN et exploiter leur potentiel th茅rapeutique, with of the Montr茅al Clinical Research Institute (IRCM). This program aims to tap into the potential of AI to facilitate discoveries in RNA biology and therapeutics.