Grant: Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Université de Montréal
$1,400,000.00
Canada Excellence Research Chairs in Autonomous Artificial Intelligence
FY 2022-23
Summary
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable advances in areas such as image processing, speech recognition and medical diagnoses. Nevertheless, AI is still far from approaching human-level intelligence, and autonomous functionality is absolutely critical to advance AI towards this goal. With this CERC, Dr. Irina Rish proposes to connect AI research with vast amounts of knowledge about the mind and brain from biology, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and other disciplines. The objective is to augment AI by developing and using better computational models of brain functioning, including plasticity, attention, memory, reward processing, motivation, emotions and other functions so that Autonomous AI may be achieved. This CERC will build a community of researchers who can bridge the gap between these disciplines, paving the way towards a new, unified science of both biological and artificial intelligence. It will also enable Canada to maintain its reputation as a world-class hub for AI research and innovation.
Program
Canada Excellence Research ChairsCanada Excellence Research Chairs (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CERC-2018-00010
Name nom
Rish, Irina
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
63
Institution établissement
Université de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
1400000
Program id
CERC
Program name en
Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Program name fr
Programme des chaires d'excellence en recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9996
Committee name en
Canada Excellence Research Chairs Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires d’excellence en recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Installment
inst:1;4
Partie
4
Nb partie
4
Application title
Canada Excellence Research Chairs in Autonomous Artificial Intelligence
Application summary
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable advances in areas such as image processing, speech recognition and medical diagnoses. Nevertheless, AI is still far from approaching human-level intelligence, and autonomous functionality is absolutely critical to advance AI towards this goal. With this CERC, Dr. Irina Rish proposes to connect AI research with vast amounts of knowledge about the mind and brain from biology, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and other disciplines. The objective is to augment AI by developing and using better computational models of brain functioning, including plasticity, attention, memory, reward processing, motivation, emotions and other functions so that Autonomous AI may be achieved. This CERC will build a community of researchers who can bridge the gap between these disciplines, paving the way towards a new, unified science of both biological and artificial intelligence. It will also enable Canada to maintain its reputation as a world-class hub for AI research and innovation.
