Four U of T researchers awarded Alfred P. Sloan Fellowships

Jimmy Ba, Duncan Dauvergne, Maria Drout and Sushant Sachdeva have been named 2022 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows in recognition of their “creativity, innovation and research accomplishments” in the fields of computer science, mathematics and physics.

Ba is an assistant professor in the department of computer science in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science and a member of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He addresses some of the biggest challenges in training deep neural networks and his “significant contributions have advanced our field by making deep learning more efficient and reliable,” says Professor Eyal de Lara, chair of the department.

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Artificial Intelligence researchers named CIFAR AI Chairs

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Artificial Intelligence researchers named CIFAR AI Chairs

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Anna Goldenberg, one of eight U of T researchers to be named a CIFAR AI Chair, has developed a computer model that can predict a patient's oncoming heart attack (photo by Johnny Guatto)

Eight University of Toronto artificial intelligence researchers, all of whom are also faculty members at the Vector Institute, have been named CIFAR AI Chairs – a recognition of pioneering work in areas that could have global societal impact.

They are:

Jakob Foerster, who will be an assistant professor in U of T Scarborough’s department of computer and mathematical sciences in 2020
Animesh Garg, an assistant professor of computer science
Anna Goldenberg, an associate professor in the department of computer science and a scientist in the genetics and genome biology lab at SickKids Research Institute
Chris Maddison, who will be an assistant professor in the departments of computer science and statistical sciences in 2020
Sheila McIlraith, a professor in the department of computer science
Gennady Pekhimenko, an assistant professor in computer science
Toniann Pitassi, a professor in computer science with a joint appointment in mathematics
Angela Schoellig, an assistant professor at U of T’s Institute for Aerospace Studies who leads its Dynamic Systems Lab

The CIFAR AI Chairs each receive five years of dedicated funding and are a key part of the country’s $125-million Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which seeks to attract and retain the top minds in the field.

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Artificial Intelligence researchers named CIFAR AI Chairs

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