May 2026 – Joanna Redden (UWO).
Title: AI Governance in Practice: Why Attention to Impact Matters
Abstract: This talk examines the rapid growth of AI use in government, particularly in Canada, and the concerns that come with it, including lack of transparency, accountability, and potential harm. It highlights the need to better understand the real-world impacts of these systems on public services. Through case studies, the talk explores how AI is being used and emphasizes the importance of stronger oversight and meaningful public engagement in AI governance.
Bio: Joanna Redden is an Associate Professor at Western University and co-director of the Starling Centre and the Data Justice Lab. Her work focuses on the social and political impacts of government AI, with an emphasis on data justice, public accountability, and civic participation.
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April 30th, 2026
Eldan Cohen
Title: New Directions in Intrinsically Explainable Machine Learning: Teaching Old Models New Tricks
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, York Lanes 280N
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April 23rd, 2026
Bruce Schneier
Title: Integrity in a World of AI with Bruce Schneier
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, Kaneff Tower Room 519
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January 22nd, 2026
Sharan Vaswani
Title: A Systematic Framework for Designing Policy Gradient Methods for Reinforcement Learning
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, Kaneff Tower Room 519
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December 17th, 2025
Katarina Grolinger
Title: AI for Sustainable and Smart Communities
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, Room 519
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November 25th, 2025
Rafid Mahmood
Title: Towards Optimal Data Collection for Deep Learning Models
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, Room 519
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August 26th, 2025
Title: CAIS Trainee Social
In-Person: York University Keele Campus, Kaneff Tower 8th Floor Lounge
June 5th, 2025
Title: AMD Schola – Enabling ML-Driven Agents in Unreal Engine
Location: York University Keele Campus, York Lanes 305
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May 9th, 2025
Hod Lipson
Title: Automating discovery: From cognitive robotics to particle physics
Location: York Lanes 280 N
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April 3rd, 2025
Aaron Hertzmann
Title: Toward a Theory of Perspective Perception in Pictures
Location: Hall Law School-Room 2027
March 18th, 2025
Prof. Dov Greenbaum | Reichman University
Title: Guardians of Genomic and Biometric Data: Governing Innovation, Privacy, and Equity in a Fragmented World
Location: York University Keele Campus, Osgoode Hall Law School, Room 2027
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
February 6th, 2025
Yang Wang
Title: Beyond Scaling: Visual Learning by Adaptation
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December 13th, 2024
Bruce N. Walker
Title: Designing Human-AI Collaborations for Navigation: Examples from SWAN and the Robotic Guide Dog Project by Bruce Walker
November 20th, 2024
Richard Zemel
Title: A Framework for Responsible Deployment of AI Models
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October 24th, 2024
David Fleet
Title: The Surprising Effectiveness of Diffusion Models for Generative Imagery
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February 15, 2024
Professor Moshe Vardi, Rice University
Title: Technology and Democracy
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January 18, 2024
Kate Kalcevich, Head of Accessibility Innovation at Fable
Title: Disability Considerations in AI & Evolving Technologies
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June 2, 2023
Professor Ioannis Pitas, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Title: Large Language Models, ChatGPT and University Education
Watch the Recording: HERE (Passport York Login required)