York’s AI profile is on the rise thanks to a compelling variety of projects from Lassonde, including person-following robots and robotics in agriculture. This is real-world application with social impact and value.
Q&A with Yves Lespérance, Editor of two leading AI publications, offers fulsome overview, answers key questions, such as: What is AI? Where are we in its evolution? What are the key questions we should be asking ourselves?
Two professors out of York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering are taking an innovative approach to map the waterways of northern Canada. Geomatics Engineering Professors Costas Armenakis and Mojgan Jadidi, in the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, have introducing crowd-sourced data collection in an effort to map the waterways. The mapping effort […]
Lassonde School of Engineering Teaching Assistant and master’s student Matthew Tesfaldet has been named a member of the inaugural cohort of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence‘s Postgraduate Affiliate Program. Tesfaldet is among a list of 32 members. His research focuses on computer vision and deeper learning. “York University is delighted to see Matthew Tesfaldet […]
Will artificial intelligence soon become more intelligent than its creator? As technology continues to play a bigger role in all aspects of our society, it’s more important now than ever to consider the organizing principles behind how it structures our digital lives. This is just one of the many questions experts, academics, futurists and business […]