The Future of AI with Dr. Rich Sutton

Mar. 16, 2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DCVC (270 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301)

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You are invited to join Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Cam Linke, CEO of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII), at a University of Alberta reception to learn about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) being advanced by the University of Alberta. Hear U of A researcher Rich Sutton, pioneer of the field of Reinforcement Learning, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Amii's Chief Scientific Advisor speak on the 'Alberta Plan for AI' and his upcoming research projects.

See here for a recent article on the partnership between the U of A and Amii.

The University of Alberta will also be hosting a brunch for U of A alumni on March 18th.

About Rich Sutton

Rich Sutton is an Associate Fellow Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Amii's Chief Scientific Advisor and a professor of computing science at the University of Alberta. He is considered one of the founders of modern computational reinforcement learning, having several significant contributions to the field, including temporal difference learning and policy gradient methods.

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This event is open to industry partners, community members, alumni, donors and their guests.

Space is limited. Registration will close when the event reaches capacity, or on March 15, 2023.

Special thanks to DCVC for providing the venue for this reception.

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Cost
Complimentary
Contact
U of A Alumni Office
regionalchapters@ualberta.ca
Audience
Alumni
Community, Public
Faculty, Staff
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Category
Alumni Lectures, Seminars