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The goal is to provide graduate students in those fields with an event tailor made to their needs and presenting the state of the art of what is done in neuro-AI research. -author: UNIQUE Student Symposium 2021 + - username: alhelpsukraine +description: A student-run charity conference on AI for good to raise funds for medical equipment to help Ukraine +author: AI Helps Ukraine baseurl: "" url: "" -logo: assets/img/unique-logo-white-favicon.png -favicon: assets/img/unique-logo-white-favicon.png +logo: assets/img/logo-mini.png +favicon: assets/img/logo-mini.png # Reading Files include: @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ defaults: type: "pages" values: layout: page - hero_image: ./assets/img/network-372248-grad.png + hero_image: ./assets/img/bg-sunflowers-005bbbc4-crop.png # defaults: # - scope: diff --git a/_data/partners.yml b/_data/partners.yml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c8f355a --- /dev/null +++ b/_data/partners.yml @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ + - photo: institute.png + link: https://unci.org.ua/en/ + - photo: Mila_LOGO.png + link: https://mila.quebec/en/ + - photo: UAMC_logo_clean.png + link: https://uams.ca/ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_data/speakers.yml b/_data/speakers.yml index 577aaa9c..3b5899ed 100644 --- a/_data/speakers.yml +++ b/_data/speakers.yml @@ -1,210 +1,20 @@ -- fullname: Megan Peters - pronouns: "she/her" +- fullname: Yoshua Bengio affiliations: - - Cognitive Sciences, UC Irvine - - CIFAR Global Scholar - - Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind, & Consciousness - nametitle: Ph.D. - bio: I am an Assistant professor at the UC Irvine Department of Cognitive Sciences. I'm also a Cooperating Researcher in the Department of Decoded Neurofeedback at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, Japan. Prior to joining UCI I was on the faculty at UC Riverside in the Department of Bioengineering. I received my Ph.D. in computational cognitive neuroscience (psychology) from UCLA and then was a postdoc there as well. My research aims to reveal how the brain represents and uses uncertainty, and performs adaptive computations based on noisy, incomplete information. I specifically focus on how these abilities support metacognitive evaluations of the quality of (mostly perceptual) decisions, and how these processes might relate to phenomenology and conscious awareness. I use neuroimaging, computational modeling, machine learning and neural stimulation techniques to study these topics. - position: Assistant Professor - photo: megan_peters.jpg - alttext: Megan Peters - title: Linking metacognition and consciousness with computational models - abstract: Few people tackle the neural or computational basis of qualitative experience (Frith, 2019). Why? One major reason is that science and philosophy have both struggled to propose how we might even begin to start studying it. Here I propose that metacognitive computations, and the subjective feelings that go along with them, give us a solid starting point. Specifically, perceptual metacognition possesses unique properties that provide a powerful and unique opportunity for studying the neural and computational correlates of subjective experience. I will describe these properties, and discuss how computational models of metacognition can be used to an empirically-tractable early step in identifying the generative process that constructs qualitative experience, drawing on empirical data. By applying decades of developments in computational cognitive science and formal computational model comparisons to the specific properties of perceptual metacognition, we may reveal new and exciting insights about how the brain constructs subjective conscious experiences and the nature of those experiences themselves. - sessions: - - "202106071515" - - "202106071630panel" - tags: - - name: Relevant paper - link: https://psyarxiv.com/bqfr6/ - - name: Website - link: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/cnclab/ - - name: Twitter - link: https://twitter.com/meganakpeters -- fullname: Pim Haselager - affiliations: - - Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour - - Department of Artificial Intelligence, Radboud University, Nijmegen - nametitle: Dr. - position: Associate Professor - bio: "I obtained master degrees in philosophy and psychology, and received my PhD in 1995 at the Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Currently I am associate professor (Theoretical Cognitive Science) at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, at the Radboud University Nijmegen. My research focuses on the implications of Cognitive neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence for society and human self-understanding. I investigate the ethical and societal implications of research in, and the ensuing technologies of, CNS and AI, such as Robotics, Brain-Computer Interfacing, and Deep Brain Stimulation. I am particularly interested in the integration of empirical work (i.e. experimentation, computational modeling, and robotics) with philosophical issues regarding knowledge, identity, agency, responsibility and intelligent behavior. I have published in journals such as Nature: Biotechnology, Science and Engineering Ethics, American Journal of Bioethics, Neuroethics, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience and Journal of Social Robotics." - photo: pim_haselager.jpg - alttext: W.F.G. Haselager (Pim) - title: "Unifying AI & Neuroscience: A great idea! But to what purpose?" - abstract: "The combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neuroscience (NS) has great promise. It can lead to various practical applications in a wide variety of fields, ranging from micro-targeted marketing to clinical therapy and law. At the same time, the combined power of AI and NS leads to serious questions about what it is that we would like to achieve and why. It also leads to questions about how we can exert meaningful human control over the ensuing technologies. This is especially urgent given the many challenges humanity is facing this century, from inequity to ecology. It seems fair to say that our current ways to address these challenges have not been, to put it mildly, particularly successful. AI and NS enable us to see our human strengths and weaknesses with greater clarity, and build more effective technology accordingly. But the potentially exploitative power of this combination of sciences does present us with the challenge to apply it wisely. I will suggest that we are in need of a more profound reflection on what our sciences show us about ourselves, what our technology enables us to do with that, and what, apparently, we aim to do with those insights and applications." - sessions: - - "202106071315" - - "202106071630panel" - tags: - - name: Relevant paper - link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21507740.2020.1740353 - - name: Website - link: http://www.socsci.ru.nl/haselag/index.html - - name: Twitter - link: https://twitter.com/Pim_Haselager -- fullname: Stefanie Blain-Moraes - affiliations: - - McGill University, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy - bio: "Dr. Blain-Moraes runs the Biosignal Interaction and Personhood Technology (BIAPT) lab at McGill. Her lab applies physiological signal processing techniques and assistive technology design principles to address the needs of non-communicative individuals and their care providers." - position: Assistant Professor - photo: stefanie_blain-moraes.jpg - alttext: Stefanie Blain-Moraes - title: Panel Discussion - sessions: - - "202106071630panel" - tags: - - name: Website - link: https://www.mcgill.ca/spot/stefanie-blain-moraes -- fullname: Irina Rish - affiliations: - - Université de Montréal - - Mila, Québec AI Institute - - Canada AI Chair - bio: "Irina Rish is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Operations Research Department at the Université de Montréal (UdeM) and a core faculty member of MILA - Quebec AI Institute. She holds Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Autonomous AI and a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Canada AI Chair. She received her MSc and PhD in AI from University of California, Irvine and MSc in Applied Mathematics from Moscow Gubkin Institute. Dr. Rish's research focus is on machine learning, neural data analysis and neuroscience-inspired AI." - position: Associate Professor - photo: irina_rish.jpg - alttext: Irina Rish - title: Panel Discussion - sessions: - - "202106071630panel" - tags: - - name: Website - link: https://sites.google.com/site/irinarish/ - - name: Twitter - link: https://twitter.com/irinarish -- fullname: Guillaume Lajoie - affiliations: - - Dept. de Mathématiques et Statistiques, Université de Montréal - - Mila, Québec AI Institute - - Canada CIFAR AI Chair - position: Assistant Professor - photo: guillaume_lajoie.jpg - alttext: Guillaume Lajoie - title: Machine learning and Neuroscience - abstract: "A panel discussion with Dr. Pouya Bashinvan, Dr. Irina Rish and Dr. Danilo Bzdok about (1) deep network models of neural circuits (2) ML for large data analysis and (3) ANN to explore neuroscience ideas unattainable by experiments." - sessions: - - "202106081315discussion" - tags: - - name: Website - link: https://www.guillaumelajoie.com/ - - name: Twitter - link: https://twitter.com/g_lajoie_ -- fullname: Paul Cisek - nametitle: Ph.D. - affiliations: - - Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal - position: Professor - photo: paul_cisek.jpg - alttext: Paul Cisek - title: Decision Making - sessions: - - "202106081515discussion" - tags: - - name: Website - link: http://www.cisek.org/pavel/ -- fullname: Thomas R. Shultz - nametitle: Ph.D. - position: Professor - affiliations: - - Department of Psychology, McGill University - photo: thomas_shultz.jpg - alttext: Thomas Shultz - title: Memory and Learning - sessions: - - "202106081415discussion" - tags: - - name: Website - link: https://www.tomshultz.net/ -- fullname: Robin Renault - position: Doctoral student - affiliations: - - Université de Montréal - photo: robin_renault.jpg - alttext: Robin Renault - bio: "Currently doctoral student in clinical psychology, I am particularly interested in ways of fostering awareness, presence, and well-being through the practice of mindfulness. I have been practicing meditation for almost ten years now, in addition to yoga and different breathing techniques, all of which helped me going through anxiety and depression some years ago. As my doctoral thesis, I am now studying the effects of mindfulness practice by therapists on the efficacy of therapy. My hope is to encourage people develop more awareness to their inner world, as well as to find more peace and balance in their life." - title: Round table on mental health - sessions: - - "202106081315roundtable" -- fullname: Marie-Ève Vautrin-Nadeau - position: PhD candidate - affiliations: - - Université de Montréal - photo: marie-eve_vautrin_nadeau.jpg - alttext: Marie-Ève Vautrin-Nadeau - bio: "Marie-Ève Vautrin-Nadeau is a PhD candidate in Communication Studies working under the supervision of Line Grenier and Stephanie Fox. She is interested in health communication – mainly in social care settings, and in relation to illness trajectories –, and in empowerment-oriented mental health practices. Working mainly with qualitative methods, she has become a mental health peer worker after struggling with illness in her adolescence and her twenties. Marie-Ève strongly believes in the power of service users’ experiential knowledge, as she embraces a mental health as a journey perspective." - title: Round table on mental health - sessions: - - "202106081315roundtable" -- fullname: Aislinn Sandre - position: PhD student - affiliations: - - McGill University - photo: aislinn_sandre.jpg - alttext: Aislinn Sandre - bio: "Aislinn Sandre is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at McGill University. Her research focuses on understanding how stress affects the brain to increase risk for depression and anxiety. Specifically, she examines whether exposure to stress early in life, such as harsh parenting, abuse, neglect, or peer victimization, alters brain responses to rewards and threats, and whether these brain alterations make it more likely that people will develop depression and/or anxiety later on in life. In her work, Aislinn primarily uses electroencephalography (EEG) to measure brain activity during sensitive periods of neurodevelopment, such as infancy, adolescence, and young adulthood. Aislinn has worked as an intern in hospitals and schools in Montreal to provide assessment and psychotherapy for stress- and trauma-related disorders. She has developed and presented several workshops designed to help people reduce stress and improve mental health. Currently, she is training healthcare workers to provide supportive interventions to their colleagues in order to improve coping in response to COVID-19-related stress." - title: Round table on mental health - sessions: - - "202106081315roundtable" -- fullname: Samuel Guay - position: PhD student - affiliations: - - Université de Montréal - photo: samuel_guay.jpg - alttext: Samuel Guay - title: First steps into Open Science - bio: "Samuel Guay is a PhD candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience - Psychology at the University of Montreal and a member of the Sport & Trauma Applied Research Lab at CIUSSS NÎM Research Center under the supervision of Louis De Beaumont. His research focuses on using multimodal neuroimaging techniques to study the short- and long-term effects of repetitive hits to the head in both active and retired athletes. He is actively involved in grassroots initiatives that promote open science, best research practices, and collaboration such as Open Science UMontreal that he co-founded in 2019, the Brainhack, and the FORRT communities." - abstract: "This workshop aims to introduce the broad concept that is open science from a global perspective. We will touch on three core aspects that open science is based on, namely processes (e.g., collaboration, reproducibility), Products (e.g., Open Data, Open Materials), and Values (e.g., freedom, equity). We will then showcase some tools and state-of-the-art examples of openness from the Neuro-AI field. If time permits, we will end the workshop by collaboratively (yes, all of us!) creating a Neuro-AI open science student guide." - sessions: - - "202106081415workshop" - tags: - - name: Open Science UMontréal - link: https://osumontreal.ca/ - - name: Slides - link: https://osf.io/b52mg/ -- fullname: Andréanne Proulx - position: Master student - affiliations: - - Université de Montréal - photo: andreanne_proulx.jpg - alttext: Andréanne Proulx - title: First steps into Open Science - bio: "I am a master's student in Psychology at the University of Montreal researching the effects of genetic mutations on functional brain phenotypes. I am a contributor to the Neuro-AI student community as a member of UNIQUE Student Affairs Committee (SAC), and advocate for open science through the student initiative Open Science UMontreal (OSUM)." - abstract: "This workshop aims to introduce the broad concept that is open science from a global perspective. We will touch on three core aspects that open science is based on, namely processes (e.g., collaboration, reproducibility), Products (e.g., Open Data, Open Materials), and Values (e.g., freedom, equity). We will then showcase some tools and state-of-the-art examples of openness from the Neuro-AI field. If time permits, we will end the workshop by collaboratively (yes, all of us!) creating a Neuro-AI open science student guide." - sessions: - - "202106081415workshop" - tags: - - name: Open Science UMontréal - link: https://osumontreal.ca/ - - name: Slides - link: https://osf.io/b52mg/ -- fullname: Madeleine Elise Nadler - alttext: Madeleine Elise Nadler - pronouns: "she/her" - position: Recent BA Graduate - affiliations: - - Concordia, Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality, Women's Studies, and Religions and Cultures - photo: madeleine_elise_nadler.jpg - title: "Developing, Disseminating, and Diversifying Knowledge: An Introduction to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Academia" - abstract: "This workshop is designed for new students as well as those with no background in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). The workshop aims to help develop awareness of EDI concepts and issues in Academia. Participants will be introduced to basics of EDI in both theory and reality with relation to data-driven research as well as current events." - sessions: - - "202106081515workshop" - tags: - - name: Slides - link: assets/pdf/madeleine_elise_nadler.pdf -- fullname: Caelan Taylor - alttext: Caelan Taylor - sessions: - - "202106071505activebreak" - - "202106071620activebreak" - - "202106081505activebreak" - affiliations: - - Department of Health, Kinesiology and Clinical Exercise Physiology at Concordia University - photo: caelan_taylor.jpg - bio: "Caelan is a student at Concordia with the hopes of becoming an Athletic Therapist one day. He loves to share his passion of health and wellness with others through physical activity and manual therapy where he does his best to get people to feel and perform at their best." - position: Student at Concordia, Personal trainer, and massage therapist - tags: - - name: Facebook - link: https://www.facebook.com/TaylorTrainer20 - - name: Instagram - link: https://www.instagram.com/TaylorTrainer20/ + - Mila, Quebec AI Institute + - DIRO, Université de Montréal + nametitle: Prof. + position: Scientific Director of Mila, Turing Award 2018 + bio: "Recognized worldwide as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence, Yoshua Bengio is most known for his pioneering work in deep learning, earning him the 2018 A.M. Turing Award, “the Nobel Prize of Computing,” with Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun. + + He is a Full Professor at Université de Montréal, and the Founder and Scientific Director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute. He co-directs the CIFAR Learning in Machines & Brains program as Senior Fellow and acts as Scientific Director of IVADO. + + In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize and in 2022, became the computer scientist with the highest h-index in the world. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of London and Canada, Knight of the Legion of Honor of France and Officer of the Order of Canada. + Concerned about the social impact of AI and the objective that AI benefits all, he actively contributed to the Montreal Declaration for the Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence." + photo: yoshua_bengio.jpg + alttext: Prof. Yoshua Bengio + title: "TBD" + abstract: "" + sessions: + - "202211DDHHMM" + - "20221208HHMM" diff --git a/_data/team.yml b/_data/team.yml index 55025f09..93a7e4eb 100644 --- a/_data/team.yml +++ b/_data/team.yml @@ -1,129 +1,49 @@ - affiliation: "Mila, Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" bio: I am a postdoc at Mila. I am interested in the fundamental aspects of learning, - both in brains and machines. I currently work also on applications of machine + both in brains and machines and in applications of machine learning to fight climate change. - committee: Communication Committee + committee: General Committee email: alex.hernandez-garcia@mila.quebec fullname: Alex Hernandez-Garcia photo: alex_hernandez-garcia.jpg - pronouns: "he/him/\xE9l" + pronouns: "he/il/\xE9l" alttext: Alex has white skin, green eyes, a thick dark beard and dark long hair though with noticeable receding hairline. twitter: https://twitter.com/alexhdezgcia website: alexhernandezgarcia.github.io -- affiliation: "Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al, CRIUGM, Projet Courtois NeuroMod" - bio: "I am a master student in psychology at Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al. Having\ - \ backgrounds in both music composition and cognitive neurosciences, my research\ - \ interests include auditory perception, music perception and creation, and noise\ - \ pollution's effects on perception and health (physical and mental). I'm currently\ - \ part of the auditory perception and protection branch of the Projet Courtois\ - \ NeuroMod (CRIUGM)." - committee: Logistics Committee - email: eddy.fortier@umontreal.ca - fullname: Eddy Fortier - photo: eddy_fortier.jpg - alttext: none - pronouns: he/him - twitter: none - website: none -- affiliation: "Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" - bio: "I am a Ph.D. student at Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al. I am studying how the\ - \ brain makes action decisions. I am interested in how the brain changes our behaviour\ - \ based on who is around, and why." - committee: Logistics Committee - email: a.nakahashi@umontreal.ca - fullname: Ayuno Nakahashi - photo: ayuno_nakahashi.jpg - alttext: Ayuno is an Asian woman with long dark hair and glasses. - pronouns: she/her - twitter: https://twitter.com/ayuno_n - website: none -- affiliation: "Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al, CRIUGM" - bio: "I am a master's student at Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al. I am interested in\ - \ the neural correlates of pain, and more broadly, in neuroimaging data analysis\ - \ techniques. " - committee: Educational Committee - email: marie-eve.picard.2@umontreal.ca - fullname: Marie-Eve Picard - photo: marie-eve_picard.jpg - alttext: Marie-Eve is a Caucasian female with brown hair, freckles and glasses. - pronouns: she/her - twitter: none - website: none -- affiliation: Mila, McGill - bio: 'PhD student at Mila/McGill; interested in probabilistic generative models - and their application in real world problems. ' - committee: Coordinator - email: nazsepah@cim.mcgill.ca - fullname: Nazanin Sepahvand - photo: nazanin_sepahvand.jpg - alttext: none - pronouns: she/her/elle - twitter: https://twitter.com/NazSepahvand - website: none -- affiliation: "LIONlab, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9\ - al" - bio: 'I am a Master''s student at the University of Montreal, currently doing my - research at the CHU Sainte-Justine''s research center (LIONlab). At the moment, - I am studying the development of the brain via neuroimagery in neurotypical infants - as well as in clinical populations such as premature babies and babies born asphyxiated. - My research focuses primarily on neuroscience but I am very interested in AI as - well and most of all, the intersection between the two. ' - committee: Chair - email: laurence.petitpas@umontreal.ca - fullname: Laurence Petitpas - photo: laurence_petitpas.jpg - alttext: Laurence is a white woman with long blond hair, blue eyes and glasses. - pronouns: she/her - twitter: none - website: none -- affiliation: 'Concordia University ' - bio: I'm a PhD student in Emily Coffey's lab. I'm working on understanding how brain - state affects sensory representation, exploring the function of sleep spindles, - and trying to characterize the role of spindle-slow-oscillation coupling in memory - consolidation across the lifespan. - committee: Program Committee - email: hjourde.clasp@gmail.com - fullname: Hugo Jourde - photo: hugo_jourde.jpg - pronouns: he/him - alttext: Hugo is a Caucasian male with longish brown hair assembled in something supposed to look like a man bun. - pronouns: he/him - twitter: https://twitter.com/HugoJourde - website: none -- affiliation: McGill University, Mila - bio: I am a Ph.D. student at McGill and Mila. I am fascinated by the fundamental - principle of both biological and artificial intelligence. I build computational - models of the brain, mainly with neural networks nowadays. - committee: Communication Committee - email: xiaoxuan.lei@mail.mcgill.ca - fullname: Xiaoxuan Lei - photo: xiaoxuan_lei.jpg - alttext: Xiaoxuan is an Asian woman with long dark hair and glasses - pronouns: she/her - twitter: none - website: none -- affiliation: McGill University - bio: "I am a Master\u2019s student in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at\ - \ McGill University. My research is on the application of machine learning for\ - \ the prediction of recovery of consciousness after traumatic brain injury. I\ - \ am fascinated about the philosophy and neuroscience of (human) consciousness." - committee: Educational Committee - email: Charlotte.Maschke@mail.mcgill.ca - fullname: Charlotte Maschke - photo: charlotte_maschke.jpg - pronouns: she/her - alttext: none - twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlotteMaschk - website: none -- affiliation: "Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" - bio: I am a master's student at the SIMEXP and Jacquemont labs, working on the impact - of rare genetic mutations on functional connectivity and how it can help us understand - psychiatric conditions. - committee: Program Committee - email: annabelle.harvey@umontreal.ca - fullname: Annabelle Harvey - photo: annabelle_harvey.jpg - alttext: none - pronouns: she/her/elle - twitter: none - website: none +- affiliation: "Mila, Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" + bio: I am a third-year Ph.D. student at Mila. My main research interest lies in developing systems that can accumulate and transfer knowledge throughout their lifetime. + committee: General Committee + email: ostapeno@mila.quebec + fullname: Oleksiy Ostapenko + photo: oleksiy_ostapenko.png + alttext: Oleksiy Ostapenko + pronouns: "he/\xE9l/er/він" + twitter: https://twitter.com/ostap__alex + website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleksiy-ostapenko/ +- affiliation: "Mila, Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" + bio: I am a second-year Ph.D. student at Mila. My research interests are evolving and currently they include generative models, drug discovery, material design, bayesian methods, causality. + committee: General Committee + email: alexandra.volokhova@mila.quebec + fullname: Alexandra Volokhova + photo: alexandra_volokhova.jpg + pronouns: "she/elle" + alttext: Alexandra is... + twitter: https://twitter.com/@alex_volokhova + website: alexandravolokhova.github.io +- affiliation: "Mila, Universit\xE9 de Montr\xE9al" + bio: I am a third-year Ph.D. student at Mila working on environmental applications of AI. My current research focuses on biodiversity monitoring using remote sensing and citizen science data. + committee: General Committee + email: tengmeli@mila.quebec + fullname: Mélisande Teng + photo: melisande_teng.jpg + pronouns: "she/elle" + twitter: https://twitter.com/melisandeteng + website: melisandeteng.github.io +- affiliation: "" + bio: Graduated in Law and Journalism. I am interested in international politics, cooperation and social field. Currently working in the philanthropic field in Montréal. + committee: General Committee + email: martapp.94@gmail.com + fullname: Marta Pereira de la Infanta + photo: marta_pereira-de-la-infanta.jpg + pronouns: "she/ella/вона" + alttext: Marta is... diff --git a/_includes/partner-logo.html b/_includes/partner-logo.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dcd3c566 --- /dev/null +++ b/_includes/partner-logo.html @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +
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diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md index 6c508bd8..448ec20b 100644 --- a/_pages/about.md +++ b/_pages/about.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ --- layout: page title: About -subtitle: UNIQUE and USS +subtitle: AI Helps Ukraine permalink: /about --- -### Territorial acknowledgement - -We, the organisers, acknowledge that the lands and waters where most of us live and where our universities are located---[Université de Montréal](https://www.umontreal.ca/en/indigenouspeoples/), [McGill University](https://www.mcgill.ca/circ/land-acknowledgement) and [Concordia University](https://www.concordia.ca/indigenous/resources/territorial-acknowledgement.html)---are the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation call Tiohtiá:ke the site commonly known as Montréal. Since long before the arrival of European settlers, this territory has been and continues to be a gathering place for many Indigenous peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within our communities. - -### UNIQUE - -[UNIQUE (Unifying Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Québec)](https://sites.google.com/view/unique-neuro-ai) is a research centre working at the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence research. It consists of more than 80 researchers affiliated with several universities and research centres from different regions of the province, and even from outside of it. The main goal of UNIQUE is to promote and facilitate exchanges between research teams working at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience. -### USS +AI Helps Ukraine is a charity conference organised for raising funds to support Ukrainian oncological hospitals and non-profit organisations. The ongoing war dramatically affects the accessibility to essential supplies and medicines for cancer treatment in Ukraine. As AI researchers, we believe that collective efforts of our broad international community can make a real difference for those who are in need and save lives. Therefore, we are bringing together brilliant artificial intelligence experts, an empathetic audience and responsible companies to attract attention and collect money for oncological patients in Ukraine. -USS (UNIQUE Student Symposium) is a student-oriented, student-organized conference at the crossroads of neuroscience and AI research. The goal is to provide graduate students in those fields with an event tailor made to their needs and presenting the state of the art of what is done in neuro-AI research. +Our mission is to bring the AI community together and get the money on the table needed for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Sometimes tech and AI can help most effectively with financial means and material resources. In the case of providing access to cancer treatments, this means that we are looking for the following donations: Money, medicines, and equipment. Whatever medicine and equipment we cannot get directly will be bought with the donations. -### USS 2021 - -Unfortunately, in the actual global circumstances, it is not possible to organize events for people to attend in person. However, this year's event will still take place, though in a virtual format. Both the keynote speakers and the workshop are going to be accessible through online platforms. Information and links will be provided following your registration. +--- -### Past Event +### Territorial acknowledgement -The recordings of the past event, USS 2020, are available on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOoOsSZfudHl5vcUnCE3jrA/live). +We, the organisers, acknowledge that the lands and waters where most of us live and where our universities are located---[Université de Montréal](https://www.umontreal.ca/en/indigenouspeoples/), [McGill University](https://www.mcgill.ca/circ/land-acknowledgement) and [Concordia University](https://www.concordia.ca/indigenous/resources/territorial-acknowledgement.html)---are the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation call Tiohtiá:ke the site commonly known as Montréal. Since long before the arrival of European settlers, this territory has been and continues to be a gathering place for many Indigenous peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within our communities. diff --git a/_pages/coc.md b/_pages/coc.md index 6a8d9b9e..1dd0548a 100644 --- a/_pages/coc.md +++ b/_pages/coc.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ permalink: /coc Lire en français
-# USS 2021 Code of conduct -In order to have safe and pleasant exchanges during this event, it is required from every participant to read and follow this USS 2021 Code of conduct. Since USS 2021 applies a strict zero tolerance policy, participants who fail to follow the Code of conduct will be banned or expelled from the event, the same way they would be removed during an in-person event. +# AI Helps Ukraine Code of conduct +In order to have safe and pleasant exchanges during this event, it is required from every participant to read and follow this AI Helps Ukraine Code of conduct. Since AI Helps Ukraine applies a strict zero tolerance policy, participants who fail to follow the Code of conduct will be banned or expelled from the event, the same way they would be removed during an in-person event. The main important concept ruling this code of conduct is respect. Respect can take many forms: - respect of the origins (physical appearance, nationality, ethnicity, etc.) @@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ The main important concept ruling this code of conduct is respect. Respect can t Difference is what makes each individual unique, and what allows each of us to bring our special contribution to our research community. It shouldn’t be used to discriminate, it should be encouraged and supported. It is also important to acknowledge that not everyone has the same level of understanding of every field of interest covered by this conference and that we all bring a different academic background to the community. This variety is important and allows us to push forward the boundaries of science research. We all have our specialties and we can all learn from each other. ## Reporting -Should you encounter a situation that makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible to `{{ site.email }}` or to any member of the [organization committee](/team.html). The USS 2021 committee will contact you for a follow-up, and proceed to appropriate actions to reestablish safe and pleasant exchanges. +Should you encounter a situation that makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible to `{{ site.email }}` or to any member of the [organization committee](/team.html). The AI Helps Ukraine committee will contact you for a follow-up, and proceed to appropriate actions to reestablish safe and pleasant exchanges. diff --git a/_pages/coc_fr.md b/_pages/coc_fr.md index d2bec989..92b4cf59 100644 --- a/_pages/coc_fr.md +++ b/_pages/coc_fr.md @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ permalink: /coc_fr Read in English -# USS 2021 Code de conduite -Afin d’avoir des échanges sains et agréables tout au long the cet événement, il est essential que chaque participant.e lise et suive le présent Code de conduite du symposium USS 2021. Puisque le symposium USS 2021 applique une politique stricte de tolérance zéro, les participant.e.s qui ne respecteront pas le présent Code de conduite seront banni.e.s ou expulsé.e.s de l’événement, de la même façon qu’ils ou elles seraient expulsé.e.s d’un événement en présentiel. +# AI Helps Ukraine Code de conduite +Afin d’avoir des échanges sains et agréables tout au long the cet événement, il est essential que chaque participant.e lise et suive le présent Code de conduite du symposium AI Helps Ukraine. Puisque le symposium AI Helps Ukraine applique une politique stricte de tolérance zéro, les participant.e.s qui ne respecteront pas le présent Code de conduite seront banni.e.s ou expulsé.e.s de l’événement, de la même façon qu’ils ou elles seraient expulsé.e.s d’un événement en présentiel. Le principal concept soutenant le présent Code de conduite est le respect. Le respect peut prendre une multitude de formes: - Respect des origines (apparence physique, nationalité, ethnie, etc.) @@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Le principal concept soutenant le présent Code de conduite est le respect. Le r Les différences sont la source de l’unicité de chaque individu. C’est aussi ce qui permet à chacun d’entre nous d’apporter une contribution spéciale à notre communauté de recherche. Elles ne devraient jamais être utilisées dans le but de discriminer, elles devraient plutôt être encouragées et soutenues. Il est aussi important de reconnaître que tous les membres de cette communauté n’ont pas le même niveau de compréhension de chaque champ de recherche abordé lors de cet événement et que nous apportons tous et toutes un bagage académique et expérientiel différent à cette communauté. Cette variété est importante et nous permet de toujours repousser les frontières de la recherche scientifique. Nous avons tous nos spécialités et nous pouvons tous apprendre les un.e.s des autres. # Signalement -Si vous vivez ou êtes témoin d’une situation au sein de laquelle vous ou une autre personne n’êtes pas à l’aise ou les bienvenu.e.s, veuillez le signaler le plus rapidement possible à l’adresse courriel `{{ site.email }}` ou à n’importe quel membre du [comité d’organisation](/team.html) de l’événement. Le comité d’organisation du symposium USS 2021 vous recontacteront afin d’assurer un suivi et d’agir afin de rétablir un environnement permettant des échanges sains et agréables. +Si vous vivez ou êtes témoin d’une situation au sein de laquelle vous ou une autre personne n’êtes pas à l’aise ou les bienvenu.e.s, veuillez le signaler le plus rapidement possible à l’adresse courriel `{{ site.email }}` ou à n’importe quel membre du [comité d’organisation](/team.html) de l’événement. Le comité d’organisation du symposium AI Helps Ukraine vous recontacteront afin d’assurer un suivi et d’agir afin de rétablir un environnement permettant des échanges sains et agréables. diff --git a/_pages/schedule.md b/_pages/schedule.md index 230e99e7..a191e98e 100644 --- a/_pages/schedule.md +++ b/_pages/schedule.md @@ -1,22 +1,20 @@ --- title: Schedule -subtitle: 7-8 June, 2021 +subtitle: November & December 2022 layout: page show_sidebar: false # hero_height: is-small permalink: /schedule --- -The times are Eastern Daylight Time (Quebec local time, UTC-4). Click on the times to check your local time. - -## Monday, 7 June +Stay tuned for the upcoming details of the program! We are working on a outstanding and diverse program on AI for Good research! -The main sessions of Day 1 will take place on [Crowdcast](https://www.crowdcast.io/e/2u50rd1n) and the social breaks on [Gather](https://gather.town/i/e7LPsVjS). Our Gather town will remain open throughout the whole symposium and you are welcome to join and interact with other attendees any time! If you have registered, you should have received the links and **password** of the event via email. The sessions on Crowdcast will be streamed through our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOoOsSZfudHl5vcUnCE3jrA) too. See the links of the individual session on the schedule. +The times are Eastern Daylight Time (Quebec local time, UTC-4). Click on the times to check your local time. -{% include table-schedule.html date="20210607" people="Speaker(s)" %} +## Virtual series -## Tuesday, 8 June +{% include table-schedule.html date="202211DD" people="Speaker(s)" %} -Day 2 consists of parallel sessions, that will take place on **two separate Zoom rooms**, [Zoom A](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82032866297) and [Zoom B](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88008045355). If you have registered, you should have received the links and **password** of the event via email. As on Day 1, social breaks will take place on [Gather](https://gather.town/i/e7LPsVjS). Our Gather town will remain open throughout the whole symposium and you are welcome to join and interact with other attendees any time! +## In-person conference -{% include table-schedule.html date="20210608" people="Mentor(s)" %} +{% include table-schedule.html date="20221208" people="Speaker(s)" %} diff --git a/_pages/speakers.md b/_pages/speakers.md index 414d5e0a..1a5848b6 100644 --- a/_pages/speakers.md +++ b/_pages/speakers.md @@ -3,61 +3,19 @@ title: Speakers layout: page permalink: /speakers --- -# Monday June 7th {% assign people = site.data.speakers %} {% for person in people %} {% if person.fullname == "TBA" %}{% continue %}{% endif %} {% for session in person.sessions %} - {% assign sessionright = false %} - {% if session contains "20210607" %}{% assign sessionright = true %}{% endif %} - {% if session contains "activebreak" %}{% assign sessionright = false %}{% endif %} + {% assign sessionright = true %} {% endfor %} - {% if sessionright %} - {% assign side = forloop.index0 | modulo: 2 %} - {% if side == 0 %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% else %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% endif %} - {% endif %} -{% endfor %} - -# Tuesday June 8th -{% assign people = site.data.speakers | sample: site.data.speakers.size %} -{% for person in people %} - {% if person.fullname == "TBA" %}{% continue %}{% endif %} - {% for session in person.sessions %} - {% assign sessionright = false %} - {% if session contains "20210608" %}{% assign sessionright = true %}{% endif %} - {% if session contains "activebreak" %}{% assign sessionright = false %}{% endif %} - {% endfor %} - {% if sessionright %} - {% assign side = forloop.index0 | modulo: 2 %} - {% if side == 0 %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% else %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% endif %} - {% endif %} -{% endfor %} - -# Active breaks leader -{% assign people = site.data.speakers | sample: site.data.speakers.size %} -{% for person in people %} - {% if person.fullname == "TBA" %}{% continue %}{% endif %} - {% for session in person.sessions %} - {% assign sessionright = false %} - {% if session contains "activebreak" %} - {% assign sessionright = true %} - {% endif %} - {% endfor %} - {% if sessionright %} - {% assign side = forloop.index0 | modulo: 2 %} - {% if side == 0 %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% else %} - {% include speaker-card.html %} - {% endif %} - {% endif %} + {% if sessionright %} + {% assign side = forloop.index0 | modulo: 2 %} + {% if side == 0 %} + {% include speaker-card.html %} + {% else %} + {% include speaker-card.html %} + {% endif %} + {% endif %} {% endfor %} diff --git a/_pages/team.md b/_pages/team.md index 8f0e2fbd..02b052e4 100644 --- a/_pages/team.md +++ b/_pages/team.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page title: Team permalink: /team --- -USS is organized every year by volunteer students from [UNIQUE](https://sites.google.com/view/unique-neuro-ai/home). This is the organizing team of USS 2021, in random order. +AI Helps Ukraine is organized by volunteer students and friends from [Mila](https://mila.quebec). We are deeply concerned by the impacts of the war in Ukraine on research institutes and medical treatments. Many students and researchers in Ukraine are affected by war and cannot continue their work - their loss is our loss as a global community. 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- If you registered as a participant for USS 2021, but you have not received an email with practical information, please check your spam email folder and send us an email otherwise: {{ site.email }}. -
- -# UNIQUE Student Symposium (USS) -USS is a student-oriented, student-organized conference at the crossroads of neuroscience and AI research. This year USS will be held **online**, on June 7th and 8th, 2021. - +# What --- +AI Helps Ukraine is a charity conference about AI for Good to raise funds for cancer treatment for patients in Ukraine. -## The program at a glance - -### Day 1: Monday, 7 June 2021 +The conference consists of two parts: **weekly online lectures** and an **in-person full-day conference**. -- Keynote lectures: [Megan Peters](speakers#megan_peters) and [Pim Haselager](speakers#pim_haselager) -- Panel discussion: [Megan Peters](speakers#megan_peters), [Pim Haselager](speakers#pim_haselager), [Stefanie Blain-Moraes](speakers#stefanie_blain-moraes) and [Irina Rish](speakers#irina_rish) -- Student Lightning talks +Participation is free and everyone is welcome to donate according to their possibilities. **All** contributions will be donated for cancer treatment in Ukraine. -### Day 2: Tuesday, 8 June 2021 - -- Educational workshops: mental health, open science, EDI -- Neuro-AI breakout sessions: machine learning & neuroscience with [Guillaume Lajoie](speakers#guillaume_lajoie), memory & learning with [Thomas Shultz](speakers#thomas_shultz), decision making with [Paul Cisek](speakers#paul_cisek) +--- +# When +--- +Starting in November, stay tuned! +### Virtual conference +November 2022: A series of online talks by [renowned scientists](./speakers) in the area of AI for good. +### Conference at Mila in Montreal +December 8th 2022: A full-day in-person conference on AI for good at [Mila Quebec AI Institute](https://mila.quebec/) in Montreal. --- +# Why +--- +One of the sorrowful aftermaths of the war that broke out in Ukraine in early 2022 is the scarcity of drug supplies for cancer patients in the country. After knowing that a friend of us had to leave the country due to difficulty to obtain cancer treatment, we contacted the National Institute of Research for Cancer of Ukraine, which sent us a list of needed supplies and, greatly aware of the dire situation, we decided to organize an event to raise funds to help cover some of the needed drugs. +======= -## Important dates -* Registration due: ~~Friday May 28th (deadline extended!) Tuesday June 1st, 2021 (23h59, Anywhere on Earth)~~ -* Lightning Talks Registration due: ~~Thursday May 20th, 2021 (23h59, Anywhere on Earth)~~ +As AI researchers, we believe that collective efforts of our broad international community can make a real difference for those who are in need and save lives. Therefore, we are bringing together brilliant and committed AI experts, an empathetic audience and responsible companies to collectivelly support oncological patients in Ukraine. --- +# How +--- +### How do we know which are cancer drugs and equipment needs in Ukraine? -## Registration +The [National Institute of Research for Cancer of Ukraine](https://www.uicc.org/membership/national-cancer-institute-kiev-ukraine) and other organizations that we know first hand and that have great needs in order to treat their cancer patients have sent us a list of the drugs needed in Ukraine. -~~We warmly invite you to join us for this year’s edition of the UNIQUE Student Symposium.~~ Registrations are now closed. +### How will we send drugs and equipment? -{% include registration-message.html title="Registration" message="You can now register to USS 2021 using the link below!" button="Registration form" link="https://forms.gle/dkzE2zBwTk6Ga5Ft9" %} +We have created a partnership with Ukraine Medical Support([UAMS](https://uams.ca/)), a Toronto-based NGO whose mission is to provide medical and psychological help to vunerable people in Ukraine. UAMS will support us during the logistics and shipment process. We have access to a warehouse in Canada and in Ukraine, and we are in contact with small organizations inside Ukraine to pick up the material and do the shipments. ---- +### How can you get involved? -## Call for Lightning Talk Submissions +We are looking for the following donations: money, drugs and equipment. -On the first day of the symposium, [Monday June 7](schedule), we will have a _lightning talks sessions_, featuring 3-minute video presentations by the participants. If you are interested in participating in our lightning talks session, please fill out the form below. +To make it easier, we will soon post a list with different things needed in Ukraine, according to lists sent by the National Cancer Institute of Ukraine and other centers. -{% include registration-message.html title="Lightning talk applications" message="You’ll be asked to provide a short abstract (1500 characters) of your presentation. You will receive a notice on May 24th if you are selected and will then be asked to submit a 3-minute video to present at the event." button="Application form" link="https://forms.gle/WLjjGrY18ZFRjDGh9" %} +We encourage tech and pharma companies, as well as individuals, to donate whatever they can (money or drugs) to make this possible. --- +# Who +--- +We are a group of early-career AI researchers, very aware of the situation in Ukraine. Unfortunately, we know first hand the difficulties to access cancer treatment in the country, and we want to do our bit by organizing this charity conference. You can read more about us in the [Team](./team) page. You are very welcome to [get in touch!](#contact). -## Accessibility and Code of Conduct -We strive to create an accessible and inclusive event. Please be informed that: +## Our partners +--- +{% include partner-logo.html %} -- All participants are required to follow the [Code of Conduct](coc). -- Recording of Day 1 will be available for asynchronous attendance. -- On Chrome, you can enable Live Caption feature following [this video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/KDP8a5s8yaU). -- If you have any accessibility needs that you would like us to know, please contact us at `{{ site.email }}`. +--- -## Contact +# Contact -If you have questions, feedback or just want to say hi, please send us an email to `{{ site.email }}`. You may follow UNIQUE on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ai_unique) for announcements. +If you have questions, feedback or just want to say hi, please send us an email to `{{ site.email }}`. You may follow on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/aihelpsukraine) for announcements.