Newsletter Edition #48
April 2023

“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all the world needs dreamers who do"
Sarah Ban Breathnach

We are pleased to announce becoming a Program Partner at the Platform Calgary Innovation Centre.

We look forward to collaborating together to mutually support the development of our respective technology ecosystems to the overall benefit of the Alberta technology community.

To the team at Synergyne ART Imaging Technologies on being accepted into the recent Cybera AI/Machine Learning data science cohort. The program will provide the company with the opportunity to scale the next generation of their propriety imaging software platform to advance fertility treatment and AI/ML within the Med-Tech industry.

We are pleased to have made the introductions during the Data Science Workshop that we co-hosted with Cybera, last Fall in Canmore.

To our colleague, Roger Pierson MS PhD FEAS FCAHS, distinguished professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine for his contribution to the groundbreaking human trial that solves 187-year-old surgical mystery. Read more here.

The 2023 Banff Venture Forum Returns
October 18 & 19, 2023

Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit at the Banff Venture Forum!

This not-to-be-missed event provides a platform for the hottest emerging tech companies to showcase their potential to top private equity and venture capital investors across North America. Get the inside scoop on industry trends, connect with world-class professionals, and expand your network with like-minded trailblazers.

For more info and to register click here.

The Startup & Innovation Event!
May 31 - June 2, 2023

Three Incredible Days Of Discovery

Join the best and brightest in global innovation for three days of learning, inspiration and creative collisions. From rousing keynotes and expert panels, to startup pitch competitions and informal networking opportunities, Inventures is the must-attend event of 2023. Make connections, strike deals and launch creative ideas into overdrive!

For more info and to register click here.

An Exploration of Dialog Act Classification in Open-domain Conversational Agents and the Applicability of Text Data Augmentation

Presented by: Maliha Sultana, University of Alberta

Friday, May 26, 2023
12.00-1.00pm (MT)

Virtual Meeting Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/3VSAJYp Password: Spr!ng2023

ALSO IN PERSON GATHERING. Pizza lunch will be provided. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN PERSON, Please complete this Google Form for a headcount for the pizza.

As always, if you have any questions about anything AI Seminar-related, feel free to contact tianpei1@ualberta.ca

• UN reports "off the charts" melting of glaciers | Phys.org - read here

• Trying to make sense of artificial intelligence? Here’s your guide | NBC News - read here

• A Kingdom Built on Oil Now Controls the World’s Climate Progress | Bloomburg - read here

Finding the right type of financing for your business projects

One of the most important things you can do as an entrepreneur is to familiarize yourself with the different types of business loans available on the market.In this article, we go over 6 common types of commercial loans and the projects they’re designed to support. After reading this you may think differently about how to best finance your next business projects.

Read here.