Title:
Team Grant: Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Agreement Value:
$148,314.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2023
Description:
The Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence Initiative is expected to:
1.Support innovative and cutting-edge interdisciplinary AI research that encourages the exploration of new interdisciplinary research methodologies, approaches and tools that cuts across at least two of the following research domains:
¿social sciences and humanities;
¿health and biomedical sciences; and
¿natural sciences and engineering (including computational and/or mathematical sciences).
2.Promote the development of Responsible AI through research that includes considerations of social-cultural variables (gender, racialized identity, socio-economic status, ability, etc.), biological variables (sex) and sustainable development in the research design, to ensure that the benefits of AI technologies and tools are shared broadly across society, to mitigate against potential harms, and to enhance the trustworthiness of AI;
3.Enhance existing and establish new partnerships between researchers in Canada and the UK in the area of AI research;
4.Enable the creation and uptake of research outputs/outcomes with key stakeholders (i.e. policy makers, decision makers) in both Canada and the UK; and,
5.Enhance capacity for development of AI and/or its responsible applications through sharing of infrastructure and data, and joint training of early career researchers and trainees.
Organization:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Expected Results:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1Z 7K4
Reference Number:
236-2019-2020-Q4-00441
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Additional Information:
Amendment 1: Agreement Value in CAD.
Amendment Date
Sep 30, 2020
Recipient's Legal Name:
Northoff, Georg F
Research Organization:
University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research|Institut de recherche en santé mentale de l'Université d'Ottawa
Program:
Research in Priority Areas
Program Purpose:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.