Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute 

One of Canada’s three centres of excellence in the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Amii is an Alberta-based non-profit institute that supports world-leading research in artificial intelligence and machine learning and translates scientific advancement into industry adoption. Working with industry partners of all sizes and sectors, Amii grows AI capabilities through advancing leading-edge research, delivering exceptional training offerings, and providing business advice – all with the goal of building our partners’ in-house AI capacity.

Amii’s more than 400 researchers work across diverse areas of AI and machine learning at affiliated academic institutions, including a 20 year history at the University of Alberta and growing connections with Carleton University, the University of Regina, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. We have significant expertise in reinforcement learning – including leaders such as Richard S. Sutton, Michael Bowling and Martha White – heuristics & search, and we’ve made significant contributions in the area of games and game theory.

Through interdisciplinary teams focused on growing AI capabilities in industry, Amii moves companies along the AI Adoption Spectrum, providing leaderships and technical training in machine learning, advising companies as they develop AI-based business solutions, facilitating the rapid translation of leading-edge research into business outcomes and connecting the world’s top talent with the most innovative organizations.

From advancing fundamental and applied research to training, advising and supporting organizations on their AI strategy development and execution, Amii inspires world-changing machine intelligence for good and for all.
 

Edmonton – a hub of AI activity

An international AI hub

Welcome to Edmonton. We throw axes for fun, barbecue in blizzards, run with dinosaurs and camp with bison. From the continent’s first, biggest and wildest Fringe Theatre Festival to a shopping mall that at one time had more submarines than the Canadian navy, Edmontonians have never been afraid to do things a little differently.

Why is Edmonton different? There are theories. Maybe it’s our northern home, where for years we’ve learned to make our own fun. Perhaps it’s our legacy of entrepreneurs dreaming up oddities: deep freezer races, winter patios and surfing indoors. Perhaps it’s the foundation of natural beauty, from which we’ve built something great. Take your taste buds on a journey to some of the hottest craft beer taprooms and hyper-local bistros, experience the glory of the northern lights from our dark sky preserves, or cruise through North America’s largest stretch of urban parkland. There’s a uniqueness to how Edmontonians do ordinary things, and we welcome you to be a part of it.

University of Alberta Graduate Program

The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta, Canada’s oldest computing science department, is constantly making important contributions to the field. We have received numerous accolades for the work done by our faculty - some of the brightest minds in North America. As one of the top research-intensive computing science departments in Canada, it is an excellent place to pursue graduate-level studies. Learn more at https://www.ualberta.ca/computing-science/graduate-studies/index.html
 

Discover more of what Amii has to offer

From the Amii Team – Talks, Seminars and Meetups

• Highlights from the 2019 DLRL Summer School
• AI in Video Games Series – Matthew Guzdial
• Tea Time Talks 2021 – Reinforcement Learning & Artificial Intelligence Panel
• AI Seminar Series – Marlos C. Machado
   

Amii’s Monthly AI Meetup

Amii’s monthly AI Meetup virtually brings together the brightest minds in AI from Edmonton and beyond. View all of Amii's upcoming events at amii.ca/events/

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AI Seminar Series

Hosted weekly at the University of Alberta, the AI Seminar series brings together researchers (including students, developers, and professors) interested in AI to share their current research and applications across a wide range of areas of AI and machine learning.

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