The Ask AI interview with Dr. Carolyn Watters, Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada
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Dr. Carolyn Watters joined the NRC in February 2019 as the organization's inaugural Chief Digital Research Officer where she has oversight of the Digital Technologies Research Centre, one of the 14 research centres which form Canada’s National Research Council.
The DTRC has a focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, bio analytics as well as research into ethical AI and open data.
Carolyn is a full professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, specializing in human-to-computer engagement in information spaces ranging from documents to social media. Dr. Watters is also a founding member of CALDO, a consortium of Canadian and Latin American research universities and is strongly committed to improving gender and diversity in STEM.
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Dr. Carolyn Watters, Chief Digital Research Officer and Head of the Digital Technologies Research Centre at Canada’s National Research Council is working to support scientific discovery and business innovation in Canada, including pioneering work in machine learning, computer vision, and ethical AI.
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Episode highlights
Learn how Dr. Watters got her start in artificial intelligence
Learn how the Digital Technologies Research Centre fits into the wider NRC ecosystem
Learn how the NRC is doing research into computer vision for healthcare
Learn how the NRC is helping computing systems prepare for the age of quantum computing
Learn how the NRC is using NLP to support indigenous language revitalisation
Learn how the NRC is supporting research into human-AI interaction
Learn how the NRC collaborates with Canada’s universities and provinces
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Sponsors: Microsoft Canada and Cinchy
Chatbot partner: Ada Support
Executive Producer: Chris McLellan
Host: Jaxson Khan
Assistant Producers: Oleena Mak and Kristin Riddell
Original music: Mike LeTourneau
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