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Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Technologies for Remote Health and Embodiment

📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto

Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Mobility and Accessibility.
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto

Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Brain-Computer Interface and Society
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto

Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5

York seed grants empower Black scholars to lead transformative research - YFile

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Social Robots in Health
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto

Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Mobility and Accessibility
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto

Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations to Dr. Alvine Boaye Belle, Ph.D. and Dr. Adeyemi Olusola, PhD on receiving York’s Black Research Seed Fund.
www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...

York’s latest investment in Black scholarship supports nine faculty members whose research explores questions in technology, education, history and the arts and, aims to dismantle systemic barriers.

Funding supports research on major health challenges | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congratulations to Connected Minds members Dr. Jagdeep Walia, Dr. Karen Yeates, and Dr. Catherine Donnelly on earning major funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)supporting advances in patient care, health equity, and therapeutic innovation.
www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

Six Queen’s researchers have been awarded a total of $5.8M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to advance projects aimed at improving health outcomes.

Building a More Trustworthy Future for AI: Connected Minds at Canada AI Day 2025 - Connected Minds

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 11

At Canada AI Day 2025, Connected Minds joined leaders in academia, industry, and policy to explore how we can make AI more transparent, equitable, and human-centered. To read more check the link:
www.yorku.ca/research/con...

Canada has long been a global leader in AI development, with deep roots in machine learning and a strong ecosystem of research and innovation. As the field advances, however, the focus is shifting to ...

Joshua Marshall, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Queen’s University, one of our 2025 names to know

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 11

Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Marshall, professor at Queen's University, for being named one of CIM Magazine’s 2025 Names to Know! To read full article check the link:
magazine.cim.org/en/voices/nt...

The field roboticist

magazine.cim.org

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Aug 11

Congratulations to Amir Eskandari on his newly published paper at IEEE COMPSAC 2025! Read the paper here:
ameskandari.github.io/sda-grin/

SDA-GRIN for Adaptive Spatial-Temporal Multivariate Time Series Imputation

ameskandari.github.io

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Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(6/6) Join us this October and be part of a community shaping the future at the intersection of brains, machines, and society.

✅ REGISTER NOW: www.eventbrite.ca/e/connected-...

#Conference2025

Connected Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Brains, Machines & Society

Explore the future of tech, health & society at the Connected Minds Conference 2025, where ideas ignite and innovation thrives!

www.eventbrite.ca

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(5/6) Interested in showcasing your work? The Call for Abstracts will soon be open. We welcome creative, critical, and cross-sector submissions exploring the human-technology interface.

🗓️ Early Bird registration ends August 10, 2025 at 11:59PM. Regular registration closes September 26.

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(4/6)
🔹 Mobility and Accessibility
🔹 An opening arts reception featuring our Artists-in-Residence

Attendees can look forward to world-class speakers, interactive poster sessions and exhibitions, engaging interdisciplinary panels, and a banquet designed for meaningful conversation.

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(3/6) Program highlights include:
🔹 Social Media, Neural Development and Mental Health
🔹 Applications and Risks of LLMs
🔹 Brain-Computer Interfaces and Society
🔹 Social Robots in Health
🔹 Indigenous Data Sovereignty in the Technosocial Age
🔹 Technologies for Remote Health and Embodiment

Connected Minds Conference: Exploring the Intersection of Brains, Machines & Society - Connected Minds

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(2/6) This fall, discover what happens when #neuroscience, #AI, #digitalhealth, #design, and the #arts converge. The Connected Minds Conference will bring together researchers, scholars, students, artists, and policymakers for two days of bold ideas, interdisciplinary dialogue, and deep connection.

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Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 28

(1/6) Early Bird Registration is Now Open! Join us in Toronto for the Connected Minds Conference 2025 from October 6–8, 2025! www.yorku.ca/research/con...

#ConnectedMinds2025 #BrainsMachinesSociety #InterdisciplinaryResearch #AI #Neuroscience #DigitalHealth #HumanTechnologyInteraction

The Connected Minds Conference 2025 promises to be a dynamic and inspiring gathering, where ideas and innovation come alive. This October, we’ll convene academics, industry leaders, and policymakers w...

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

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Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Amanada Bongers -Who has a voice? Listening to Students' Overlooked Experiences in the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory

www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Michele Morningstar- Parents vs. Peers: Probing the Influence of Context on Social Information Processing in Adolescence
www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Kate Harkness -Theory of Mind-linked Behaviors’: Predicting Success in Social Interaction
Catherine Stinson- Eliza's Ghosts: Can Chatbots be Psychotherapists?
www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Randy Flanagan -Coordination and Control of Gaze and Hand Movements in Goal-directed Action Tasks
Samual Dahan -Exploring Human-AI Methods for Access to Justice

www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Jianbing Ni -Security, Privacy, and Robustness in Machine Learning at the Network Edge
Xiaodan Zhu -Exploring Robust Natural Language and Reasoning Models with Deployment in High-stakes Applications

www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.

Queen’s STEM research awarded $7M investment | Queen's Gazette

Connected Minds @connectedminds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to CM Members for their recent funding awards!
Farhana Zulkernine -Advancing Machine Perception for Situation-Aware Goal-Oriented Human Machine Interaction
Pouya Amiri -Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Human Balance Control
www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Discovery and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs support world-leading innovation in the sciences and engineering.