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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 1d

@utoronto.ca @artsci.utoronto.ca @civmin.bsky.social @accelerationc.bsky.social @vectorinstitute.ai @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social @utm-research.bsky.social @utm.utoronto.ca @utsc.utoronto.ca @uoftalumni.bsky.social @torontosri.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 1d

We’re excited to welcome Addis Alaminie as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Addis works with Profs. Mohammed Basheer in the Dept. of Civil & Mineral Engineering & Jude Kong in the Dept. of Mathematics.

Her project uses AI-driven frameworks to plan water resources in large river basins.💧

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 1d

We’re excited to welcome Addis Alaminie as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Addis works with Profs. Mohammed Basheer in the Dept. of Civil & Mineral Engineering & Jude Kong in the Dept. of Mathematics.

Her project uses AI-driven frameworks to plan water resources in large river basins.💧

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 6d

@utoronto.ca @artsci.utoronto.ca @chemuoft.bsky.social @accelerationc.bsky.social @vectorinstitute.ai @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social @utm-research.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca @utm.utoronto.ca @uoftalumni.bsky.social @torontosri.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 6d

We’re happy to welcome Xu (Charlie) Chen as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Charlie works with Profs. Christopher E. Lawson & Mohamad Moosavi.

His project uses accelerated designs of synthetic microbial communities for sustainable chemical manufacturing.🧪

We’re happy to welcome Xu (Charlie) Chen as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Charlie works with Profs. Christopher E. Lawson & Mohamad Moosavi in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry.

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 6d

We’re happy to welcome Xu (Charlie) Chen as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Charlie works with Profs. Christopher E. Lawson & Mohamad Moosavi.

His project uses accelerated designs of synthetic microbial communities for sustainable chemical manufacturing.🧪

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 13d

@uoft-tcairem.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @artsci.utoronto.ca @baycrest.bsky.social @accelerationc.bsky.social @vectorinstitute.ai @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social @utm-research.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca @utm.utoronto.ca @uoftalumni.bsky.social @torontosri.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 13d

We're excited to welcome Ryan Yeung as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Ryan works with Professors Brian Levine and Bradley Buchsbaum.

His project uses deep neural networks to objectively decode subjective experiences in the brain.🧠

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 13d

We're excited to welcome Ryan Yeung as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Ryan works with Professors Brian Levine and Bradley Buchsbaum.

His project uses deep neural networks to objectively decode subjective experiences in the brain.🧠

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Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society @torontosri.bsky.social · 15d

BlueSky

💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)

“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”

📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...

#AI #HumanAI #Ethics

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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · 20d

The 3rd Annual #Transplant #AI Symposium is your front-row seat to the latest innovations!

Save with early bird registration until Sep. 30: transplantaisymposium.com

Organized in collaboration with UHNTransplant and MayoTransplant.

#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · 20d

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : #AI-assisted #medicine: Minister Mohrs visits CAIMed #research centre

www.mhh.de/en/presse/mh...

#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

AI-assisted medicine: Minister Mohrs visits CAIMed research centre

www.mhh.de

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Schmidt Sciences @schmidtsciences.bsky.social · 22d

Kai Wang, an AI2050 Fellow at Georgia Tech, designs machine learning solutions for nonprofits tackling maternal health and migrant worker challenges. His approach: cultural context over algorithmic complexity.

Read more: ai2050.schmidtsciences.org/community-pe...

Community Perspective - Kai Wang - AI2050

While the prospect of working on unfamiliar, complex challenges, often with limited resources, might overwhelm most technologists, Wang isn’t intimidated. “It’s an opportunity to design AI solutions…

ai2050.schmidtsciences.org

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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · 22d

The Rise of #ArtificialIntelligence in #Orthopedics: A #Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis

www.dovepress.com/the-rise-of-...

#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedics: A Bibliometric and | JMDH

Investigating the progress and status of the application of artificial intelligence in orthopedics and highlighting the current research areas.

www.dovepress.com

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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 21d

Friday was incredible! Our AI Summit & Career Fair 2025 exceeded expectations. From retail AI insights to academic-industry bridges, transformational value delivered. Grateful to our speakers, organizations, volunteers, and attendees. The connections made will drive future innovations!

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Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society @torontosri.bsky.social · 21d

From digital friends to romantic AI, companion bots are reshaping how we relate to each other.

They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.

In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 20d

@utoronto.ca @utm.utoronto.ca @utm-research.bsky.social @sickkidsto.bsky.social @accelerationc.bsky.social @vectorinstitute.ai @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @uoftalumni.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca @utscresearch.bsky.social @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 20d

We're thrilled to welcome Amey Pore as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Amey works with Professor Dr. Lueder A. Kahrs at UTM and Dr. Dale J. Podolsky at SickKids.

His project is called SurgicalVLA - Vision-Language Action Model for Robot Assisted Surgery.🧠

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 20d

We're thrilled to welcome Amey Pore as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Amey works with Professor Dr. Lueder A. Kahrs at UTM and Dr. Dale J. Podolsky at SickKids.

His project is called SurgicalVLA - Vision-Language Action Model for Robot Assisted Surgery.🧠

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 26d

@utoronto.ca @uoftcompsci.bsky.social @chemuoft.bsky.social @artsci.utoronto.ca @vectorinstitute.ai @engineering.utoronto.ca @utscresearch.bsky.social @utm-research.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @torontosri.bsky.social @aspuru.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 26d

For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we celebrate the brilliant minds behind the Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at #UofT — early-career researchers who are using #AI to accelerate discovery across engineering and the natural sciences. 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 26d

For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we celebrate the brilliant minds behind the Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at #UofT — early-career researchers who are using #AI to accelerate discovery across engineering and the natural sciences. 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Aug 25

@accelerationc.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @vectorinstitute.ai @artsci.utoronto.ca @uoftcompsci.bsky.social @chemuoft.bsky.social @aspuru.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Aug 25

We’re thrilled to have Jiaru Bai as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow! 🎇

Jiaru works with Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik in the Department of Chemistry.

Project: Onboarding human intelligence in remote machines with cognitive operating systems

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 25

@utoronto.ca @uoftartsci.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 25

We had the pleasure of hosting Carlie Wiener from Schmidt Sciences for a dynamic Storytelling Workshop that left our #SchmidtAISci Fellows inspired! 🎤✨ The day wrapped up with our annual Postdoc Social Mixer—great vibes, great convos, and even greater connections. 💬🤝

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 22

⏳ REMINDER: Our info session is happening next week! Sign up to learn more about our program and ask all your questions! #SolvingHardProblemsWithAI

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 2

Do you questions about the Schmidt Program?

Join us on July 29th at 11 AM (ET) for an Info Session about the Schmidt AI in Science Program, where we will answer all your questions, address any concerns, and share the experiences from our Cohort 2 Fellows.

Please register here: lnkd.in/g25vuMQr

UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 18

@utoronto.ca @accelerationc.bsky.social @mohamadmoosavi.bsky.social @juhuang.bsky.social @engineering.utoronto.ca @utm-research.bsky.social

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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are pleased to welcome our third cohort of #SchmidtAIinSci Fellows!

First up is JU HUANG 🌟

Ju is in the department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry. She is a joint postdoc between Schmidt AI and the Acceleration Consortium, working with Professor Mohamad Moosavi.

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UofT Department of Chemistry @chemuoft.bsky.social · Jul 17

Chemistry Stories: Alán Aspuru-Guzik honoured with Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Computational Sciences. uoft.me/Merck2025Mat...

Poster image announcing a news story, with a portrait of featured interviewees, as well as a QR code for interested readers to follow to the Department of Chemistry website.

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