{"id":12760,"date":"2019-04-17T10:57:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vieux.ivado.ca\/?p=12760"},"modified":"2019-10-22T08:08:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T12:08:23","slug":"appointments-to-three-frq-ivado-research-chairs-for-diversity-and-equity-in-data-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vieux.ivado.ca\/en\/news\/press-releases\/appointments-to-three-frq-ivado-research-chairs-for-diversity-and-equity-in-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments to three FRQ-IVADO research chairs for diversity and equity in data science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$1.5\u00a0million in funding to support innovative research and training for a qualified workforce of data scientists <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Montr\u00e9al, April 17, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 Today, the Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec (FRQ) and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) are announcing the appointments of three FRQ\u2013IVADO research chairs in diversity and equity in data science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A pillar of innovative research, the research chair program was created to support the training of a qualified workforce of data scientists within three renowned institutions in Qu\u00e9bec: Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, HEC Montr\u00e9al and Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al. In addition to making a significant contribution to cutting-edge data science research, the FRQ\u2013IVADO chairs aim to foster diversity and equity in data science research through the composition of the chairs\u2019 teams, leadership of the chairholders and directions of the research projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each chairholder is awarded funding in the amount of&nbsp;$100\u00a0000\/year for five years\u2014the duration of his or her mandate. Of the total amount, half will be dedicated to recruiting and supporting students and postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FRQ\u2013IVADO data science research chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12761\" src=\"https:\/\/vieux.ivado.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PhotosTitulairesAvril2019EN-e1555512867149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Margarida Carvalho<\/strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research. Professor Carvalho specializes in game theory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cI am actively working to create an inclusive ecosystem and promote a diversity of identities, backgrounds, ideas and perspectives among the new generation of scientists who are leading research at the interface of data science and operations research. The <strong>FRQ\u2013IVADO Chair in Data Science for Combinatorial Game Theory <\/strong><\/em>assists us in pursuing this objective,\u201d affirmed Margarida Carvalho.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Foutse Khomh<\/strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Computer and Software Engineering at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al. Professor Khomh has focused his research on software maintenance and evolution, cloud engineering, service-oriented software engineering, experimental software engineering and analytics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cMachine learning is being increasingly implemented in large-scale and critical systems thanks to the recent developments in machine and reinforcement learning. A significant paradigm shift is required to ensure the quality of the applications that integrate machine learning and artificial intelligence. Compared to traditional software, the test workspace of machine learning software systems is indeed much more extensive. The <strong>FRQ\u2013IVADO Chair in Software Quality Assurance for Machine Learning Software <\/strong>will contribute to the emergence of new theories, methods and tools to facilitate the development, testing and implementation of high-quality software applications that incorporate machine learning,\u201d <\/em>declared Foutse Khomh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aur\u00e9lie Labbe<\/strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at HEC Montr\u00e9al. Professor Labbe specializes in data science with applications in health, transport and business and marketing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThe <strong>FRQ\u2013IVADO Chair in Data Science <\/strong>seeks to integrate expertise in mathematical, statistical and computer science and the knowledge and know-how of the specialists who generate these data under one research program. This multidisciplinarity is at the core of the chair\u2019s objectives and makes it possible to generate quality methodological tools that are adapted to specific issues and ensure the quality of the interpretation of the results,\u201d <\/em>confirmed Aur\u00e9lie Labbe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FRQ\u2013IVADO research chairs have assembled a committee that will fulfill an advisory role with regard to their scientific objectives and provide key support to chairholders in the steps and activities related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThis program serves to strengthen the FRQ\u2019s EDI measures, and I am convinced that the diversity these research chairs will bring will have a very positive impact on the quality and benefits of AI research in Qu\u00e9bec,\u201d <\/em>stated R\u00e9mi Quirion, the Chief Scientist of Quebec.<em> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThe FRQ\u2013IVADO chairholders are exceptional researchers, and their appointments recognize the excellence of their work. They will be called upon to play a key role in strengthening Montr\u00e9al\u2019s status as a hub for artificial intelligence and big data and provide leadership to make new generations of experts more diverse and address EDI issues in research,\u201d <\/em>asserted Gilles Savard, CEO of IVADO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About the Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the responsibility of the Ministre de l&#8217;\u00c9conomie et de l&#8217;Innovation, the Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec are mandated to fund and ensure the strategic and coherent development of research in Qu\u00e9bec, support research training, develop partnerships to achieve their mission and promote and support knowledge mobilization. Visit our websites: <a href=\"http:\/\/com.frqsc.gouv.qc.ca\/T\/OFC4\/L2S\/5719\/B2723634\/LQZj\/742413\/28030375\/Rj7E6y\/1\/1479614\/6IKdSdIs\/I\/755454\/yvFCAe.html\">FRQSC<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/com.frqsc.gouv.qc.ca\/T\/OFC4\/L2S\/5719\/B2723634\/LQZj\/742413\/28030376\/xxplpW\/1\/1479614\/6IKdSdIs\/I\/755454\/yvFCAe.html\">FRQS<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/com.frqsc.gouv.qc.ca\/T\/OFC4\/L2S\/5719\/B2723634\/LQZj\/742413\/28030377\/Mg09eU\/1\/1479614\/6IKdSdIs\/I\/755454\/yvFCAe.html\">FRQNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About IVADO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Institute for data valorization (IVADO) is a joint initiative of HEC Montr\u00e9al, Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al and Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al that brings together nearly 100\u00a0industrial, academic and government partners. With over\u00a01&nbsp;200\u00a0member researchers, IVADO is a multidisciplinary centre of advanced expertise in statistics, artificial intelligence and operations research. IVADO\u2019s mission is to 1) contribute to the development of an economic sector in big data processing for decision making; 2) create privileged partnerships between industry and the administrative, social and academic sectors; 3) contribute to the advancement of knowledge and train new generations of data scientists; and 4) foster exchange and knowledge sharing between experts, partners, researchers and students. IVADO provides a framework for six research centres: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science for Real-Time Decision Making, CIRRELT, CRM, GERAD, MILA and Tech3Lab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Contact IVADO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sandra Estrela<br \/>\nCommunications Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Sandra.estrela@ivado.ca\">Sandra.estrela@ivado.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">438&nbsp;824-7244<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Contact FRQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Denise P\u00e9russe<br \/>\nDirector, Social Challenges<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Denise.perusse@frq.gouv.qc.ca\">Denise.perusse@frq.gouv.qc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$1.5\u00a0million in funding to support innovative research and training for a qualified workforce of data scientists Montr\u00e9al, April 17, 2019 \u2013 Today, the Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec (FRQ) and&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vieux.ivado.ca\/en\/news\/press-releases\/appointments-to-three-frq-ivado-research-chairs-for-diversity-and-equity-in-data-science\/\" class=\"gdlr-button with-border excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Appointments to three FRQ-IVADO research chairs for diversity and equity in data science - IVADO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Appointments to three FRQ-IVADO research chairs for diversity and equity in data science - IVADO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"$1.5\u00a0million in funding to support innovative research and training for a qualified workforce of data scientists Montr\u00e9al, April 17, 2019 \u2013 Today, the Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec (FRQ) and... 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