Western Canada's Ecosystem
for AI/ML Technologies and Companies

Edmonton.AI is a community-driven group building a business ecosystem for
artificial intelligence and machine learning-based products and services.

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Edmonton.AI

Mission: Create 100 AI and ML Companies and Projects

Edmonton.AI is a community-driven group building a business ecosystem for artificial intelligence and machine learning-based products and services.

In 2017, Edmonton entrepreneurs Bruce Alton (A-Partners Ventures Inc.), Aaryn Flynn (Improbable) and Cory Janssen (AltaML) recognized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and were proud of the incredible achievements made by Edmonton's AI researchers, educational institutions, and technology community.

Bruce Alton

Aaryn Flynn

Cory Janssen

They asked:

What was next?
How do we retain and grow our talent here?
How do we look forward and become leaders in the business of AI?

Edmonton.AI was formed and was given the goal of creating 100 AI and ML companies and projects in Edmonton that would serve as a lasting foundation for a vibrant and growing ecosystem of companies, developers, and researchers.

The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, is ranked #2 in the world for AI and ML research.

Edmonton and AI

Edmonton's fingerprints are all over the history of artificial intelligence.

1994 - Chinook Program

The Chinook program challenges world checkers champion Marion Tinsley and by 2007 the game of checkers is "solved". Chinook program was developed by Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer; currently Dean of Science, University of Alberta.

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1997 - Dr. Murray Campbell and Deep Blue

IBM's Deep Blue computer defeats chess world champion, Gary Kasparov. A key member of the Deep Blue team was University of Alberta alumnus, Dr. Murray Campbell. (pictured with Kasparov)

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1998 - Dr. Richard S. Sutton Publishes RL Textbook

The seminal textbook Reinforcement learning - an introduction is published by University of Alberta Professor Dr. Richard S. Sutton, who is considered as one of the "founding fathers of modern computational reinforcement learning".

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2016 - Alpha Go Beats World Champion

DeepMind's AlphaGo program beats Go world champion Lee Sedol. The lead programmers of the AlphaGo program were Drs. David Silver and Aja Huang (pictured with Lee Sedol) both from the University of Alberta.

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2017 - Deep Stack Defeats Heads-up No-limit Poker

After Polaris beats poker professionals in 2008, Deep Stack defeats professional heads-up no-limit Texas Hold'em poker players in 2017. The feat is featured on the cover of the Journal of Science in May 2017. Deep Stack was led by University of Alberta professor Dr. Michael Bowling.

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2017 - DeepMind Sets Up Lab

DeepMind announces the establishment of its first international lab in Edmonton. During a visit to Edmonton the founder of DeepMind, Demis Hassabis calls the University of Alberta the "spiritual home and birthplace of games and AI".

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AI & ML Research at the University of Alberta is World Leading

Over an 18 year period, the University of Alberta is ranked second in the world for AI and ML research output.

Source: CSRankings

Edmonton is also home of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute or Amii.

Amii is a world leader in fundamental & applied research and academic training & support in artificial intelligence.

Their vision is that of a better world for all, transformed through machine intelligence and their mission is to enable world-changing machine intelligence.

Amii’s programs support world-class research and training; growing machine intelligence capacity in business; creating a network of global innovators; and boosting machine intelligence literacy in business.

To learn more about how you can work with Amii visit their website at to www.amii.ca

Corporate AI & ML Research in Edmonton

The presence of the University of Alberta & Amii has attracted corporate labs, research collaborators & personnel to Edmonton from around the world.

Edmonton AI Business Ecosystem

Edmonton is the home of a growing ecosystem of companies who use AI & ML as a competitive advantage.

If you are an Edmonton AI company who wants to have your logo here, send us a note.

All Alberta AI companies are also encouraged to register at www.StartAlberta.com

Edmonton’s AI Community

The vision of Edmonton.AI is to build a thriving ecosystem of artificial intelligence and machine learning companies and projects.

What We Do

The vision of Edmonton.AI is to build a thriving ecosystem of artificial intelligence and machine learning companies and projects.

As a community-driven organization, Edmonton.AI partners and supports the key enablers who invest into the Research & Development, Talent, Infrastructure and Industry Solution assets in the Edmonton region and Alberta.

Edmonton.AI supports the Storytelling, Events and Networking that bring people and companies together to build our community.

Edmonton.AI has four areas of focus:

Location
Storytelling
Events
Connections

Location

Edmonton.AI will create a home for startups, scaleups, and divisions of industry-leading companies that utilize AI/ML.

Edmonton.AI will be located in the core of Edmonton's innovation district that is anchored by TEC Edmonton, Startup Edmonton and several technology companies.

It will be part of a hub of support organizations, companies, and like-minded individuals and be the home of industry accelerators, meeting spaces and industry events.

Storytelling

Storytelling is a key component of the mission of Edmonton.AI.

Edmonton.AI's success will come from great stories. Building on Edmonton's three decades of world-leading artificial intelligence and machine learning history, Edmonton.AI will tell the stories of our future generation of leaders.

Edmonton.AI's community of companies and projects will each have their story told so others can celebrate, share, and learn.

Events

Edmonton.AI will host and promote events to teach skills, encourage networking, and have fun.

Skill Development: Edmonton.AI will be the place where people work together to achieve that and more.
Networking: Edmonton.AI will host monthly meetups to discuss the latest topics in AI/ML.
Collaboration: Working with and supporting existing events - Launch Party, AI Seminars, and more - is key to our success.

Connections

Edmonton.AI will be the connective tissue for world-class teams and will grow the ecosystem for artificial intelligence in our region.

By championing business – both locally and globally - we complement the other players in the ecosystem that together help keep our community's leadership position.

Personal connections will drive these linkages and form teams, raise money, and reduce friction.

Community Events

Lunchalytics
- Lunchalytics is a monthly speaker series conveniently held during your lunch hour. It's a casual and fun forum showcasing interesting work in the field of analytics.
- www.lunchalytics.com
Edmonton Business & AI Meetup
- The Edmonton Business & AI Meetup is about exploring the business applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning. It’s a monthly event that brings together entrepreneurs, industry domain experts and AI/ML technologists to explore how AI can solve business problems.
Edmonton Data Science Meetup
- Edmonton Data Science meetup is a place to learn about data science and network with fellow Data Scientists.

Ladies Learning Code
- Ladies Learning Code is a Canada-wide community driven not-for-profit – with events in Edmonton - working to empower women and youth to feel comfortable learning beginner-friendly technical skills in a social and collaborative way.
- www.canadalearningcode.ca/
Alberta AI Association
- Alberta Artificial Intelligence Association (AlbertaAI) is a non-profit, non-political organization with a vision to cultivate the Alberta AI ecosystem and connect the Alberta AI community to the world.
- www.albertaai.org/

University of Alberta & Amii Events

Amii’s AI Meetup
Machine Learning 101
Weekly AI Seminar
For more information, visit Amii’s website

Get In Touch

How do you want to be involved? We want to know.

If you are an AI company or have an AI project underway, we want to know about it.

If you want to stay in touch let us know.

Send us a note.

Western Canada's Ecosystem
for AI/ML Technologies and Companies

Edmonton.AI

Bruce Alton

Aaryn Flynn

Cory Janssen

The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, is ranked #2 in the world for AI and ML research.

Edmonton and AI

1994 - Chinook Program

1997 - Dr. Murray Campbell and Deep Blue

1998 - Dr. Richard S. Sutton Publishes RL Textbook

2016 - Alpha Go Beats World Champion

2017 - Deep Stack Defeats Heads-up No-limit Poker

2017 - DeepMind Sets Up Lab

AI & ML Research at the University of Alberta is World Leading

Edmonton is also home of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute or Amii.

Corporate AI & ML Research in Edmonton

Edmonton AI Business Ecosystem

Edmonton’s AI Community

The vision of Edmonton.AI is to build a thriving ecosystem of artificial intelligence and machine learning companies and projects.

What We Do

Location

Storytelling

Events

Connections

Community Events

University of Alberta & Amii Events

Recent Announcements

Alberta Invests in Innovation to Fuel the Future

Alberta Accelerates High-Tech Support

Digital Dreams: Building an AI Industry in Alberta

Realizing the Alberta AI Business Plan

Get In Touch

Western Canada's Ecosystemfor AI/ML Technologies and Companies

Edmonton.AI

Bruce Alton

Aaryn Flynn

Cory Janssen

The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, is ranked #2 in the world for AI and ML research.

Edmonton and AI

1994 - Chinook Program

1997 - Dr. Murray Campbell and Deep Blue

1998 - Dr. Richard S. Sutton Publishes RL Textbook

2016 - Alpha Go Beats World Champion

2017 - Deep Stack Defeats Heads-up No-limit Poker

2017 - DeepMind Sets Up Lab

AI & ML Research at the University of Alberta is World Leading

Edmonton is also home of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute or Amii.

Corporate AI & ML Research in Edmonton

Edmonton AI Business Ecosystem

Edmonton’s AI Community

The vision of Edmonton.AI is to build a thriving ecosystem of artificial intelligence and machine learning companies and projects.

What We Do

Location

Storytelling

Events

Connections

Community Events

University of Alberta & Amii Events

Recent Announcements

Alberta Invests in Innovation to Fuel the Future

Alberta Accelerates High-Tech Support

Digital Dreams: Building an AI Industry in Alberta

Realizing the Alberta AI Business Plan

Get In Touch

Western Canada's Ecosystem
for AI/ML Technologies and Companies