Nicolas Chapados's guest appearances

Nicolas Chapados

The Georgian Impact Podcast | AI, ML & More

Evolve ETFs: The Innovators Behind Disruption with Raj Lala

Whitney Johnson

Michael Hyatt

Cathy O'Neil

Eric Balchunas

Brad Katsuyama

Brian Garcia

Anthony Di Iorio

Chris Moore

Matt Ward

Rana El Kaliouby

Clare Corthell

Hilary Mason

Jos Schmitt

Mike Potter

Mike Szabo

OwlTail

Episode Length: 35:42 Learn about: · Defining artificial intelligence (AI) and the importance of decision making · Data processing and portfolio rebalancing through AI  · How AI affects investing and portfolio management · The relationship between AI and cyber security · Predictions on self-driving cars in Canada · The role of data, aggregate data, and data privacy in AI · Data privacy, data ownership, and data trust    · Montreal as a major hub of AI and deep learning research and development · What to watch out for in AI development – causality and neural networks Interested in investing in technology and innovation? Consider the Evolve Innovation Index Fund (EDGE): https://evolveetfs.com/product/edge  Keynote Speaker: Nicolas Chapados, Co-founder &amp; CSO, Element AI &amp; Imagia Cybernetics Nicolas is the co-founder and CSO of Element AI, one of the largest artificial intelligence companies in the world. He also co-founded Imagia Cybernetics, an applied research lab in AI that has the capability to detect and quantify cancer in the early stages through AI analysis of medical images. He holds an engineering degree from McGill University and a PhD in computer science from the University of Montreal. Nicolas also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Hosted by: Raj Lala, President &amp; CEO, Evolve ETFs Prior to founding Evolve ETFs, Mr. Lala served as Head of WisdomTree Canada – a division of WisdomTree Investments Inc., one of the world’s largest ETF issuers. Prior to this, Mr. Lala was Executive Vice President and Head of Retail Markets for Fiera Capital Corporation, a prominent Canadian investment management firm with over $100 billion in assets under management. Mr. Lala co-founded and served as President and CEO of Propel Capital Corporation (which was acquired by Fiera Capital Corporation in September 2014). Propel raised approximately $1 Billion in structured products in its five years of operation. Prior to Propel, Mr. Lala worked with Jovian Capital. Mr. Lala held several roles at Jovian including President of JovFunds Inc., an asset management division of Jovian Capital. Mr. Lala holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Episode Length: 35:42 Learn about: · Defining artificial intelligence (AI) and the importance of decision making · Data processing and portfolio rebalancing through AI  · How AI affects investing and portfolio management · The relationship between AI and cyber security · Predictions on self-driving cars in Canada · The role of data, aggregate data, and data privacy in AI · Data privacy, data ownership, and data trust    · Montreal as a major hub of AI and deep learning research and development · What to watch out for in AI development – causality and neural networks Interested in investing in technology and innovation? Consider the Evolve Innovation Index Fund (EDGE): <a href="https://evolveetfs.com/product/edge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://evolveetfs.com/product/edge</a> Keynote Speaker: Nicolas Chapados, Co-founder &amp; CSO, Element AI &amp; Imagia Cybernetics Nicolas is the co-founder and CSO of Element AI, one of the largest artificial intelligence companies in the world. He also co-founded Imagia Cybernetics, an applied research lab in AI that has the capability to detect and quantify cancer in the early stages through AI analysis of medical images. He holds an engineering degree from McGill University and a PhD in computer science from the University of Montreal. Nicolas also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Hosted by: Raj Lala, President &amp; CEO, Evolve ETFs Prior to founding Evolve ETFs, Mr. Lala served as Head of WisdomTree Canada – a division of WisdomTree Investments Inc., one of the world’s largest ETF issuers. Prior to this, Mr. Lala was Executive Vice President and Head of Retail Markets for Fiera Capital Corporation, a prominent Canadian investment management firm with over $100 billion in assets under management. Mr. Lala co-founded and served as President and CEO of Propel Capital Corporation (which was acquired by Fiera Capital Corporation in September 2014). Propel raised approximately $1 Billion in structured products in its five years of operation. Prior to Propel, Mr. Lala worked with Jovian Capital. Mr. Lala held several roles at Jovian including President of JovFunds Inc., an asset management division of Jovian Capital. Mr. Lala holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.

AI and Its Impact on Society with Nicolas Chapados

JF Gagné

Montréal isn't just a beautiful city, it's also a hotbed of activity for deep learning. Fueled by ambitious entrepreneurs and some ground-breaking research coming out of the University of Montréal, the city is at the forefront of machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. In this episode, Jon Prial is joined by Georgian Partners' Ben Wilde for a fascinating discussion with two machine learning practitioners: Nicolas Chapados, Chief Science Officer at Imagia, and Jean-François Gagné, Entrepreneur in Residence at Real Ventures. Learn from these experts about what it takes to successfully leverage this technology in your own business. You'll hear about:  Why Montréal is one of the world’s most dynamic cities for machine learning (0:50) The types and stage of companies that Real Ventures typically invests in (7:51) What it takes to incorporate machine learning into an early stage company (8:53) Data acquisition and the transferability of deep learning models to other domains (12:04) The University of Montréal’s use of models for and research around image analysis (15:40) How the University’s research is coming to market and the opportunities that creates (19:17) The availability of data and its implications and opportunities are for early-stage companies (22:10) How deep learning can facilitate smarter decision-making (24:57) What the open sourcing of Google’s TensorFlow means for deep learning (27:40) Typical applications for Theano (29:45) 

Montréal isn't just a beautiful city, it's also a hotbed of activity for deep learning. Fueled by ambitious entrepreneurs and some ground-breaking research coming out of the University of Montréal, the city is at the forefront of machine learning, deep learning, and <a href="https://georgianpartners.com/investment-thesis-areas/applied-artificial-intelligence/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>. In this episode, Jon Prial is joined by Georgian Partners' Ben Wilde for a fascinating discussion with two machine learning practitioners: Nicolas Chapados, Chief Science Officer at Imagia, and Jean-François Gagné, Entrepreneur in Residence at Real Ventures. Learn from these experts about what it takes to successfully leverage this technology in your own business. You'll hear about: <ul> <li>Why Montréal is one of the world’s most dynamic cities for machine learning (0:50)</li> <li>The types and stage of companies that <a href="https://realventures.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Real Ventures</a> typically invests in (7:51)</li> <li>What it takes to incorporate machine learning into an early stage company (8:53)</li> <li>Data acquisition and the transferability of deep learning models to other domains (12:04)</li> <li>The University of Montréal’s use of models for and research around image analysis (15:40)</li> <li>How the University’s research is coming to market and the opportunities that creates (19:17)</li> <li>The availability of data and its implications and opportunities are for early-stage companies (22:10)</li> <li>How deep learning can facilitate smarter decision-making (24:57)</li> <li>What the open sourcing of Google’s TensorFlow means for deep learning (27:40)</li> <li>Typical applications for Theano (29:45)</li> </ul>

Episode 7: Deep Learning, Startups, and Academia à la Montréal with Nicolas Chapados and JF Gagné