Facebook AI Research Sets Up Shop in Montreal

McGill University Prof. Joelle Pineau will lead FAIR Montreal

Facebook announced last week that it will open a new research lab in Montreal dedicated to its artificial intelligence efforts.

Yann LeCun, the social network’s chief AI scientist, announced in a Newsroom post that the Montreal lab will be led by Prof. Joelle Pineau, who co-directs the Reasoning and Learning Lab at McGill University.

According to LeCun, Facebook AI Research Montreal will “engage with the broader research community” via publications, open-source software and involvement in technical conferences and workshops.

FAIR Montreal is also entering into partnerships with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms, McGill University and Université de Montréal.

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