Canadian researchers receive Canada Research Chair appointments

The Government of Canada has renewed the Canada Research Chair (CRC) appointment for Dr. Peter Lewis at Ontario Tech University. Dr. Lewis, the Tier-2 Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, will serve a new five-year term valued at $500,000. His research focuses on the intersection of AI, psychology, sociology, and ethics to understand how humans interact with and trust intelligent systems.

Additionally, the University of Saskatchewan has seen advancements in its research faculty through the CRC program. Dr. Edmond Sanganyado has been named a Tier 2 CRC in Exposure Science and Environmental Risk. His work involves developing polymer-based systems to study how chemical contaminants affect animals in the environment, aiming to create tools that reduce the need for direct animal testing.