#7 Deep Learning Montreal @ Autodesk

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Cette évènement est organisé en collaboration avec Autodesk et Deep Learning Montreal.

Bienvenue de nouveau à un bel évènement sur l'Intelligence Artificielle et l'Apprentissage profond (Deep Learning) à Autodesk!
Autodesk invite les chercheurs, les étudiants, les professionnels, les startups et les entreprises qui utilisent le Deep Learning à venir partager.
C'est aussi une excellente opportunité d'en apprendre plus sur les projets d'Autodesk Research, sur le AI Lab et de venir rencontrer Mike Haley, le Directeur Machine Intelligence d'Autodesk.

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[English]
This event is organized in collaboration with Autodesk and Deep Learning Montreal.

Welcome again to a new great event on AI and Deep Learning at Autodesk!
Autodesk is inviting researchers, students, professionals, startups and companies using Deep Learning to share during this event.
Moreover, it is a great opportunity to learn more about Autodesk Research projects, the AI Lab and meet Mike Haley, Director of Machine Intelligence of Autodesk.

The event is divided in 2 parts: a scientific part with poster presentations to promote research synergies and discussions, and a part with talks (companies, startups, researchers).

Language: English and French
Audience target: Highly technical, Machine Learning skills

• Agenda
CHECK-IN open from 4pm to 6pm, ticket confirmation required.
PART A - 4pm to end: Scientific Posters/Projects Exhibition (available until the end of evening)
PART B - 6pm to 9pm: Talks and Shows

• Welcome
  -"Humans + AI = Future of Designing & Making", Mike Haley Senior Director, Machine Intelligence, Autodesk Research https://www.autodeskresearch.com/people/mike-haley
• "Ubisoft Laforge and some AI and Machine Learning projects", Yves Jacquier Head of Ubisoft Laforge, Ubisoft https://montreal.ubisoft.com/en/ubisoft-la-forge/
• "Using Deep Learning to Teach Cameras to Read Human Body Language", Paul Kruszewski, CEO wrnchAI https://wrnch.ai/
  PAUSE NETWORKING 7pm-7:30
  -"Maximizing Image Discovery", Thomas Jelonek, Founder envision.ai https://www.envision.ai/
  -"Faster, smaller, energy-efficient Deep Neural Networks", Ehsan Saboori, Technical Co-founder, Deeplite http://www.deeplite.ai/
• "Deep Learning, Computer Vision and Computer Graphics", Christopher Pal, Researcher and Associate Professor, École Polytechnique de Montréal, IVADO, MILA https://mila.quebec/en/person/pal-christopher/
  -"Sharp Feature Detection in Point Clouds Using CNNs",Prashant Raina, Ph.D Candidate, Concordia University
  -"Combining Operations research and Deep Learning", Nikolaj van Omme, Researcher and CEO of Funartech https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaj-van-omme-7161a12/
  NETWORKING

• Autodesk presentation details
"Humans + AI = Future of Designing & Making"
Speaker:
Mike Haley Senior Director, Machine Intelligence, Autodesk https://www.autodeskresearch.com/groups/machine-intelligence
Description:
At the Autodesk AI Lab we are exploring the intersection of AI and how humans will design and make in the future. In this talk we will broadly explore this topic with specific focus on our research projects in geometry synthesis, design knowledge modeling, simulated reality and robotic assembly.

• Thanks
Event organized in collaboration with Autodesk and Deep Learning Montreal and is part of the last edition of Printemps Numérique www.printempsnumerique.ca

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