Timothy J. O'Donnell

Timothy J. O'Donnell is an Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Linguistics at McGill University. He co-directs the Montréal Computational and Quantitative Linguistics Laboratory (MCQLL) and serves as Director of McGill's Cognitive Science Program. As a core academic member of Mila—Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, he holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. He is also an associate member of the School of Computer Science, affiliated with McGill NLP and the Reasoning and Learning Laboratory.

His research focuses on interdisciplinary topics at the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science, and AI, leveraging computational methods to study language structure and processing. He actively contributes to advancing quantitative approaches in linguistics and NLP, with applications to artificial intelligence and cognitive modeling.

Awards:

• Canada CIFAR AI Chair (Mila)
• William Dawson Scholar (McGill University)

His academic leadership spans lab directorship, program direction, and institutional collaborations. While specific grants or advising details are not elaborated here, his roles imply significant contributions to training and interdisciplinary research in computational linguistics and AI.

Key affiliations include:

• MCQLL: Focuses on quantitative and computational methods in linguistics.
• Mila: Core member driving AI research.
• McGill NLP and Reasoning and Learning Lab: Affiliated teams advancing language and machine learning.