معرفی
Samira Ebrahimi Kahou holds the following academic appointments:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
- Adjunct Professor, McGill University
- Adjunct Professor, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
- Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Mila
Educational background:
- Ph.D. from Polytechnique Montréal/Mila (2016), supervised by Professor Chris Pal
Research focuses on deep learning (generalization and interpretability), reinforcement learning, and multi-modal learning with critical applications in clinical decision support systems, climate modelling, and disaster response. Her foundational work includes computer vision for emotion recognition, object tracking, and knowledge distillation during her doctoral studies.
Key recognition:
- Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Prior to her current role, she served as Associate Professor at ÉTS, Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill/Mila with Professor Doina Precup, and Researcher at Microsoft Research Montréal. Prospective students (MSc/PhD/Postdoc/Internship) must contact via email with specific subject-line formatting due to high inquiry volume.
