ARiEAL Student, Rober Boshra, is one of the 32 successful applicants in the 2018 Vector Institute Student Affiliate Program. Rober is currently a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program at McMaster University, co-supervised by the ARiEAL researchers, Drs. John Connolly and Jim Reilly. There are two other successful McMaster applicants got named to this inaugural cohort: Omar Boursalie (PhD students in the School of Biomedical Engineering), and Kiret Dhindsa, a postdoctoral fellow cross-appointed to Research and High Performance Computing and the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Department of Surgery, who is supervised by another ARiEAL Researcher, Dr. Ranil Sonnadara .

Rober’s research interests are on the high level representations of brain imaging data and brain-computer interfacing through methods of machine learning – which align well with Vector Institute’s vision and mission. Vector Institute is an independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research in the field of artificial intelligence. Launched in March 2017 with generous support from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, and private industry, and in partnership with the University of Toronto and other universities, Vector Institute represents an unprecedented answer to an unprecedented opportunity. This 2018 Vector Institute Student Affiliate Program was very competitive. The chosen Student Affiliates will not only receive an honorarium but also have opportunities to access the Vector Institute to work collaboratively with Vector Faculty Members and other students.

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