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DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold-out. Please contact lorraine.torpy [at] 
 mcgill.ca (Lorraine Torpy) for information about the waiting list. \n\nRes
 earch and International Relations\, in collaboration with the Killam Trust
 s\, invites you to “Brains\, Sex and Machine Learning\,” the Killam Trusts
  Lecture in Engineering by Prof. Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toro
 nto.\n\nWhat can the role of sex in evolution teach us about artificial in
 telligence?\nProf. Geoffrey Hinton\, the 2012 Killam Prize Winner in Engin
 eering\, says that the same principles helping organisms adapt to their en
 vironment can also make computers better at perception. It’s a lesson that
  has the potential to transform even common online experiences\, including
  how websites recommend products and how photo albums recognize faces. \nP
 lease join us as we welcome Prof. Hinton for an eye-opening talk on machin
 e learning. A cocktail reception will follow the lecture. \n \nAbout the K
 illam Prizes\nEvery year the Killam Program offers awards to outstanding C
 anadian scholars working in the humanities\, social sciences\, natural sci
 ences\, health sciences and engineering. These awards are among Canada’s m
 ost distinguished research awards. They are made possible through the Kill
 am Trusts by a bequest of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam\, and a gift she made bef
 ore her death in 1965. Recipients are chosen by a committee of 15 eminent 
 Canadian scholars appointed by the Canada Council.\n \nAbout Geoffry Hinto
 n\nProf. Geoffrey Hinton’s contributions to the development of several of 
 the most successful machine learning algorithms have had\, among other thi
 ngs\, a direct impact on how we use the Internet today. His algorithms hav
 e had a strong influence on psychology and neuroscience. They are also bei
 ng used for a huge variety of applications including searching and recomme
 nding products on the web\, interpreting images\, improving the yield of c
 hemical plants\, and recognizing speech.\nHe directs the program in Neural
  Computation and Adaptive Perception for the Canadian Institute for Advanc
 ed Research\, and his research has contributed to both science and enginee
 ring. His 2007 Google Techtalk\, an introduction to his recent research on
  deep learning\, has been viewed over 200\,000 times on YouTube.\nClick he
 re to read Prof. Hinton’s full bio.
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LOCATION:Redpath Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2K6\, 3461 rue McTavish (M
 cTavish Gates)
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