Hacknight #395

Community-based Research and AI

with Fenwick McKelvey and Alex Megelas

Recording

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The team from [Concordia's Applied AI Institute](https://www.concordia.ca/research/applied-ai-institute.html) will discuss artificial intelligence's impact on housing in Montreal and their efforts to conduct [Community-Based Action Research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community-based_participatory_research) on artificial intelligence in Canada.

Speakers

Fenwick McKelvey

Fenwick is the co-director of Concordia's Applied AI Institute and an Associate professor in Communication Studies.

Alex Megelas

Alex is the manager of research innovation and business development at Concordia University's Applied AI Institute, and a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University. He's an affiliate facilitator of the Centre for Community Organizations (COCo) and teaches at the Saint Paul University School of Conflict Studies.

Topic: Community-based Research and AI

The team from Concordia’s Applied AI Institute will discuss artificial intelligence’s impact on housing in Montreal and their efforts to conduct Community-Based Action Research on artificial intelligence in Canada.

Speakers: Fenwick McKelvey, Alex Megelas

Fenwick is the co-director of Concordia’s Applied AI Institute and an Associate professor in Communication Studies.
Alex is the manager of research innovation and business development at Concordia University’s Applied AI Institute, and a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University. He’s an affiliate facilitator of the Centre for Community Organizations (COCo) and teaches at the Saint Paul University School of Conflict Studies.

Join us in person:

We’re meeting at the office of the Ontario Digital Service at 595 Bay St. Suite 1002. Take the elevator to the 10th floor.
Enter using the doors on Bay St., just north of Dundas. A volunteer from Civic Tech Toronto will be waiting near the elevators on your right!