Artificial Intelligence is the next big player in Genomics and your career.
Are you a graduate student or a recent graduate with experience in Genomics and interested in Artificial Intelligence?
What you gain from the program
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Capability to read a Machine Learning Genome paper and understand it
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Know the standard structures of data to be used with Machine Learning tools
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Methodologies to discover and validate problems
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Propose a potential application of Machine Learning within a Genomics Project
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Basic understanding of Human-AI Interaction
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Ethics of AI
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​Working as a team to develop ML solutions & cash prizes for top three projects
12 Week Journey
Week 1
Onboarding
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Meet Partners
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Meet Cohort
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Python Primer
Week 2-3
ML Genomics
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Current areas of interest
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ML Boot camp
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How can AI be used in LS
Week 4
Week 5
Data
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Data discovery
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Accessing data quality
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Data Cleaning
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Data storage
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Different data modalities
Validation
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Need validation Human AI Interaction ethically designed
Week 6-11
Week 12
Building
Demo Day
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Work with Genome Project to make sense of data and gather insights.
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Prototyping
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Demo of projects
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Networking with ecosystem players

Sydney Swaine Simon
AI District Fellow and Cofounder of Neurotech X.

Mahzad Sharifahmadian
Life Sciences Fellow

Joseph Paul Cohen
Program Scientific Advisor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mila, University of Montreal

Ahmad Pesaranghader
Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Montreal Heart Institute and Mila

Paul Bertin
PhD student, Mila, University of Montreal

Julie Hussin,
PhD Bertin
IVADO assistant professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal

Andy Manel
AI District Fellow Assistant

Frequently Asked Questions.
Who is eligible?
Once accepted, how long will the program last?
Start: January 20th
Do I need to be part of Concordia University to get access to District 3’s services?
Our services are open to all individuals who are looking to discover innovation and entrepreneurship.
Does District 3 charge fees, take equity or claim intellectual property?
Your intellectual property remains your own, and we don’t take equity or charge any fees.
How many hours per week is the program?
You must be capable to commit to 15 hours/week, 3 hours of workshops and 12 hours additional work per week.