Person: Alex Benay

The Short Report, March 11, 2020: Anonymizing research applications mitigates gender bias; Superclusters spend a fraction of their budget; Athena Pathways aims to train 500 women in AI

Three maritime research projects led by researchers at the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) have received more than $3 million in funding through a joint international funding initiative between the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR) in France and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). The projects address issues related to sustainable ocean transport, the effects of…

The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security

Montreal came in first for innovation on a ranking of intelligent communities by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). ICF ranks communities by their ability “to generate innovation in business and government for economic but also social and cultural growth.” Their metrics cover innovation programs available in the community; online services provided by local government or…

Dr Iain Christie

Dr Iain Christie has been appointed president of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI). The not-for-profit professional scientific and technical organization promotes and facilitates Canadian competitiveness in the global aerospace industry. Christie is executive VP of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, which he joined last year after 22 years with Neptec Design Group…

Alex Benay

Alex Benay has been appointed president and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corp (CSTMC). Benay replaces Denise Amyot who left last year to take the helm of the Association of Community Colleges of Canada (R$, May 9/13). He comes to the CSTMC from Open Text where he was VP government affairs and…