BIO
Helen Co-Founded ODAIA.ai a customer journey analytics and prediction platform for enterprise companies. ODAIA’s core data mining and prediction algorithms were developed at the University of Toronto, and now supported by UofT’s Intellectual Property Office’s accelerator UTEST and MaRS Innovation.
She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, where she teaches product development, design, and entrepreneurship in the Department of Computer Science, and Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences.
She co-founded the University of Toronto’s Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab, an incubator to support students and faculty to commercialise their innovations in emerging technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cyber security, and AR/VR.
Helen has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences, including TEDxUofT where she speaks about Artificial Intelligence, society, and the future.
She has received degrees and professional certificates in anthropology, business and technology from York University, Canada, University of Tasmania, Australia, and MIT, USA.
Her next initiative is to increase the voices and diversity in the development of Artificial Intelligence by co-founding The IN Group
She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, where she teaches product development, design, and entrepreneurship in the Department of Computer Science, and Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences.
She co-founded the University of Toronto’s Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab, an incubator to support students and faculty to commercialise their innovations in emerging technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cyber security, and AR/VR.
Helen has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences, including TEDxUofT where she speaks about Artificial Intelligence, society, and the future.
She has received degrees and professional certificates in anthropology, business and technology from York University, Canada, University of Tasmania, Australia, and MIT, USA.
Her next initiative is to increase the voices and diversity in the development of Artificial Intelligence by co-founding The IN Group
WORK
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder, ODAIA.AI 2018 - present
Co-Founder, The IN Group, www.theingroup.ai 2019 - present
Co-Founder, DCSIL - Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab, University of Toronto 2014 - 2018
Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto 2014 - 2019
Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, University of Toronto 2016 - present
Product Development Team member, NERD (Neurotech Early Research & Development), Ontario Brains Institute 2016 - 2017
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder, ODAIA.AI 2018 - present
Co-Founder, The IN Group, www.theingroup.ai 2019 - present
Co-Founder, DCSIL - Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab, University of Toronto 2014 - 2018
Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto 2014 - 2019
Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, University of Toronto 2016 - present
Product Development Team member, NERD (Neurotech Early Research & Development), Ontario Brains Institute 2016 - 2017
TEAMS I HAVE WORKED WITH:
PROGRAM & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CREATION
Industry Day: Data Science and AI 2018 (Part of the Statistical Inference, Learning and Models in Data Science Conference) Toronto
www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/18-19/statistical_inference_ind
AI WEEK, November 2017
Talent Tuesday: Mentorship Career Program between Industry/Startups & Computer Science students, September - November 2017
Funding Innovation Conference, May 2017 & 2018
Augmented-Reality Bus Tour Reveals New Side of The University of Toronto Campus, March 2017
Summer Arts & Science Entrepreneurship Program, May - July 2015 & 2016
GLOBAL Smartweek: IoT & Machine Intelligence Conference 2014 & 2015
Industry Day: Data Science and AI 2018 (Part of the Statistical Inference, Learning and Models in Data Science Conference) Toronto
www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/18-19/statistical_inference_ind
AI WEEK, November 2017
Talent Tuesday: Mentorship Career Program between Industry/Startups & Computer Science students, September - November 2017
Funding Innovation Conference, May 2017 & 2018
Augmented-Reality Bus Tour Reveals New Side of The University of Toronto Campus, March 2017
Summer Arts & Science Entrepreneurship Program, May - July 2015 & 2016
GLOBAL Smartweek: IoT & Machine Intelligence Conference 2014 & 2015
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Co-founder, The IN Group, www.theingroup.ai
Adjudication Committee RBC Borealis AI Graduate and Post-doctoral Fellowships, 2018, 2019
Organizing Committee, Industry Day: Data Science and AI (Part of the Statistical Inference, Learning and Models in Data Science Conference) Toronto
www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/18-19/statistical_inference_ind
Hackathon Co-chair: ICT4S Sustainability Hackathon
5th International Conference on ICT4S, 2018, Toronto http://2018.ict4s.org/
Organiser Datafest, University of Toronto, 2017, 2018
Advisor Nanolight Hackathon of Light & Music, University of Toronto, 2017
UofT DCS Entrepreneurship Committee, 2014 - present
Judge Cisco Fintech Hackathon, Toronto 2016
Judge Cisco IoT Hackathon, Toronto 2016
Judge Microsoft Hackathon, University of Toronto 2016
Adviser Correlation One & Datathon, University of Toronto 2016
Preliminary Judge UofT Hacks, University of Toronto 2015
Judge Intel Fintech Hackathon, Toronto 2015
Judge Rotman School REVCA Fintech Hackathon, 2015
Adviser Waterfront International Quantathon, University of Toronto, 2015, 2016
Adviser & Mentor Dementia Hack, Ryerson University 2015
Adviser Hack 'n' Talk: Fashion meets Technology, Fashion Zone + DMZ, 2015
Adviser & Mentor SportsHack, Ryerson University 2014
Adviser & Mentor Eduhack, OISE 2013
Organiser GirlGeeks, Toronto 2013 - 2014
Founder, UX/Design Toronto Group 2012 - present
Co-founder, The IN Group, www.theingroup.ai
Adjudication Committee RBC Borealis AI Graduate and Post-doctoral Fellowships, 2018, 2019
Organizing Committee, Industry Day: Data Science and AI (Part of the Statistical Inference, Learning and Models in Data Science Conference) Toronto
www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/18-19/statistical_inference_ind
Hackathon Co-chair: ICT4S Sustainability Hackathon
5th International Conference on ICT4S, 2018, Toronto http://2018.ict4s.org/
Organiser Datafest, University of Toronto, 2017, 2018
Advisor Nanolight Hackathon of Light & Music, University of Toronto, 2017
UofT DCS Entrepreneurship Committee, 2014 - present
Judge Cisco Fintech Hackathon, Toronto 2016
Judge Cisco IoT Hackathon, Toronto 2016
Judge Microsoft Hackathon, University of Toronto 2016
Adviser Correlation One & Datathon, University of Toronto 2016
Preliminary Judge UofT Hacks, University of Toronto 2015
Judge Intel Fintech Hackathon, Toronto 2015
Judge Rotman School REVCA Fintech Hackathon, 2015
Adviser Waterfront International Quantathon, University of Toronto, 2015, 2016
Adviser & Mentor Dementia Hack, Ryerson University 2015
Adviser Hack 'n' Talk: Fashion meets Technology, Fashion Zone + DMZ, 2015
Adviser & Mentor SportsHack, Ryerson University 2014
Adviser & Mentor Eduhack, OISE 2013
Organiser GirlGeeks, Toronto 2013 - 2014
Founder, UX/Design Toronto Group 2012 - present
IN THE NEWS
From anthropology to AI: Meet the U of T expert guiding the software companies of tomorrow
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/anthropology-ai-meet-u-t-expert-guiding-software-companies-tomorrow
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/anthropology-ai-meet-u-t-expert-guiding-software-companies-tomorrow
Deconstructing important ideas at TEDxUofT
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/deconstructing-important-ideas-tedxuoft
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/deconstructing-important-ideas-tedxuoft
AI & Deep Technology in Toronto: My 3 Takeaways From University of Toronto Funding Innovation Conference
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-deep-technology-toronto-my-3-takeaways-from-funding-nitin-chopra
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-deep-technology-toronto-my-3-takeaways-from-funding-nitin-chopra
Augmented-Reality Bus Tour Reveals New Side of The University of Toronto Campus
http://startupheretoronto.com/sectors/technology/augmented-reality-bus-tour-reveals-new-side-of-u-of-t-campus/
http://startupheretoronto.com/sectors/technology/augmented-reality-bus-tour-reveals-new-side-of-u-of-t-campus/
AI Success Story: UofT's ROSS Intelligence Returns to Toronto to open new AI research headquarters
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/ai-success-story-u-t-s-ross-intelligence-returns-toronto-open-new-research-headquarters
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/ai-success-story-u-t-s-ross-intelligence-returns-toronto-open-new-research-headquarters
Cisco Toronto Innovation Centre hosts a weekend of FinTech hacking with TD Canada
https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/cisco-toronto-innovation-centre-hosts-a-weekend-of-fintech-hacking-with-td
https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/cisco-toronto-innovation-centre-hosts-a-weekend-of-fintech-hacking-with-td
Employers turning to hackathons to find tech talent
https://www.thestar.com/news/innovation/2016/09/13/employers-turning-to-hackathons-to-find-tech-talent.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/innovation/2016/09/13/employers-turning-to-hackathons-to-find-tech-talent.html
Robotic Rehab: Start-up Helps Kids with Cerebral Palsy
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/news/robotic-rehab-start-helps-kids-cerebral-palsy
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/news/robotic-rehab-start-helps-kids-cerebral-palsy
'Elite' Law Firms May Be Among Earlier Adopters of Artificial Intelligence Platforms
http://www.iltacon.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=850f334b-549b-465b-ae3d-5750f67dc307&ssopc=1
http://www.iltacon.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=850f334b-549b-465b-ae3d-5750f67dc307&ssopc=1
Meet (Winning) Team ROSS Intelligence
https://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/content/meet-winning-team-ross
https://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/content/meet-winning-team-ross
Women Lead Tech in Mississauga, Peel Region & at The University of Toronto
http://icubeutm.ca/women-lead-tech-mississauga-peel-uoft/
http://icubeutm.ca/women-lead-tech-mississauga-peel-uoft/
Intel IoT Roadshow in Toronto
http://blog.bemyapp.com/intel-iot-roadshow-toronto/
http://blog.bemyapp.com/intel-iot-roadshow-toronto/
GLOBAL SMARTWEEK 2015
http://web.cs.toronto.edu/news/current/GLOBAL_SMARTWEEK_2015.htm
http://web.cs.toronto.edu/news/current/GLOBAL_SMARTWEEK_2015.htm
New space for software innovations: Computer science incubator to be “open to all disciplines”
http://thevarsity.ca/2015/03/16/new-space-for-software-innovations/
http://thevarsity.ca/2015/03/16/new-space-for-software-innovations/
Smartweek Using Christie Interactive Visual Solutions
https://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/business/visual-solutions/new-projectors/smartweek-2014
https://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/business/visual-solutions/new-projectors/smartweek-2014
Michael Wekerle at SMARTWEEK 2014 in TORONTO
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/michael-wekerle-at-smartweek-2014-in-toronto-555827.htm
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/michael-wekerle-at-smartweek-2014-in-toronto-555827.htm