Welcome!

The 2022 AI·CRV Conference is a collaboration of two leading conferences: Artificial Intelligence 2022 and Conference on Robots and Vision 2022. Together, the conferences attract hundreds of research leaders, top graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Canadian and international institutions, together with innovation leaders from industry and government, to showcase Canada's ingenuity, innovation and leadership in intelligent systems and advanced information and communications technology.

AI

The Artificial Intelligence conference's mission is to foster excellence and leadership in research, development and education in Canada's artificial intelligence community by facilitating the exchange of knowledge through various media and venues.

CRV

The Conference on Robots and Vision highlights the latest research from Canadian and international researchers over a diverse range of topics in robotics and computer vision, including robot perception, planning and control, medical imaging, image processing and pattern recognition.

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Thanks to our Sponsors!

We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities. Please see this page for more information on how to put your sponsorship dollars to work.

Our gold sponsors

Oxbotica was founded out of Oxford University in 2014 by Professors Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner, and we’ve since grown to become a world leader in autonomous vehicle technology. We build software for real-world applications across a multitude of industries both on- and off-road, drawing on principles of physics, robotics, maths and AI. In doing so, we hope to create a safer, cleaner and more efficient future. At Oxbotica we take great pride in our team. We believe collaboration is the key to innovation and are creating a space where everyone is welcome, heard, and celebrated.

www.oxbotica.com

 

 

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is Canada’s largest federal research and development organization. We work with partners to deliver a national platform for innovation. We conduct research, support small and medium-sized businesses to help them scale up and compete, and connect Canadian innovators to leading R&D capabilities. We also enable cross-sector partnership and collaboration in Canada and abroad.

https://nrc.canada.ca/en/  (English)
https://nrc.canada.ca/fr  (French)

 

 

Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, focusing on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers. In 2021, Gatik launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial delivery service with Walmart. Gatik’s class 3-6 autonomous box trucks are commercially deployed in multiple markets including Ontario, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Gatik is backed by Koch Disruptive Technologies, Innovation Endeavors, Wittington Ventures and others, and partners with industry leaders including Ryder, Goodyear and Isuzu. Founded in 2017 by veterans of the autonomous technology industry, the company has offices in Mountain View and Toronto. Gatik was recognized on the 2021 Forbes AI 50 list and as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.

www.gatik.ai

   

Trimble Autonomy delivers market-leading autonomous positioning and perception solutions to automotive and major industrial markets worldwide. Our breakthrough approach to autonomy is built on decades of intelligence, billions of acres covered, and millions of miles driven. Trimble’s autonomous technology enables advanced action in any environment, designed to meet the unique needs of our customers no matter where they are on their autonomy journey.

https://autonomy.trimble.com/

Our silver sponsor

Established in 2008, Huawei Canada is an independent, privately held company, subject to the federal laws of Canada. Huawei Canada is committed to connecting Canadians for a better, brighter future, and ranks among the top corporate R&D spenders in the country. Huawei Canada has a workforce of over 1,200 people for its R&D operations and it welcomes more than 100 co-op students each year. Huawei Canada places a strong emphasis in supporting research projects and academic conferences that result in the benefit to, and advancements in, Canadian technology industries.

https://www.huawei.com/ca/

Our bronze sponsors

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division is part of Hexagon, and is a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning on land, sea and air. For us, positioning is only assured when it is precise, accurate, reliable, available and authentic. Hexagon's Autonomy & Positioning division includes leading brands NovAtel, VERIPOS and AutonomouStuff. Our solutions are critical to precision agriculture, defense, automotive, transportation, marine, survey, oil and gas and many other applications.

https://hexagonpositioning.com/pi-brands

The Vector Institute is an independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), excelling in machine and deep learning. The Vector Institute launched in March 2017 with generous support from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, and private industry, and in partnership with the University of Toronto and other universities. The Vector Institute works with institutions, industry, start-ups, incubators and accelerators to advance AI research and drive its application, adoption and commercialization across Canada.

https://vectorinstitute.ai/

Compusult is a multinational IT/Electronics/Robotics company in business for over 37 years with offices in Canada, the United States, and the Netherlands. We offer world-leading products and services in the following areas:

  • Secure web-based and mobile Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
  • Robotics systems, especially Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
  • Integrated AI/ML applications, including machine vision systems, intelligent categorization, object detection and classification, etc.
  • Web-based software and electronics for sensor management and Internet of Things (IoT) applications
  • Web, desktop, and mobile software for item tracking solutions
  • Assistive Technology (AT) products that enhance accessibility and independence for persons with disabilities

https://www.compusult.com

Our regular sponsors

We are an interdisciplinary initiative at Queen’s University focused on combining Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Human Machine Interaction to create future intelligent systems and robotic machines that enhance human productivity, safety, performance, and quality of life.

https://ingenuitylabs.queensu.ca/