UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

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🚀 It's an exciting time to be a #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow at the University of Toronto! Hear firsthand from our Fellows about their Schmidt experience, and get inspired to join us. ✨ 📅 Applications are open until October 5. Learn more and apply today 👉 schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca

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☀️Our annual Schmidt Retreat at Eaton Hall last week was the perfect opportunity to connect with members of the UofT Schmidt community! A huge thank you to all our Fellows, supervisors, and program directors for bringing such enthusiasm to this year’s retreat❤️

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📢 Reminder to join our Schmidt AI in Science Program Information Session! 🗓️ August 5th, 2026 ⏰ 11:00 AM–12:00 PM 💻 Virtual Hear directly from current fellows as they share their experiences, insights, and tips! 👉Register here: forms.office.com/r/nQiRgKU0EU

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Following his In-Action video, Kevin McKinnon explores Galactic Paleontology by using AI and data from Hubble and Gaia to precisely measure stellar motion and uncover the Milky Way’s history, with future integration of James Webb Space Telescope datasets 🔭.

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🔭Meet Kevin McKinnon, a Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow advancing our understanding of the universe! In his research, AI and Machine Learning play a critical role in understanding complex distortions in data from telescopes like James Webb and Hubble.

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Amey Pore, Postdoc Researcher at U of T, focuses on advancing robot-assisted surgery with systems that can learn, adapt, and collaborate seamlessly with surgeons, not just as tools, but as intelligent assistants that evolve with use🏥. His project, SurgicalVLA aims to bridge critical gaps.

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Meet this month's In-Action star: Amey Pore is teaching robots to assist in surgery. He is developing safe AI methods that automate repetitive surgical tasks such as, suturing and tissue manipulation. His work aims to transfer routine steps to robotic assistants to reduce manual workload 🤖.

AI4X-Accelerate Conference 2026 is next month! Join us in Singapore to hear from a global lineup of leading researchers and industry experts working at the intersection of AI, scientific discovery and materials science. Register now to hear from these names + more global speakers: ai4x.cc

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Excited to share insights from Matt Thorstensen’s recent Magazine feature, highlighting how evolutionary biology and AI are converging in meaningful ways 🧬! Matt finds that building AI models to be inherently motivating and rewarding💡.

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Featuring Matt Thorstensen’s In-Action Video! Matt shares how he’s using AI to study bird evolution across Canada and the Amazon. By applying graph neural networks to genomic data, his work explores how past glacial cycles shape biodiversity🐦.

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We’re thrilled to share our magazine issue this April with Schmidt AI in Science Fellow, David Pellow! From advancing research at the intersection of AI & liver biology to building interpretable ML models, David’s work highlights the potential of practical and impactful AI applications 🚀.

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Featuring Mehdy Dousty, who is building RadioVision to sense how people move and interact in everyday environments using radio-frequency signals. As RadioVision has moved from research to startup, the mission is clear to build technology that performs reliably in the real world🚀.

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In this month’s In-Action video, Mehdy Dousty reflects on how the Schmidt Fellowship helped reshape his research journey💡. Since becoming a Schmidt Fellow, he is now using radio-frequency signals and AI to optimize his prediction models📊.

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We are pleased to formally welcome our third cohort🎉 Check out the story to learn more about them and their projects: defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-sto... We cannot wait to see the impact you’ll all create🌍!

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Last week, we partnered with Vector Institute to host an engaging Faculty Roundtable Networking event, offering our Fellows the opportunity to network, discuss career journeys, and transitions from postdoctoral roles into academia📖. Thank you to the professors for sharing their experiences🤝!