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Waterloo is at the centre of Canada's emergence as a global leader in applied artificial intelligence (AI). Recognized for our deep roots in math and computer science, Waterloo plays a key role in developing some of the best and brightest minds and applications in the industry, with more than 50 local companies using applied AI to solve challenges once thought to be unsolvable.
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo) provides a pipeline of top talent, with the world’s largest co-op program and the most AI PhD’s in Canada. The Toronto-Waterloo Corridor has committed to graduating 1,000 applied Masters students per year. UWaterloo is also home to Waterloo.AI, uniting more than 100 researchers with the goal of accelerating AI innovation.
Waterloo, Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem:
- Ranked #2 in Canada for AI research and #11 in the world for AI citation impact
- UWaterloo offers the world’s largest science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) faculty
- UWaterloo has the #1 computer science program in Canada
- Partnership in the SCALE.AI Supercluster, an industry-led consortium dedicated to boosting Canada’s leadership in applied AI, with an investment of $290 million distributed over five years that has been committed across five superclusters by the federal government
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