IVADO is the largest interdisciplinary consortium for research, training, and knowledge translation in artificial intelligence in Quebec and Canada. Led by the Université de Montréal, with four university partners (Polytechnique Montréal, HEC Montréal, Université Laval, and McGill University), IVADO brings together a broad research community, as well as academic, government, and industry partners, around the R3AI project, and works to promote the adoption and development of robust, reasoning, and responsible AI for the benefit of society.
Our Vision and Strategy
Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace. The question is no longer whether it will transform society, but how to ensure that this transformation is beneficial, equitable, and sustainable.
IVADO’s strategy is based on a core belief: AI that truly serves society cannot be developed in isolation. It requires the convergence of complementary disciplines, lasting partnerships between research institutions and organizations, and constant attention to the conditions necessary for its social acceptance. In ten years, IVADO aims to be recognized as a leading consortium—because it will have helped build a more robust, more reasoning, and more responsible AI, for the benefit of Quebec, Canada, and beyond.
This ambition guides every initiative: interdisciplinary research programs, collaborations with partners across all sectors, training accessible to as many people as possible, and a commitment to communities that have historically been underrepresented in the development of AI.
Our Mission
Science for AI
Bringing AI closer to human intelligence through, for example, collaborations between AI, neuroscience, the social sciences, and the humanities.
AI for Science
Accelerating discoveries.
Promote the adoption of responsible AI within organizations while contributing to business development and growth.
Adopt IAR3
Advance the science of adoption.
Leverage knowledge with partners and provide training.
The R3AI vision
AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. But for it to truly live up to its promise, a paradigm shift is needed. This is the goal of R3AI, supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund: to bring together a unique research and innovation ecosystem to make AI a robust, reasoning, and responsible force.
Responsible and inclusive AI
As a leader in an evolving field, we are committed to ensuring that the ecosystem we drive makes use of all talents, and that the advancement of knowledge and opportunities in digital intelligence benefit all members of society equally.
