Great talk at Ingenuity Labs! Risto Ojala from Aalto University shared insights on perception solutions for automated driving in winter conditions. Important research addressing real-world challenges for autonomous vehicles in harsh weather. Appreciate the international research exchange!

Connected Minds is advancing AI + culture integration! Dr. Pina D'Agostino joined Canada's first National Summit on AI and Culture in Banff, sharing how our projects—Meta-Physical Theatre, Creative Collectivities, Biskaabiiyaang—build socially responsible AI with creative communities.

Taking aim at tumours | Queen's Alumni Review Glioblastoma is a virtual death sentence.

Groundbreaking work from Dr. Xian Wang at Ingenuity Labs and Centre for Health Innovation! He's developing acoustic microbubble microrobots to attack glioblastoma brain tumors—using magnetism and ultrasound to destroy cancer cells with minimal damage. Read more on this www.queensu.ca/alumnireview...

Evaluating Test-Time Adaptation For Facial Expression Recognition Under Natural Cross-Dataset Distribution Shifts Deep learning models often struggle under natural distribution shifts, a common challenge in real-world deployments. Test-Time Adaptation (TTA) addresses this by adapting models during inference witho...

Exciting ICASSP 2026 publication from Dr. Ali Etemad and Dr. Amin Jalali! This paper shows how AI recognize emotions more accurately when it encounters different real-world situations like new lighting, cameras, or people. Performance improved by up to 11%! Making AI smarter
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Grateful to support this critical conversation at York's Osgoode Hall Law School. Featuring the Honourable Bob Rae, the discussion explored what upholding the rule of law means when it's being tested in real time. Timely, important exchange on law and accountability.
Read more: lnkd.in/eJubSz_n

Proud of this year’s Discovery Lab teams at Queen’s Health Sciences. Students led ambitious neurotech projects using tools like EEG, fNIRS, and Kinarm—delivering novel and meaningful results. With the right balance of autonomy, mentorship, and teamwork, students truly excel and grow.

A multiagent large language model-based system to simulate the liver transplant selection committee: a retrospective cohort study Transplantation is one of the few areas in medicine in which the definitive treatment is rationed. Subjective decision making poses challenges for the…

New in The Lancet Digital Health! Dr. Divya Sharma co-authored research on integrating AI into liver transplant decisions. The multi-agent framework supports more consistent, data-informed deliberations around transplant candidacy and organ allocation. Read more www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thank you Dr. Jeremy C.-H. Wang, President and COO of Ribbit, for an engaging talk at Ingenuity Labs on "Food, Freedom, and the Quest for Pilotless Flight"! Great to have industry leaders sharing insights with our research community. Inspiring conversation on the future of autonomous flight.

Rethinking Technology, Society, and the Future at the Connected Minds Book Launch - Connected Minds Discussions of technology often focus on innovation, but less on the histories, ideologies, and power structures that shape it. At the recent Connected Minds Book Launch, these dimensions came to the ...

Inspiring Connected Minds Book Launch! Robert W. Gehl, Dean Ray, and Michael G. Sherbert explored decentralized social media, Indigenous histories, and AI. Side by side, these perspectives revealed how power and narrative shape the technologies we build. Full blog: www.yorku.ca/research/con...

It’s Trondependence Day at Ingenuity Labs! Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering students are competing in today’s robotics challenge and putting their design and control skills to the test. Amazing to see creativity and engineering in action.

Congratulations to our affiliated researchers at Queen's 3MT! Students from Ingenuity Labs, and Centre for Neuroscience Studies showcased their work in the finals, demonstrating how to communicate complex research to broad audiences. Great to see our community excelling in science communication.

Queen’s and Simon Fraser University partner to strengthen Canada’s supercomputing capabilities | Queen's Gazette A new memorandum of understanding sets a joint effort to build a system for research, industry, artificial intelligence, and other key national priorities.

Dr. Ryan Grant, Connected Minds researcher and head of Queen's CAESAR lab, is spearheading a partnership with SFU to strengthen Canada's AI supercomputing capabilities. Aiming for a top-10 global system—advancing Canada's digital sovereignty. Read more: www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

Calling all neuroscience enthusiasts! Spend two weeks (Aug 9-22) at Queen's immersed in neurotechnology. Work with OpenBCI, EEG, fNIRS, eye-tracking, and more. Collaborate on your own project with peers who share your passion.

The science of freezing | Queen's Gazette Dr. Élise Devoie is advancing groundbreaking science and championing Indigenous collaborations to drive solutions to climate change challenges.

We celebrate Dr. Élise Devoie's critical research on permafrost thaw! Through advanced modelling and collaboration with Indigenous communities, she's developing locally grounded climate adaptation strategies, from protecting water systems to global policy.
Read more: www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

Exciting research from Dr. Xiaodan Zhu's group at Ingenuity Labs! His team's paper "Entropy-Gated Branching for Efficient Test-Time Reasoning" was presented as an oral at EACL 2026 in Morocco. Great work advancing efficient AI reasoning methods. Proud of this achievement.

Ingenuity Labs hosted the first Canadian Roboracer—teams from Ingenuity Labs, TMU, Laval, and Sherbrooke practicing 1:10 scale autonomous racing together. Warming up for ICRA 2026 in Vienna where they'll compete globally. Awesome Canadian robotics engineering collaboration.

Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence‐based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force Infants aged 1–24 months with new onset epilepsy frequently present with structural brain abnormalities, yet no updated evidence-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidelines exist for this popul....

Important contribution from Dr. Gavin Winston! He co-led the development of ILAE-endorsed international guidelines for structural MRI in infants with first afebrile seizures. Critical work establishing standards that will improve diagnosis and treatment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Ingenuity Labs is hosting the inaugural Canadian Roboracer this Saturday from 9 AM–2 PM in Mitchell Hall. Teams from TMU, Laval, and Sherbrooke will compete in autonomous racing! Wishing the Ingenuity Labs team the best of luck!
Read more about them: ingenuitylabs.queensu.ca/research/stu...

Where Ideas Meet Practice: Reflections from the Connected Minds 2026 Research Retreat  - Connected Minds There are moments when a research community steps back to reflect on its progress and direction. The 3rd Annual Connected Minds Research Retreat, held at York University’s Second Student Centre, broug...

Reflecting on 3rd Annual Connected Minds Research Retreat! Two transformative days at York brought together researchers, trainees, and partners exploring co-creation, responsible innovation, and partnership. Read more: www.yorku.ca/research/con...

Exciting opportunity! The Neurotech Capstone Project Course is now accepting applications for Aug 9-22, 2026. Spend 2 weeks at Queen's Neurotech Discovery Lab working hands-on with real tools—EEG, fNIRS, motion capture, VR. Team-based projects, expert mentorship. Apply now: lnkd.in/gfX3UaaA

Happy Purple Day! 💜 Dr. Gavin Winston and the EEG team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre are celebrating epilepsy awareness. Thank you for raising awareness and supporting those affected by epilepsy. Together, we work toward better understanding, treatment, and care.

Fantastic 3rd annual Women in Neuroscience conference! Congratulations to presenters from across Ontario, including undergraduate teams from NeuroTech Discovery Lab led by Dr. Susan Boehnke. Thank you to the Centre for Neuroscience Studies students who organized this inspiring event.

Congratulations to our three Connected Minds-affiliated finalists in the 2026 Queen's 3MT! Brooke McNeil, Mateus Karvat Camara (Ingenuity Labs), and Amr Mostafa (Dr. Gavin Winston's lab) are among 13 finalists. Join on March 25, 5-7 PM, Kinesiology Building Rm 101 to cheer them on: lnkd.in/e6e_tWpe

Don't miss the Connected Minds Book Launch! March 26, 11 AM–2 PM at York. Three featured authors including Dr. Michael G. Sherbert discuss technology, society, and justice. Readings, moderated panel, audience Q&A, networking. Free event, open to the public. Register here: lnkd.in/ejc-QCgu

Proud of the Centre for Neuroscience Studies! Their PhD student Emils Matiss received the 2026 Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award for his impactful work as Graduate Student Trustee advocating for graduate funding, JDUC completion, and Ukrainian student support.

Book Launch spotlight! Michael G. Sherbert presents "Deconstructing Transhumanism" at March 26 event (11 AM–2 PM, York). Drawing on Derrida, he examines how transhumanist visions of AI and digital immortality echo religious themes of salvation and transcendence. Don't miss it!

Brain Awareness Week Day 2! Today we're highlighting Dr. Fernanda De Felice's metabolic neuroscience. Her groundbreaking work links metabolic health to Alzheimer's and shows how physical exercise may protect cognitive function. Her research on exercise and brain health offers hope for prevention!

Celebrating Brain Awareness Week with Dr. Susan Boehnke! Her Neurotech Discovery Lab combines behavioral neuroscience, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging to advance responsible neurotechnology. Plus, she's training future researchers through the Neurotech Micro-credentials Program.

Check out our latest blog features Women in Neuro at Queen's, a student-led club creating supportive community for women neuroscientists. From mentorship to outreach and their annual conference, they're advancing representation and collaboration in science. Read more:
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Proud of Dr. Michael G. Sherbert, featured in CBC News discussing AI risks for Indigenous languages and knowledge! His research on community-governed AI systems protecting data sovereignty and cultural integrity is critical for responsible innovation. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...