ccn tutorial coming together just in time. nilearn through julia PyCall in colab. Shouldn't be possible.

Can AI predict crashes before they happen? Connected Minds researcher Dr. Ali Etemad's CollideNet uses hierarchical video analysis to forecast time-to-collision with state-of-the-art accuracy. How would real-time collision prediction change vehicle safety? #QueensuResearch

What if motion tracking didn't require expensive tools? Drs. @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social and Mulla developed ATHENA, open-source AI that captures natural movement without wearable sensors. Moving research from labs to clinics to communities. Read more:

AI tool developed at York U signals breakthrough for movement research - YFile

Learn about ATHENA, a new, open-source AI system created by York University researchers that removes barriers to motion tracking, making it easier to study how people move.

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Proud of Dr. Sherbert's work getting national attention! Indigenous innovation in AI isn't optional, it's essential. When Indigenous peoples lead ethical conversations about technology, everything changes. What would AI look like if Indigenous values shaped it from start? Read article here: #queens

‘Create change:’ Why these Indigenous entrepreneurs are leaning into AI

Shani Gwin's foray into the world of artificial intelligence began with a problem.

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How does brain know what someone's feeling? New Nature research from Dr. @kohitij.bsky.social reveals expression and identity are processed through overlapping neural representations. We read faces instantly but the brain's strategy is more nuanced.What does this mean for AI understanding emotions?

We're excited to announce the Interdisciplinary Workshop: Art and Brain Health (Aug. 12–13, Medellín, Colombia), funded by Connected Minds at York University. Program: acesse.one/vwhknsw Registration: acesse.one/m9izoxf @stsyorku.bsky.social @connectedminds.bsky.social

Congratulations to Connected Minds researchers at Queens on NSERC Discovery funding! From intelligent systems to brain science to robotics, the breadth is remarkable. What excites you most about the questions these projects are asking? Where do you see the biggest breakthroughs coming? #queens

Queen's researchers awarded over $14 million for natural sciences and engineering research | Queen's Gazette

Funded through the federal government, projects span computing systems to neuroscience and clean energy.

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What if your brace could tell you how you're really healing? An intelligent knee brace combining wearable sensors and machine learning tracks recovery in real time with personalized feedback for patients. CM Prototyping Award supporting this work. How would this change rehabilitation? Read more:

York U team creates intelligent knee brace to transform recovery, mobility care - YFile

What if a knee brace could do more than provide support? Backed by Connected Minds, York researchers are developing a prototype that uses sensors and AI to help patients and clinicians make more infor...

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AI designed with people in mind looks different. @thestar.com highlights how Connected Minds brings together researchers, communities, and affected people to shape trustworthy AI. From digital rights to algorithmic bias, what perspectives do YOU think AI development is still missing? Read more:

Four ways York University researchers are building AI Canadians can trust

From protecting young people’s digital rights to reducing bias in AI systems, York researchers are working to create safer, fairer and more accountable technologies.

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Who shapes AI before it's deployed? Connected Minds Team Grant projects reveal how AI grounded in lived experience, community partnership, and ethical questioning changes everything. What questions should AI researchers be asking that they're NOT? Explore the projects: www.yorku.ca/research/con...

What does AI look like when Indigenous values lead? The Indigenous AI Gathering 2026 at @mila-quebec.bsky.social brought together leaders, technologists to chart new paths for AI rooted in Indigenous ethics. Connected Minds was honored to support this vital conversation.

Can AI police itself? Dr. Zhu's team RedDebate framework lets LLMs debate each other to find unsafe behaviors without human intervention. Novel approach, but the question is: What safety risks do machines still miss when humans aren't watching? #QueensuResearch Read more: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.11083

What if AI could give therapists their time back? Dr. Kristal's project explores how AI can streamline admin work so practitioners spend less time on paperwork, more time with patients. But the question is: How do we design tech that doesn't replace human connection? www.yorku.ca/yfile/2026/0...

How an AI tool is improving human-centred health care - YFile

Connected Minds: From Idea to Impact A scalable digital platform designed by York University researchers means mental health care pracitioners spend more time with patients.

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Congratulations to Connected Minds trainee Felicia Tassone! 3rd place in the Hebb Student Awards at CSBBCS for her research on grasping movements in apraxia. Plus she designed the conference logo!

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Can AI extract the right decisions from messy clinical notes? Dr. Zulkernine's team developed CASPAR to pull medical decisions from ICU discharge summaries. But here's the challenge: exact boundaries matters. How do we design AI that doctors actually trust? #Queens aclanthology.org/2026.bionlp-...

What would it look like if we designed tech FOR older adults, not AT them? CINTHeA project (led by Drs. Elder & DePaul) ask exactly that. From robots to health monitoring, how do we support aging while honoring dignity, autonomy, and connection? What matters most to you as you age? #QueensuResearch

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As Canada’s population continue to age, questions around mobility, cognitive health, independence, and social connection are becoming increasingly urgent. Technologies designed to support aging popula...

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Employment accessibility goes beyond accommodations. Drs. Davies and Desai's Connected Minds project asks: How do workplace culture and communication norms shape inclusion for people with speech impairments? What assumptions about "normal" exclude people in your workplace? What needs to change?

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Employment accessibility is shaped by far more than workplace accommodations alone. It is also shaped by how communication, participation, and inclusion are understood within professional environments...

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From Arctic defense to golf courses, what do they have in common? Dr. Neyedli brought these insights to Ingenuity Labs today. How human-technology teaming works across high-stakes and everyday domains. Trust, workload, and human control design choices matter everywhere. What's your experience?

Our brain action in a self-driving car is different. Dr. Ali Etemad and team show EEG patterns in autonomous vs. active driving are so different that AI trained on one mode fails at the other. Big lesson: more data ≠ better data. What other real-world applications are we oversimplifying? #Queensu

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What's actually happening in a driver's brain when the car is driving itself? The first EEG-based comparison of active vs. autonomous driving shows that while cognitive load, fatigue, valence, and aro...

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What if science got gender and sexuality completely wrong? Dr. Van Anders is transforming how we understand human diversity through Sexual Configurations Theory and moving beyond binary thinking to capture real complexity. What assumptions about gender do you think science still gets wrong? #Queensu

Neuromatch Academy & @connectedminds.bsky.social are forming a #ComputationalBehaviour Course Creation Committee!. It's a #volunteer role for researchers w a PhD. 🤓 Learn more about the course: neuromatch.io/computationa... 🙋 Full role description and application: neuromatch.io/volunteer/

How do we build robots humans actually want to work with? Ingenuity Labs brought expertise to ADVENTOR week at McGill exploring safety, and trust in human-robot collaboration. From autonomous systems to rehabilitation robotics. What scares you about this future? #Queensu#QueensuResearch

Brain Injury Awareness Month: Dr. Mochizuki's lab is uncovering how brain injury disrupts the systems that keep us steady. Understanding these connections could transform rehabilitation. Have you or someone you know experienced changes in balance after injury? What helped?

Co-design matters. Drs. Kassiri and Winston's team is developing wearable brain monitoring specifically for home use by involving people with epilepsy and caregivers every step. If you lived with epilepsy, what would you want from a device? #Queensu, #QueensuResearch www.linkedin.com/posts/connec...

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For many people living with epilepsy, brain monitoring systems are still largely designed around clinical environments, often making them difficult to access, uncomfortable to wear for extended period...

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Most control theory assumes all agents are the same, but Dr. Gunnar Blohm's new work shows you can still find optimal decentralized solutions even when agents differ. This matters for robotics, teams, and distributed systems. How would this change your field? Read more: arxiv.org/abs/2604.27380

Mean-Field Systems with Heterogeneous Subteams: Optimality of Cluster-Symmetric Independent Policies and Equivalence with Decentralized McKean-Vlasov Control of Cluster-Representative Agents

Across science and engineering, mean-field methods have been a powerful and versatile approach for the analysis of systems of many interacting elements. However, common arguments used to characterize ...

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Is AI really inevitable? Dr. Sherbert questioning the assumption that AI's future is predetermined. He argues we're making choices about technology right now—but hidden assumptions shape those choices. What alternative AI futures would you want to see? cmblog.neuroscience.queensu.ca/rethinking-t...

What happens to community when everything goes digital? Creative Collectivities (led by Dr. Laura Levin and Dr. Michael Wheeler) is asking this through immersive performances exploring AI, VR, and how tech transforms belonging. What aspects of digital life worry you most? What do we risk losing?

Computational Behaviour launches July 2027! A fully remote two-week course, open to participants worldwide. ➡️ Learn more and get involved: neuromatch.io/computationa... #ComputationalScience #ComputationalBehaviour #Neuroscience #OpenScience #Neuromatch #ConnectedMinds @connectedminds.bsky.social

Happy National AccessAbility Week! This week, let's talk about what accessibility really means. What's the biggest barrier you face in accessing technology or public spaces? How can researchers and designers do better? Share your thoughts!