Exploring AI and Model Predictive Controls

In this latest episode of the Research Rundown, get to know one of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's newest professors, Dr. Meaghan Charest-Finn! In this conversation, Dr. Charest-Finn sits down with Mechatronics Engineering student Nicholas Varas to discuss her ongoing research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and model predictive controls. They also talk about her journey going from a small Maritime town to postgraduate education, the differences between AI vs. Machine Learning, and her future plans for her new research lab at Ontario Tech. If you are interested in AI and its role in our daily lives, or are debating pursuing postgraduate education, you will not want to miss this episode.

Interviewee: Dr. Meghan Charest-Finn, Assistant Professor, Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

Interviewer: Nicholas Varas, 4th year Mechatronics Engineering Student