Peter Lewis, Ontario Tech University

Research

artificial intelligence autonomous agents cooperation evolution of cooperation reflection self-organization self-awareness trust

Latest funding

Education 2050: Futures Literacy for a Polycrisis
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$85,333
Socially Reflective AI for Deep Cooperation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$82,000
Reimagining Forensic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis From the Bottom Up
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 4 grants and awards

Education 2050: Futures Literacy for a Polycrisis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hughes, Janette M.

Keywords: Futures Literacy; Polycrisis; digital innovation; technology; pedagogy; hyflex; Artificial Intelligence; makerspaces; initial teacher education; professional learning; inservice teachers

$85,333

Socially Reflective AI for Deep Cooperation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lewis, Peter

Keywords: autonomous agents; artificial intelligence; cooperation; reflection; evolution of cooperation; self-organization

$82,000

Reimagining Forensic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis From the Bottom Up

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Stotesbury, Theresa

Keywords: forensic science; pattern evidence; bloodstains; fluid mechanics; criminal justice; artificial intelligence; unsupervised learning; machine learning; explainable artificial intelligence

$125,000

Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Lewis, Peter

Keywords: artificial intelligence; self-awareness; trust; socio-technical systems

$480,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: artificial intelligence Dear Professor Lewis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on artificial intelligence connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Socially Reflective AI for Deep Cooperation" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]