Colin Raffel, University of Toronto

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Latest funding

A closed-loop system for collaborative and continual development of large language models
ONTARIO · 2025 · Principal investigator
$250,000
A closed-loop system for collaborative and continual development of large language models
CFI · 2025 · Principal investigator
$250,000
An End-to-End Approach to Safe and Secure AI Systems
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,400,000

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A closed-loop system for collaborative and continual development of large language models

Principal investigatorONTARIO2025Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 062 - 2025 - March

Principal investigators: Raffel, Colin

Keywords: decentralized machine learning,large language models,deep learning,natural language processing,artificial intelligence

$250,000

A closed-loop system for collaborative and continual development of large language models

Principal investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Raffel, Colin

Keywords: decentralized machine learning,large language models,deep learning,natural language processing,artificial intelligence learning on consumer hardware,heterogeneous compute for machine learning

$250,000

An End-to-End Approach to Safe and Secure AI Systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lie, David DJ

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fairness; safety; security

$1,400,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Raffel, 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 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 ONTARIO-funded project "A closed-loop system for collaborative and continual development of large language models" (2025), 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]