Elliot Creager, University of Waterloo

Research

algorithmic fairness out-of-distribution generalization distribution shift robust deep learning machine learning

Latest funding

Interdisciplinary Approaches toward Responsible Facial Recognition AI: Developing Technical, Ethical, and Regulatory Recommendations for Policymaking in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$86,000
Responsible and Equitable AI: Tools for Model Owners and Data Subjects
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Responsible and Equitable AI: Tools for Model Owners and Data Subjects
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$41,000

Interdisciplinary Approaches toward Responsible Facial Recognition AI: Developing Technical, Ethical, and Regulatory Recommendations for Policymaking in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fan, Lai-Tze

Keywords: facial recognition systems; artificial intelligence; interdisciplinary research; responsible technologies; policy recommendations; HQP training; EDI; risk assessments; qualitative and quantitative data

$86,000

Responsible and Equitable AI: Tools for Model Owners and Data Subjects

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Creager, Elliot

Keywords: algorithmic fairness; out-of-distribution generalization; distribution shift; robust deep learning; machine learning

$12,500

Responsible and Equitable AI: Tools for Model Owners and Data Subjects

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Creager, Elliot

Keywords: algorithmic fairness; out-of-distribution generalization; distribution shift; robust deep learning; machine learning

$41,000

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: algorithmic fairness Dear Professor Creager, 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 algorithmic fairness 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 "Responsible and Equitable AI: Tools for Model Owners and Data Subjects" (2024), 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]