Skyler Wang, McGill University

Research

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AI Technology Human-Computer Interaction STS Digital Intimacy Economic Sociology

Latest funding

On-Demand Intimacy: How AI Companions Shape Virtual and Offline Relationships
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$99,464

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On-Demand Intimacy: How AI Companions Shape Virtual and Offline Relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Skyler

$99,464

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: AI Dear Professor Wang, 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 ai 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 SSHRC-funded project "On-Demand Intimacy: How AI Companions Shape Virtual and Offline Relationships" (2026), 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]