David Staples: Edmonton leading way in artificial intelligence research

“How the hell did you guys build a world-class A.I. research group in the sub-Arctic?”
That question directed at University of Alberta computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer came from an American professor in a warmer city. It was prompted by the CSrankings, a new way to rank computer science research teams around the world based on the number of publications they have in the top computing science journals.
The University of Alberta now ranks third in the world for artificial intellig