Samsung opens new AI centers to explore the potential of this technology

Cambridge (United Kingdom), Toronto (Canada) and Moscow (Russia) will be the locations of the new Samsung Research centers, dedicated to exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence, in addition to those already existing in Korea and the United States..

Samsung Research, The hub for research and development (r&d) of the SET business (of final products) from Samsung Electronics, is establishing new AI centres in Cambridge (United Kingdom), Toronto (Canada) and Moscow (Russia) with the aim of promoting the development of this technology in the company and exploring its potential for the user.

Samsung Research leads the effort to enhance Samsung Electronics' global AI research capability and has concentrated all its expertise in these new centers. He has also overseen the start-up of the centers in Seoul., last November, and in Silicon Valley, in January. With the addition of these three new centers, Samsung Research will operate a total of five AI centers around the world..

With the hiring of experts in artificial intelligence worldwide, Samsung Research plans to expand its staff of researchers to reach 1.000 People for the year 2020.

"Samsung has a long history of pursuing innovation and we are excited to bring that same passion and technology leadership to AI.", "With the new AI hubs and the hiring of leading AI experts we aim to drive change in the AI industry.", Hyun-suk Kim points out, President and Director, Samsung Research.

The Cambridge centre will be led by Andrew Blake, formerly director of Microsoft's Cambridge Laboratory and a pioneer in the development of the theory and algorithms that make it possible for computers to increase their ability to see..

"Our work will help us better understand human behavior., while exploring areas such as emotion recognition and pushing the boundaries of user-centric communication to develop AI technologies that will improve people's lives.", says Andrew Blake.

The one in Toronto will be in charge of Larry Heck, Senior Vice President, Samsung Research America (MRS), expert in the development of virtual personal assistants and also leader of the SRA AI Center. This center will foster research into key AI technologies, with the strategic collaboration of Canada's leading universities.

The third new AI center is in Moscow, to be inaugurated on 29 May, and aims to take advantage of Russia's experience in mathematics, Physics and other fundamental sciences. The center plans to include leading experts in artificial intelligence, as Professor Dmitry Vetrov (of the Higher School of Economics) and Professor Victor Lempitsky (of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology), that will lead research into artificial intelligence algorithms.

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