RhizomeMind is led by Junyu Ke. The project also benefits from ongoing guidance and collaboration from advisors and collaborators.
Project Advisor
Mark Daley
Mark is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a full professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments, The Brain and Mind Institute, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto's Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Mark has previously served as the Vice-President (Research) at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), and Chief Digital Information Officer, Special Advisor to the President, and Associate Vice-President (Research) at Western.
Mark is the past chair of Compute Ontario and serves on a number of other boards.
RhizomeMind is led by Junyu Ke. The project also benefits from ongoing guidance and collaboration from advisors and collaborators.
Project Advisor
Mark Daley
Mark is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a full professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments, The Brain and Mind Institute, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto's Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Mark has previously served as the Vice-President (Research) at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), and Chief Digital Information Officer, Special Advisor to the President, and Associate Vice-President (Research) at Western.
Mark is the past chair of Compute Ontario and serves on a number of other boards.
RhizomeMind is led by Junyu Ke. The project also benefits from ongoing guidance and collaboration from advisors and collaborators.
Project advisor: Prof. Mark Daley (Chief AI Officer, Western University)
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Creative and Public-programming advisor: Prof. Kevin B. Lee (Università della Svizzera italiana), Prof. Nataleah Hunter-Young (University of Toronto)
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Project lead: Junyu Ke (PhD candidate, Western University)
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Faculty collaborators: Prof. Bipasha Baruah (Strategic Focus Western Research Chair, Western University), Prof. Natalie Mathieson (Engineering, Western University)​
2025 team leads: Liam Morantz, Dr. Zahra Moosavi, Dr. Yadira Lizama Mué
We’re currently welcoming new contributors for 2026. If you’re interested in joining, please contact Junyu at jke23@uwo.ca
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