Frincy Clement receives a 2024 UA Alumni Horizon Award

Named a 2022 Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100, Faculty of Science alumna Frincy Clement is a recognized advocate for women in AI and STEM.

Frincy Clement, Department of Computing Science's 2021 MSc with Specialization in Multimedia, receives a 2024 University of Alberta Alumni Horizon Award. The award recognizes outstanding professional achievements and/or contributions to community of recent graduates. Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger at nomination deadline.

One of Canada’s top women in artificial intelligence, Frincy Clement is helping define global guidelines around its responsible development and use, while being an inspiration and advocate for women in science and technology. Clement is an expert contributor to the development of AI governance strategies with the Standards Council Canada and the World Economic Forum. In 2024, Clement was named North American head of Women in AI, after years of volunteer work as the group’s Canada ambassador, helping to create initiatives to educate, connect, mentor and inspire women to enter or advance careers in AI. Clement has been the minority in the room as an immigrant, mother and woman of colour, and is now a passionate advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion. (Source: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/alumni/recognition/alumni-awards/2024-recipients.html).

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