About Ivey Chiu
Ivey is Senior Strategy Manager – Special Projects and Innovation with the TELUS AI Accelerator Team. She works on a diverse portfolio of data science and AI projects including those in sustainability, agriculture, health and responsible AI.
She has been accorded a Special Jury Recognition by the Women in AI Association (Canada – 2022) for her industry innovations in AI and she was the winner of the 2023 TELUS CHLOE Champion of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion award for her Women and Girls in STEM outreach work.
Most recently, she led an AI for Good collaboration that won the 2024 Global Generative AI Award for Social and Environmental Impact. Her close collaboration with various research partners resulted in an appointment to the Vector Institute’s Industry Advisory Panel which consists of a select group of AI experts who provide their insights on upcoming Vector initiatives.
Additionally, she is the peer-elect President of the TELUS Engineering Community where she supports a community of 1300 technical professionals in professional development and innovation leadership.
She holds a Masters and PhD in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and has over 20 conference papers and journal papers in the area of AI and Design Thinking.