Ashley Ferreira

Ashley is a former Digital Policy Hub undergraduate fellow and a student in the physics and astronomy program at the University of Waterloo.

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Ashley is a former Digital Policy Hub undergraduate fellow. As a student in the physics and astronomy program at the University of Waterloo, Ashley has been interested in artificial intelligence (AI) for the past few years, particularly using it as a tool to advance both science and data-driven policy. On the scientific side, Ashley has been involved in various research efforts, including most recently being a key member of the team developing an AI model for ALPHA-g, an experiment at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, to measure the weight of antimatter.

Ashley has also worked in a data science capacity for various groups within the Government of Canada, including the Canadian Space Agency, Global Affairs Canada and Defence and Research Development Canada.

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