Study at Mila
Welcome to Mila
Mila is a place of collaboration and a meeting point for the main players in artificial intelligence in Montreal. Our mission is to build a global pole of scientific advances that inspires innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence for the benefit of all.
Mila brings together more than 900 students, professors, experienced researchers and artificial intelligence professionals at its Mile-Ex offices.
2023 Requests for Supervision
Requests for supervision at Mila for the PhD, MSc and D.E.S.S. programs will be open for admission from October 15 to December 1, 2022.
Useful Links
Requests for Supervision and Internships in the Context of COVID-19
Please note that the supervision request process is maintained and ongoing for the research programs supervised by Mila Professors, as well as for internships applications.
Only selected candidates will be contacted. Please refer to the program pages below for more details.
About Mila
Mila is a unique research institute. We welcome interns (part-time or full-time), master’s students, doctoral students (including visitors) and post-docs from Université de Montréal, McGill University, École Polytechnique de Montréal and HEC Montréal, all supervised by the professors who are members of Mila.
Admission Dates
Keep an eye on the admission dates for each institution at the following addresses to ensure you complete your application in a timely manner:
Important: Request for supervision at Mila and university admission are separate processes which must be completed in parallel.
Important
To study at Mila, you must be supervised by one of its affiliated professors according to the rules of that professor’s home department and university, and the rules of the program for which you are registered.
Requests for supervision are made via a Mila application form, while registrations and admission are administered by the universities themselves.
Request for supervision at Mila and university admission are separate processes which must be completed in parallel.
The Mila supervision request is a service offered to facilitate the selection and matching of Mila professors to applicants, but it does not preclude other ways by which applicants and professors can find each other.
Our Professors
Mila has the largest concentration of university researchers in Deep Learning on one campus. Find the Mila Professors based on your research interests by using the Mila Team Directory.
How to Present a Supervision Request for a Mila Research Program
The Mila supervision request is a service offered to facilitate the selection and matching of Mila professors to applicants, but it does not preclude other ways by which applicants and professors can find each other.
- The Mila Supervision Request Form allows you to submit an application to a professor who is a member of Mila at University of Montreal, McGill University, École Polytechnique and / or HEC Montréal.
- You can select up to 3 professors, regardless of their university or affiliated school.
- Registration at the university is done through several stages coordinated with the faculty members. Make sure you complete the registration process for the selected university or affiliated school.
- If you submit requests to professors from different universities and / or affiliated schools, you must complete the registration process specific to each of these universities and / or schools.
Research Programs
Professional Programs
Humanitarian AI internships and post-doc positions
Towards the beneficial and responsible development of AI, Mila intends to increase research targeted at humanitarian applications and make it easier for students from developing countries to gain experience at Mila as part of an internship (typically 3 to 6 months). If you are interested in a post-doctoral position targeted at humanitarian applications or if these internships interest you, please fill the application form for post-docs or the one for interns below and then send an e-mail to Dianbo Liu at liudianbo@gmail.com.
Our Students
Mila is proud to attract talent from around the world. The values of equality, inclusion and diversity are at the heart of Mila’s vision. They are part of our social commitment to share knowledge for the common good, across borders and socio-economic boundaries.
Students at PhD and postdoc levels are expected to already have strong exposure to machine learning, and preferably to deep learning. A strong background in mathematics (probability, linear algebra, numerical optimization, statistics) and computer science (numerical computation, open source software development) is expected at all levels. Postdoc levels candidates typically already have a strong track record in deep learning itself.
At the end of your Mila supervision, you will graduate from one of the partner universities and / or affiliated schools.
The Mila Values
The Mila values are the cornerstone of our community, our vision and they feed our DNA. They guide each of our decisions; from recruitment to the projects we undertake.
Academic Freedom
Excellence and Academic Rigor
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Humanism, Ethics and Social Conscience
Openness, Collaboration and Transparency
Democracy and Collegiality
