James Shelley

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AI in Research Facilitator, Western Research

Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Faculty of Health Sciences

Director, Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Lab


Research and Expertise

  • Complexity theory and systems thinking
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Strategic and integrated communications
  • Transdisciplinarity and research networks
  • Knowledge mobilization
  • History of ideas

Profile

Brief Bio

James provides strategic direction and leadership for the Complex Adaptive Systems Lab. An autodidact at heart, James' personal research interests focus on the intersection of complexity theory, information, and communications, with a particular emphasis on the frontier applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in knowledge mobilization and research administration. He has served as the director of the Complex Adaptive Systems Lab since July 2019.

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