A student research club at the University of Toronto

Machine intelligence, built rigorously

We study machine learning and quantum computing the way a lab does: reading groups, real projects, and results we publish.

A fruit fly brain, drawn from its wiring map. The activity is simulated. Our current project asks whether simulations like this behave like the real thing.

About

A student research community

We give undergraduates the structured research experience usually reserved for graduate students.

  • Rigorous foundations

    Understanding over intuition. Proof over conjecture.

  • Frontier research

    Reading groups that track the fastest-moving areas of the field.

  • Collaborative culture

    Senior members mentor juniors across programs and years.

Research

Two streams, one community

Quantum computing and machine learning, held together by a shared standard for careful work.

Quantum Computing

How quantum computing intersects with machine learning, and where quantum methods may offer real advantages.

Machine Learning

The mathematical foundations of modern ML: how models learn, why they generalize, and what their limits are.

Live project

The Fly Brain Project

Whole-brain fly simulations are checked against behaviour, never against the activity inside a real brain. We are building that check.

Read the project outline
Active project

Project Alpha

Can a large model's half-finished reasoning be handed to a smaller one? We measure where that works and what it saves.

Join

Applications open every semester

Any program, any year, no GPA cutoff. We look for curiosity and follow-through.

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  1. Submit the form

    About 15 minutes.

  2. Brief interview

    20 minutes with a research lead.

  3. Decision

    Within two weeks.

  4. Onboarding

    Matched to a stream and a mentor.