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Chris Houser
University of Waterloo Dean of Science

TechSurge: Deep Tech PodcastGianni Parise, Heather Sheardown, Mary Wells, Chris Houser
Physical AI, Quantum, and Bio-Innovation: Inside Canada’s Research Frontier
This episode examines why Canada’s world-class university research so often commercializes elsewhere, using Waterloo and McMaster as contrasting models. The conversation focuses on creator-owned IP, co-op education, quantum, physical AI, AI governance, nuclear isotopes, and how commercialization could become a core university function.