Nonprofit, Canada

IVADO

Statistics

People here now
3
People ever
4
Full moves in and out
3 in, 0 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 4 people shaping AI have worked at IVADO, including 3 (75%) here now and 1 with a former affiliation. Among 1,097 nonprofits, the group is tied for 29th on current people and tied for 51st on all-time people. Researchers make up 3 of the 3 current people. Dated work records here are in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and none out.

Researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (0 known) and birth years (1 known) for the 3 people here now.

A summary of current people at IVADO. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. The median birth year uses 1 person.

Role categories

  • Research3

Current affiliations

  • IVADO3

Top profile topics

  • ai safety1
  • computational psychiatry1
  • computational social science1
  • game theory1
  • generative ai1

Birth countries

Known for 0 of 3 people now.

No birth countries are recorded.

Median birth year

1985 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch3
Current affiliationIVADO3
Profile topicai safety1
Profile topiccomputational psychiatry1
Profile topiccomputational social science1
Profile topicgame theory1
Profile topicgenerative ai1
Birth country coverage0 of 3 people now0
Median birth year19851

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 3 (3 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 1 from a company (33%) and 2 from labs, nonprofits or government. Today, 1 of the 1 person formerly at IVADO has a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (1 at a university).

From 2023 to 2026, 3 people joined and 0 left, a net gain of 3.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (3 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left IVADO from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

No recorded moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Gauthier GidelJoinedMilaFull move
2026Guillaume DumasJoinedCHU Sainte-Justine Research CenterFull move
2025Aaron C. CourvilleJoinedGoogleFull move

Compared with peer nonprofits, IVADO ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 29th of 1,097) than on all-time headcount (tied for 51st); 3 of its 4 all-time people (75%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 4 people who have worked at IVADO (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting IVADO to 12 peer institutions.

Among 1,097 nonprofits, IVADO is tied for 29th on current people (3) and tied for 51st on all-time people (4).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares IVADO with 8827 organizations and 1097 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

3 people

tied for 395th of 8,827 organizationstied for 29th of 1,097 nonprofits

People ever

4 people

tied for 1,053rd of 8,827 organizationstied for 51st of 1,097 nonprofits

Combined h-index of people now

No confident statistics

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now3tied for 395th of 8,827tied for 29th of 1,097
People ever4tied for 1,053rd of 8,827tied for 51st of 1,097
Combined h-index of people nowNo confident statisticsNot rankedNot ranked
Mila and Université de Montréal share the largest career overlap with IVADO: 4 people each.Organizations where people with work records at IVADO also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 12 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at IVADO. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Mila4
Université de Montréal4
AI Institute for Information Integrity1
Carnegie Mellon University1
CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center1

People here now

All 3 people with a current role at IVADO are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization. 3 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside IVADO.

People with former affiliations

We record 1 person who formerly worked at IVADO. That person has a recorded current role at Mila and Université de Montréal. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 84,335 career citations (h-index 73).