Samsung Electronics Canada Ltd., is thrilled to announce the opening of its first retail presence in Quebec – the Samsung Experience Store at Le Centre Eaton de Montreal.

The 2,900 square foot store is designed to give guests more of what they love – the chance to engage and get closer to the newest technology and innovations from Samsung, including the all-new Galaxy Note20 Series 5G, announced today. The Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G and Galaxy Note20 5G are productivity powerhouses that works like a PC and lets you game like a pro. 

In addition to having the latest comprehensive mobile line up of smartphones, wearables and tablets on display, this new innovative retail space will connect guests to Samsung’s ecosystem of products and services. While in store, guests will experience:

• The latest in Samsung SmartTV technology, including 8K QLED and The Frame, showcasing amazing Samsung picture, sound and design innovations, while allowing guests to indulge themselves in their passion for entertainment
• An expansive assortment of mobile accessories to personalize guests’ favourite Samsung device
• On-site service and trained Galaxy Consultants to guide guests through the experience, answer questions, as well as to provide technical support and repairs* for mobile products. In addition, Samsung mobile device owners will also be able to coordinate 1:1, in-person sessions with Galaxy Consultants.

“We are so excited to launch our retail footprint in Quebec. The Samsung Experience Store at Le Centre Eaton de Montreal is our first store concept of its kind in Canada,” said Patricia Heath, VP of Retail Excellence. “The modular design and increased flexibility will allow us to change and evolve the store with each new product and service launch, offering a dynamic and engaging guest experience.”

This marks the sixth Samsung Experience Store in Canada, with retail locations in Ontario at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, CF Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale Shopping Centre and a Samsung Kiosk at Scarborough Town Centre, in British Columbia at Metropolis at Metrotown Mall, and in Alberta at the West Edmonton Mall.  

For more information, follow facebook.com/SamsungCanada or on Twitter @SamsungCanada or visit https://www.samsung.com/ca/ses/.

*In partnership with Mobil Klinik at Metropolis at Metrotown Mall and West Edmonton Mall.

Samsung Electronics today announced the expansion of the ‘Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) artificial intelligence (AI) Lab Montreal’ in Canada. The Lab will help the company strengthen its fundamentals in AI research and drive competitiveness in system semiconductors.

The AI Lab is located in Mila – Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms – in Montreal, Canada. Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio at the University of Montreal, Mila is one of the greatest research centers in the field of deep learning and has a partnership with the University of Montreal and McGill University. SAIT AI Lab Montreal has an open workspace with the aim of working closely with the AI research communities in Mila.

SAIT AI Lab Montreal will focus on unsupervised learning and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) research to develop disruptive innovation and breakthrough technologies, including new deep learning algorithms and next generation of on-device AI.

To drive the effort, this AI Lab has actively recruited leaders in deep learning research, including Simon Lacoste-Julien, Professor at the University of Montreal, who recently joined as the leader of the lab. In addition, Samsung is planning to dispatch R&D personnel in its Device Solutions Business to Montreal over time and utilize AI Labs as a base for training AI researchers and collaborating with other advanced AI research institutes.

On the other side, SAIT AI Lab Montreal continues to build a strong relationship with Yoshua Bengio, one of the world’s greatest experts on deep learning, machine learning, and AI. SAIT and Professor Bengio collaborated on deep learning algorithm research since 2014, successfully publishing three papers on academic journals.

Professor Yoshua Bengio said, “Samsung’s collaboration with Mila is well established already and has been productive and built strong trust on both sides. With a new SAIT lab in the midst of the recently inaugurated Mila building and many exciting research challenges ahead of us in AI, I expect even more mutually positive outcomes in the future.”

SAIT has actively pursued research collaboration with other top authorities in the field. In addition to Professor Bengio, SAIT has worked with Yann LeCun, Professor at New York University and Richard Zemel, Professor at University of Toronto. Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun, along with computer scientist Geoffrey Everest Hinton won the 2018 Turing Award which is deemed the ‘Nobel Prize in computer science.’

“SAIT focuses on research and development – not only in next generation semiconductor but also innovative AI as a seed technology in system semiconductors. SAIT AI Lab Montreal will play a key role within Samsung to redefine AI theory and deep learning algorithm for the next 10 years,” said Sungwoo Hwang, Executive Vice President and Deputy Head of SAIT.