Ray Gosine is a Visiting Professor in the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.  He is also a Visiting Scholar at Massey College and a Professor of Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  Dr. Gosine holds an undergraduate degree from Memorial University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. From 1999 – 2017 he held various senior roles at Memorial University, including Vice-President Research (pro tempore), Associate Vice-President Research, Dean of Engineering, and the J.I. Clark Chair of Intelligent Systems for Operations in Harsh Environments.

Dr. Gosine’s research is in the areas of intelligent systems, robotics and automation with a particular interest in the applications of these technologies to natural resource industries. He is also interested in the broader implications of advanced technologies, and Dr. Gosine recently served as Chair of a Public Review Panel (www.nlhfrp.ca) that considered the scientific, socio-economic, public policy, regulatory, environmental and public health issues associated with unconventional oil and gas development (i.e. fracking) in Western Newfoundland.