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In Memoriam: Dr. John C. Beatty
John Cabeen Beatty III est décédé paisiblement dans son sommeil à l’aube du 2 juillet 2020, à son domicile de l’île Gabriola, en Colombie-Britannique. Il est né à New York le 27 novembre 1947. Son père était avocat, puis juge et [...]
Mark Giesbrecht, professeur de l’École d’informatique Cheriton, a été nommé le 12e doyen de la Faculté de mathématiques de l’Université de Waterloo
Le professeur Mark Giesbrecht est devenu le 12e doyen de la Faculté de mathématiques de l’Université de Waterloo dans le cadre d’un mandat de cinq ans qui a commencé le 1er juillet 2020. Fort de près de 20 ans d’expérience [...]
James R. Cordy
James R. Cordy, Université Queen’s Prix d’excellence pour l’ensemble des réalisations Lorsque James Cordy a entrepris ses études universitaires, son objectif était d’obtenir un diplôme en physique. Or, un cours d’un demi-crédit en informatique a changé sa [...]
Appel de candidatures pour les élections au conseil d’administration en 2020
Info-Can/CS-Can est à la recherche de membres de la communauté informatique canadienne dynamiques et soucieux de leur communauté pour se joindre à notre conseil d’administration. Ce conseil d’administration est également un comité de travail, [...]
New CS-Can|Info-Can Webinar
CS-Can|Info-Can is hosting a webinar June 23 for students and faculty working with the new reality of learning and teaching with the challenges presented by COVID-19. Register for What’s Challenging Your Resilience? today to learn [...]
Le bulletin de mai 2020
Read the latest CS-Can|Info-Can bulletin for updates on the following topics: CS-Can|Info-Can Communications Update CS-Can|Info-Can Task Force on On-Line and Remote Teaching CS-Can|Info-Can Membership Update Awards CS-Can|Info-Can Annual Meeting CS-Can|Info-Can Board of Director Elections [...]
NSERC Announces One-Year Extension to Discovery Grants
NSERC has announced that all active Discovery Grants can elect to receive a one-year extension with funds at their current funding level. Additional information is available below. VIEW THE NSERC ANNOUNCEMENT RECENT [...]
Building systems based on problem-driven research
NOTE: The interview this article is based on was conducted in March 2020. It’s not about building technology; it’s about finding a solution to an existing problem for the research group of Ihab Ilyas, a [...]
CS-Can|Info-Can 2019 Award Winners
The annual CS-Can|Info-Can Awards for Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Young Computer Science Research and Distinguished Dissertation recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions to computing in Canada. We are pleased to introduce the CS-Can|Info-Can Awards [...]
Mental Health Practices for Graduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Schrafft, BA, ACC www.jenschrafftcoaching.com Stress and anxiety are common concerns for graduate students at the best of times. As you cope with isolation, the constant barrage of bad news and the challenge of [...]
Call for Nominations and Applications for the Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship
Nick Cercone The Scholarship will be awarded biennially (i.e. every other year) to a student enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science at a Canadian university, who has completed between 18 [...]
Concours de la plateforme mondiale de financement Horizon 2020
Le Concours de la plateforme mondiale de financement Horizon 2020 organisé dans le cadre du volet International du Fonds Nouvelles frontières en recherche est maintenant ouvert. Ce concours permettra aux chercheurs canadiens qui participent à des [...]
Lancement d’une réponse rapide de la recherche pour contribuer aux efforts mondiaux visant à contenir l’épidémie de nouveaux coronavirus de 2019
Le gouvernement du Canada souhaite informer la communauté de recherche du lancement prochain d’une intervention de recherche rapide pour contribuer aux efforts mondiaux visant à endiguer l’éclosion du nouveau coronavirus de 2019. Cette [...]
CS-Can|Info-Can Annual General Meeting and Conference
The 2020 CS-Can|Info-Can Annual General Meeting and Conference will be held on Thursday May 27 to Friday May 29 at Queen’s University in Kingston. This year’s meeting will feature workshops and presentations on ground-breaking [...]
Update on the proposed changes in Quebec to include software engineering and information technology to areas of engineering practice.
Bill n° 29 (PL-29), which proposed to amend the Engineers Act, was introduced by the Minister of Justice in the province of Quebec in June, 2019. The contents of Bill 29 were a major [...]
Sponsorship opportunity at CAN-CWIC 2019
ACM Celebration of Women in Computing (CAN-CWIC) 2019 The ACM Celebration of Women in Computing (CAN-CWIC) 2019 event will be taking place at the International Center in Mississauga Ontario on November 8/9th, [...]
Encadrer l’essor de l’intelligence artificielle
Source: Flickr (Creative Commons) Le potentiel économique de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) agit comme un chant des sirènes sur les gouvernements, auquel le Canada n’échappe pas. On y retrouve 0,7 pour cent de [...]
Les informaticiens ont attribué trois des six E.W.R. Bourses commémoratives Steacie pour 2018.
Chaque année, jusqu’à six bourses commémoratives E.W.R. Steacie sont accordées en vue d’appuyer la carrière de scientifiques et d’ingénieurs exceptionnels et fort prometteurs faisant partie du corps professoral d’universités canadiennes. Lisez entièrement l'article [...]
Lancement des subventions Alliance du CRSNG, le programme de partenariats de recherche du Canada
Les subventions de l'Alliance encouragent les chercheurs à collaborer avec des organisations partenaires privées, publiques ou à but non lucratif, avec un financement allant de 20 000 à 1 million de dollars [...]
VP of CS-Can / Info-Can Kate Larson appointed University Research Chair
Professor Kate Larson Professor Kate Larson has been appointed a University Research Chair in recognition of her outstanding research contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. Waterloo’s designation of University Research Chair [...]
Dr. Olivier Mercier receives 2018 Fournier Award from CHCCS for his doctoral dissertation at the University of Montreal
Olivier Mercier The “Alain Fournier Memorial Fund” rewards an exceptional computer graphics Ph.D. dissertation defended in a Canadian University over the previous year. READ THE FULL ARTICLE [...]
Dr. Max Birk receives 2018 Buxton Award from CHCCS for his doctoral dissertation at the University of Saskatchewan.
Max Birk The Bill Buxton Dissertation Award is given annually for the best doctoral dissertation completed at a Canadian university in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. READ THE FULL ARTICLE [...]
Le chercheur canadien Yoshua Bengio est co-récipiendaire du prix A.M. Prix de Turing
Yoshua Bengio Bengio, diplômé de McGill, partage le prix avec Geoffrey Hinton, professeur émérite distingué en sciences informatiques à l'Université de Toronto, et Yann LeCun, directeur de la recherche sur l'IA pour [...]
Announcing the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
We are delighted to announce Selim G. Akl (Queen’s University), Pierre L’Ecuyer, (Université de Montréal), Tamer Özsu, (University of Waterloo) and Jacob Slonim, (Dalhousie University) as the 2018 recipients of the CS-Can / Info-Can [...]
New draft charter and grants will help increase diversity and inclusion at Canadian academic institutions
NSERC/CRSNG The Government of Canada announced the creation of a new $10M fund to foster equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research and unveiled its draft Made-in-Canada Athena SWAN Charte to reflect [...]
CANARIE Awards up to $3.2M in Funding to 9 Research Teams to Develop Research Data Management Software Tools
CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced nine successful recipients of its Research Data Management (RDM) funding call, announced in May 2018. This new funding [...]
Julie Nutini (UBC) inaugural awardee of 2018 Canadian Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award
The Canadian Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes excellence in research and writing by a computer science doctoral student completing their degree at a Canadian institution. READ THE FULL ARTICLE [...]
Announcing the 2018 Outstanding Young Researcher Award recipients
We are delighted to announce Andrea Bunt (University of Manitoba), Chanchal Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Daniel Vogel (University of Waterloo) as the 2018 recipients of the CS-Can / Info-Can Outstanding Young Researcher Award. READ [...]
Le gouvernement du Canada investit dans les technologies de l’information pour accroître l’accessibilité
Investissement pour aider les Canadiens dans l'économie numérique. Les personnes en situation de handicap méritent les mêmes possibilités que les autres citoyens : décrocher un bon emploi, jouer un rôle positif dans [...]
Le gouvernement fédéral lance un programme visant à améliorer la diversité et l’inclusion dans la recherche universitaire
Quinze établissements recevront une partie des 5,3 m.. Le gouvernement du Canada a lancé un programme pilote visant à accroître l'équité, la diversité et l'inclusion (EDI) et à favoriser un changement culturel [...]
University of Toronto researcher Toniann Pitassi named ACM Fellow
Professor Toniann Pitassi. Photo Credit: University of Toronto. ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 56 members ACM Fellows for significant contributions in areas including computer architecture, mobile networks, robotics, and [...]
Update on NSERC’s New Research Partnerships Program
NSERC/CRSNG During the autumn of 2018, NSERC undertook a series of briefing sessions with our community to solicit and discuss feedback on the first draft of the new Research Partnerships program design. [...]
Canada Tri-Council releases report on how to strengthen science
The Government of Canada has released its summary report on a recent Tri-Council initiative to strengthen science in Canada. The report details the findings of the Canadian Research Coordinating Committee’s consultations with students, [...]
Supporting a new generation of research partnerships
NSERC is pleased to announce an update to its On-line System that will simplify how information is collected from the partner organizations on an Alliance grant. This update will allow applicants to invite [...]
Government of Canada launches national consultation on $275-million Tri-Council Research Fund
On Thursday, June 26, the Government of Canada announced a new Tri-Council funding program. A public consultation is now underway lead by the Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC). It will close on Monday, August 27. [...]
Liquid animations so realistic you can almost taste them
Prof. Christopher Batty and master's student Jade Marcoux-Ouellet Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Cheriton School of Computer Science have developed a method of animating high-viscosity liquids. Achieving this milestone stems from [...]
CS-Can/Info-Can releases results of survey of computer science’s use of NSERC programs
Prof. Christopher Batty and master's student Jade Marcoux-Ouellet Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Cheriton School of Computer Science have developed a method of animating high-viscosity liquids. Achieving this milestone stems from [...]
Analyse des résultats du sondage sur l’utilité des programmes du CRSNG pour les professeurs à la faculté d’informatique.
Analysis of Survey Results on NSERC Programs usefulness for Computer Science faculty. Survey period: April 22 – May 21, 2018 Number of participants invited: over 900; Number of responses: 261 (~28%). [...]
Dalhousie doctoral student Ehsan Sherkat wins inaugural Nick Cercone scholarship
Ehsan Sherkat In a Canada-wide career, Nick Cercone made significant contributions to several fields in computer science. He was an inspiring mentor to numerous post-docs and graduate students, and had a deep [...]
UBC researcher Mark Schmidt and co-authors receive Lagrange Prize
Mark Schmidt UBC Computer Science Assistant Professor Mark Schmidt, together with co-authors Nicolas Le Roux and Francis Bach, received the prestigious Lagrange Prize in Continuous Optimization, for their paper "Minimizing finite sums [...]
Gestion des données de recherche
Les trois organismes subventionnaires fédéraux chargés, à savoir les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC), le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie (CRSNG) et le Conseil de recherches [...]
Annonce des récipiendaires du Prix d’excellence du SCDHM / CHCCS 2018
2018 recipient Alla Sheffer Graphics Interface (GI) 2018, the 44th annual conference, will be held at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from May 8-11, 2018. The Canadian Human Computer Communications Society [...]
UBC CS Professor and his team win INFORMS Franz Edelman Achievement Award
The 2018 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences for outstanding examples of operations research, management science and advanced analytics in practice was won by a 19-member [...]
University of Waterloo program aims to reverse women’s flight from computer science
When Joanne Atlee was an undergraduate student in computer science, more than a third of her class was made up of women. In graduate school, those ranks began to thin out, a decline [...]
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