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Keiko Cooper, project assistant, 604.291.4265
Marianne Meadahl, media/pr, 604.291.4323
February 15, 2005
A live action version of PacMan, an autonomous robot that can explore and map an unknown area for objects and potentially hazardous conditions, and a new security software application dubiously called 'Underware,' are examples of how students in SFU's applied sciences programs are pushing innovation to new levels.
Some of SFU's leading undergraduate students in the schools of engineering science, computing science and internative arts and technology will feature their work during an open house and reception for high technology employers on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the applied sciences atrium on the Burnaby campus.
The event will offer employers an opportunity to tap into SFU's talent pool while viewing a sample of their dynamic projects and presentations, which will include applied research projects and programming applications, games development, electronics, robotics, medical devices, animation, and wireless and web design.
Examples include Dyno I, which demonstrates a dynamic pupil in a prosthetic eye, in which the size of the pupil changes accordingly due to the change of ambient surrounding light; PacMarco, a mobile, multi-player game conducted through cell phones; and Project X, an online role playing game that acts as a learning tool and takes place in a techno-thriller espionage setting.
The event will also feature guest speaker Bram Klijsen, manager of firmware development at PMC-Sierra, and will provide both students and employers with networking opportunities.
For more information check their website, www.surrey.sfu.ca/coop/ia/employeeoh.htm
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Some of SFU's leading undergraduate students in the schools of engineering science, computing science and internative arts and technology will feature their work during an open house and reception for high technology employers on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the applied sciences atrium on the Burnaby campus.
The event will offer employers an opportunity to tap into SFU's talent pool while viewing a sample of their dynamic projects and presentations, which will include applied research projects and programming applications, games development, electronics, robotics, medical devices, animation, and wireless and web design.
Examples include Dyno I, which demonstrates a dynamic pupil in a prosthetic eye, in which the size of the pupil changes accordingly due to the change of ambient surrounding light; PacMarco, a mobile, multi-player game conducted through cell phones; and Project X, an online role playing game that acts as a learning tool and takes place in a techno-thriller espionage setting.
The event will also feature guest speaker Bram Klijsen, manager of firmware development at PMC-Sierra, and will provide both students and employers with networking opportunities.
For more information check their website, www.surrey.sfu.ca/coop/ia/employeeoh.htm
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