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Meet our October 2023 Graduands
October 03, 2023Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at our... read more
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Meet our June 2023 Graduands
June 05, 2023Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at our... read more
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Computing science researcher receives B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
December 19, 2022Announced this week, computing science professor Ke Li receives $200,000 from the B.C. Knowledge... read more
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Two applied science professors among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
November 17, 2022The Canada Research Chair (CRC) Program aims to attract and retain diverse world-class researchers,... read more
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Meet our October 2022 Graduands
October 03, 2022Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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Computing science researcher receives CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
September 22, 2022Professor Ke Li from the School of Computing Science receives $200,000 from Canada Foundation for... read more
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Computing science alumnus receives 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award
July 05, 2022Christopher Stolte is among four SFU alumni being honoured with an SFU Outstanding Alumni... read more
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FAS Dean Eugene Fiume term renewed for another five years
July 04, 2022Dr. Eugene Fiume’s term as dean in the Faculty of Applied Sciences has been renewed for... read more
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Computing science graduand has incredible journey to completing second degree
June 07, 2022Seven years ago, SFU computing science graduand Julie Jen wanted a change in her career. While... read more
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Meet our June 2022 Graduands
June 06, 2022Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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Welcoming back FAS alumni
May 02, 2022Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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SFU computing science lecturer receives 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award
March 04, 2022Computing science lecturer Diana Cukierman is a winner of the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards at... read more
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Meet women who inspire us in the Faculty of Applied Sciences – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 08, 2022February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day for inspiring action to... read more
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In memory of Tom Calvert, professor emeritus
October 15, 2021We are sad to announce the passing of Tom Calvert, professor emeritus in SFU’s Schools of Computing... read more
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Meet the graduands of October 2021 convocation
October 04, 2021Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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Meet Mohamad Rezaei and Laila Abelseth, Faculty of Applied Sciences
September 23, 2021This is a story in our People of SFU series, where we’re celebrating SFU’s unsung... read more
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Sheelagh Carpendale is named fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 07, 2021Sheelagh Carpendale, professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, is recognized for her... read more
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Applied science researchers receive the BC Knowledge Development Fund
August 13, 2021Four research teams from the Schools of Computing Science and Engineering Science are recipients of... read more
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Three SFU applied science researchers receive the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
August 11, 2021This year, Simon Fraser University applied science researchers received a total of $500,000 from... read more
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Computing science professor Martin Ester receives 2021 Distinguished SFU Professor title
July 28, 2021The Distinguished SFU Professors program is a joint initiative of Simon Fraser University’s... read more
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Meet the graduands of June 2021 convocation
June 22, 2021Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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Two computing science professors appointed as Canada Research Chairs
December 16, 2020The Canada Research Chair (CRC) Program aims to attract and retain diverse world-class researchers,... read more
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How an SFU and U of T collaboration is powering one of the most popular video games of 2020
December 15, 2020A team of Canadian computer scientists, including SFU’s own Eugene Fiume, is behind the... read more
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Meet the graduands of fall 2020 convocation
October 19, 2020Meet some of our amazing students who are graduating in the Faculty of Applied Sciences from our... read more
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Applied sciences researchers receive $1.2 million from CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
September 22, 2020This year, Simon Fraser University’s applied sciences researchers received a total of $1.2... read more
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SFU Invent the Future program reaches more students than ever before
July 30, 2020For the third consecutive year, SFU’s School of Computing Science hosted the Invent the Future:... read more
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Computer graphics scholar receives Distinguished SFU Professorship
July 23, 2020SFU computing science professor Richard Zhang, a renowned visual computing and graphics researcher,... read more
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SFU tech pioneer retires after nearly 4 decades with the university
June 24, 2020Cheng’s impact on the university could be felt early in his career. Shortly after joining the... read more
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SFU computing science and mechatronics researchers receive Innovate BC awards
June 18, 2020Two Simon Fraser University researchers and their teams have been selected as recipients of the... read more
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Meet the Award Winners and Graduands of Spring 2020 Convocation
June 08, 2020Here are just some of the amazing students graduating from the Faculty of Applied Sciences during... read more
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SFU mourns the loss of Ryan Shea
December 12, 2019SFU computing science professor Ryan Shea passed away on Thursday, December 5 after a remarkably... read more
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Engineering alumna Sharlene Carslon featured as part of #30YearsLater30Engineers campaign
December 05, 2019Sharlene Carlson is one of 30 women featured in a campaign led by Engineering Deans Canada (EDC) to... read more
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Dual degree graduand combines her passion for computer science with languages
October 08, 2019Monica Luna-Estrada is graduating this week with an international dual degree from SFU and Zhejiang... read more
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Former Armed Forces pilot charts course to computing science success
October 07, 2019As she crosses the convocation dais to accept her MSc in computing science from Simon Fraser... read more
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SFU computing science professor Martin Ester named Royal Society of Canada Fellow
September 10, 2019Ester’s research focuses on data mining and machine learning, where he is tasked with finding... read more
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SFU computing science professor Jian Pei named Royal Society of Canada Fellow
September 10, 2019Pei's research focuses on finding patterns within datasets and developing algorithms to understand... read more
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Engineering, computing researchers receive funding for flexible solar cells and big data computing
August 12, 2019The Canada Foundation of Innovation (CFI) has awarded $500,000 to three researchers from the... read more
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Dual-degree program links graduands to top jobs and experiences for a globally connected future
June 12, 2019“Opportunities are getting bigger but the world is getting smaller,” says David Na, who graduates... read more
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Fearless graduand reaps enticing offers
June 07, 2019Unsure what path to take for her undergraduate degree, Vasundhara Gautam applied to any university... read more
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Graduand pivots from pre-med to big tech, lands Google job
June 04, 2019Graduand Maddy Soleimanian is facing a promising career start in software development at Google’s... read more
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SFU-led team fights drug-resistant tuberculosis with artificial intelligence
March 25, 2019Computing science professors Leonid Chindelevitch and Maxwell Libbrecht are using machine learning... read more
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Meet the Faculty of Applied Sciences’ new Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
February 07, 2019Engineering science professor Parvaneh Saeedi has been appointed the new Associate Dean, Research... read more
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Incoming computing science professor named one of Canada’s inaugural CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chairs
December 03, 2018Angel Chang, who will be joining the School of Computing Science as an associate professor in... read more
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Forbes names computing science professor one of five people building our AI future
November 29, 2018Angelica Lim, a professor in the School of Computing Science, has been named one of ‘five people... read more
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SFU’s ImageTech Lab at Surrey Memorial Hospital promises rapid innovations in brain health treatments
September 19, 2018A new, world-class medical imaging research facility, SFU ImageTech Lab, was unveiled this week in... read more
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New research gives you the ability to fly drones with your face
July 24, 2018Communicating with a drone may soon be as simple as a wave of the hand or change in your facial... read more
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Computing science alumni’s start-up takes skin-cancer screening tech to Australia
July 10, 2018MetaOptima Technology, a company founded by computing science PhD graduates Maryam Sadeghi and... read more
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Computing science student start-up creates smart jewelry with personal security at heart
May 25, 2018Keeping safe never looked so good. At least, not since SFU student start-up NERO came on the scene.... read more
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Using data science to predict and prevent adverse drug reactions in children with cancer
May 07, 2018Computing science professor Martin Ester is mining the full clinical and genomic adverse drug... read more
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Borealis AI appoints computing science professor to lead BC expansion
April 23, 2018Borealis AI, an RBC research centre dedicated to machine learning innovation, has appointed... read more
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Minister Kirsty Duncan visits the SFU ROSIE Lab and Autonomy Lab
April 09, 2018The Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, met with the Robots... read more
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SFU introduces Canada’s first professional master’s program specializing in visual computing
March 26, 2018The first cohort will begin classes in September 2018, and applications are being accepted until... read more
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SFU summer AI program for young women aims to close STEM gap
March 13, 2018Computing science professor Angelica Lim is leading a new summer artificial intelligence program at... read more
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The Next 36 selects three SFU students for 2018 cohort
February 02, 2018SFU has more students participating this year than any other Canadian post-secondary institution.... read more
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Inaugural robotics competition challenges students to merge art and engineering
November 22, 2017The Applied Science Building atrium was abuzz last Friday evening as students competed in the final... read more
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SFU big data master’s students win big at inaugural Unearthed Vancouver hackathon
October 20, 2017A team of three SFU big data master’s students won first prize at Unearthed Vancouver, a... read more
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Convocation Fall 2017: Meet the graduands
October 05, 2017Here are just some of the amazing students graduating from the Faculty of Applied Sciences during... read more
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Computing science alumnus helps more women enter tech field
October 03, 2017For Amyn Rajan, diversity is strength. He was taught this at a young age and saw it on a larger... read more
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Research sparks new way to predict movie-goers’ facial expressions
September 19, 2017Researchers in SFU’s School of Computing Science have been working with Disney Research to... read more
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Pair of SFU students share $180,000 in Schulich scholarships
September 14, 2017New students Basil Giannopoulos and Jasmine Rai are Simon Fraser University’s recipients of... read more
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Government approves SFU’s new Professional Master of Science in Computer Science
September 08, 2017More than 50 students have graduated from SFU’s professional master’s program in big... read more
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Student’s research helps prevent the message from getting lost in (machine) translation
August 17, 2017PhD student Anahita Mansouri Bigvand is developing an advanced word alignment model, a key... read more
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Computing science professor receives 2017 SIGKDD Innovation Award
August 15, 2017Professor Jian Pei is the recipient of the 2017 SIGKDD Innovation Award. This is one of the highest... read more
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GRASS: A new learning algorithm for 3D content creation to be featured at SIGGRAPH 2017
July 27, 20173D modeling has become a common part of our everyday lives. Digital 3D models making up virtual... read more
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Tech philanthropist Shafin Diamond Tejani helps launch SFU’s new girls tech camp
July 14, 2017SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences, in partnership with the Surrey School District, is launching a... read more
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Student’s open-source software takes off on Github
June 26, 2017If you build it, they will come. That’s the advice of computing science student Tony Cai,... read more
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SFU professor travelled to India to study the Bhopal gas disaster
June 13, 2017On December 3, 1984, a gas leak in Bhopal, India claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people in just... read more
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Outstanding graduate student receives Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal
June 06, 2017As one of SFU's most outstanding graduate students from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dr. Colin... read more
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Dual degree program graduand steps outside comfort zone, makes a difference
June 05, 2017Before Sean Bergunder joined SFU, the computing science graduand was a timid high school student... read more
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SFU researchers predicted NHL player’s playoff performance
May 31, 2017SFU computing science professor Oliver Schulte and student Zeyu Zhao were pleased to see NHL... read more
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This SFU students' app could revolutionize parking in cities
May 24, 2017SFU engineering, software systems and business students have built an app called OpenSpot, which... read more
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SFU professor receives Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association
May 19, 2017SFU computing science professor Fred Popowich is the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Service... read more
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SFU celebrates three Canadian computer science awards
May 18, 2017The Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society (CHCCS/SCDHM) is presenting three awards this... read more
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SFU empowers local girls through the Technovation challenge
April 28, 2017On Saturday, May 6, Simon Fraser University will host the BC regional pitch competition for the... read more
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Celebrating excellence in the Faculty of Applied Sciences
April 13, 2017This week, SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) celebrated five exceptional individuals... read more
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SFU computing science professor featured among Canada’s top award-winning researchers
March 21, 2017SFU computing science professor Leonid Chindelevitch has been recognized as one of the... read more
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Allocadia and SFU announce partnership to send women to technology conferences across North America
March 08, 2017The School of Computing Science has partnered with Allocadia to create the Allocadia Conference... read more
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Computing science alumnus named 2017 Sloan Research Fellow
March 03, 2017When Fereydoun Hormozdiari graduated from Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing... read more
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Team Guardian takes flight: SFU students prepare for international UAV competition
February 21, 2017Imagine being tasked with locating a lost hiker in a remote area. He’s called for help and... read more
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A piece of computing science history arrives in the Faculty of Applied Sciences
February 16, 2017A special delivery arrived in the Applied Sciences Building last week. And as everyone stared at... read more
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Computing science alumna named Forty Under 40 award recipient
January 25, 2017SFU alumna Maryam Sadeghi, co-founder of MetaOptima Technologies, has been named one of Business in... read more
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Zhang wins recognition for leadership in graduate studies
June 08, 2016Richard Zhang, professor in the School of Computing Science, wins SFU’s 2016 Award for Excellence... read more
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Brainwaves could be the next health vital sign
June 01, 2016Featured in Global News, Vancouver Sun, Motherboard Simon Fraser University researchers hope that a... read more
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Mobify donates $30,000 to fuel more SFU student projects
May 11, 2016Thanks to funding from Mobify, SFU computing science student Brandon Chong and his teammates were... read more
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SFU students win hackathon with heartbeat-sending app
March 06, 2016A team of computing science students from SFU has created an app to help people in long-distance... read more
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Excellence awards recognize faculty, staff and teaching assistants
November 20, 2015Faculty of Applied Sciences staff, students and faculty submitted nominations for the Excellence... read more
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Pacific Blue Cross opens big-data lab at Simon Fraser University
November 09, 2015Link to photos: http://at.sfu.ca/vqPSEj Using big data to improve healthcare delivery,... read more
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Q & A with Appnovation internship winners
September 28, 2015In May 2015, 15 SFU students took part in a new competition launched by Gastown-based IT services... read more
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Capt. Trevor Greene partners with SFU to walk again
September 17, 2015Former Canadian soldier Trevor Greene, who survived a debilitating brain injury while on duty in... read more
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Computing science grad finds way to create compact furniture
July 01, 2015Bikes that collapse into backpack-sized packages, micro-umbrellas that compact to a quarter of... read more
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Greg Mori begins term as new computing science director
June 30, 2015Excellence in teaching, research and recruiting more female students top priorities Greg Mori is... read more
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Four researchers awarded $480,000 from NSERC DAS program
June 26, 2015Four Faculty of Applied Sciences projects have been awarded a competitive Discovery Accelerator... read more
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MoleScope™ unveiled at world dermatology conference in Vancouver
June 10, 2015Simon Fraser University PhD graduate Maryam Sadeghi unveiled MoleScope™, an innovative... read more
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Computing science student awarded 2015 Governor General’s Silver Medal
June 10, 2015Paul Vicol had his heart set on SFU and computing science even before he began his undergraduate... read more
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Doctoral grad first to earn dual PhD in computing science
June 09, 2015The latest success story from the Dual Degree Program (DDP) in Computing Science, jointly run by... read more
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Graduate student awarded Dean's Convocation Medal for outstanding research
June 09, 2015By SFU Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Fellows As one of SFU's most outstanding graduate... read more
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Portico competition invites students to work on high-tech business case
May 28, 2015Fifteen Simon Fraser University students participated in a competition held by a high-tech Gastown... read more
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SFU students take top prize at Windows 10 hackathon
May 27, 2015More than 40 burgeoning programmers put their coding skills to work on May 16, when they competed... read more
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Lesley Shannon named NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
May 22, 2015Simon Fraser University engineering science associate professor Lesley Shannon is one of two... read more
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Innovation Boulevard medical imaging lab receives $3.6 million in federal investment
May 19, 2015A world-class medical imaging lab—designed to further translational brain research and focus on... read more
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New student fund honours Lana Cooke
May 12, 2015Lana Cooke worked at Simon Fraser University for 28 years and provided unwavering dedication to... read more
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Computing science professor receives Test of Time Paper Award
May 07, 2015SFU computing science professor Jiangchuan Liu has been awarded the 2015 IEEE INFOCOM Test of Time... read more
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Applied Sciences team win top prize at 2015 Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition
March 05, 2015The founders of a Simon Fraser University venture that takes automated design to a higher... read more
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SFU research integrates with community to help drive Innovation Boulevard
October 20, 2014Health technology research at Simon Fraser University—from concussion and skin cancer analysis to... read more
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Computing science professor awarded Canada Research Chair in Big Data Science
October 17, 2014Computing science professor Jian Pei is the new Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Big Data Science.... read more
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Outstanding students celebrated at dean’s reception
September 29, 2014On September 25, the Faculty of Applied Sciences held the annual Dean’s Honour Roll... read more
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FAS Excellence Awards recognize faculty, staff and students
September 12, 2014Each year in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, staff, students and faculty submit nominations for... read more
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Online resource promotes females in science and engineering
August 20, 2014A new website called SFU WEST (Women in Engineering, Science and Technology) offers a virtual... read more
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SFU Computing Science ranks in world Top 50
August 20, 2014Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing Science is one of the top 50 computing... read more
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Awards celebrate dual degree program anniversary
June 13, 2014The Simon Fraser University-Zhejiang University Dual Degree Program (SFU-ZJU DDP) in Computing... read more
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New program to fill the skills shortage gap in big data
February 24, 2014A new graduate program offered by Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing Science will help... read more
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SFU research shares $1 million in CFI funds
January 09, 2014Half a dozen Simon Fraser University research projects—from brain scanning for concussions to... read more
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NSERC Create grant combines big data and biology
August 12, 2013Computing Science professor Cenk Sahinalp is the first SFU recipient of NSERC’s Collaborative... read more
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Brain maps to benefit surgery for epilepsy
August 07, 2013A brain-imaging research team led by Simon Fraser University neuroscientist Ryan D’Arcy has... read more
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Carolyn Pang wins Anita Borg Google Memorial Scholarship
July 05, 2013SFU’s 2013 graduate, Carolyn Pang, recently received the 2013 Google Anita Borg Memorial... read more
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Maryam Sadeghi wins honourable mention for thesis
June 27, 2013Computing science PhD graduate Maryam Sadeghi was awarded the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012... read more
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NSERC Funding
February 13, 2013Three Simon Fraser University research projects have been awarded grants from the Natural Sciences... read more
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Andrew Top Innovation in Technology
January 31, 2013Congratulations to Andrew Top for receiving the 2013 WAGS Innovation in Technology Award for his... read more
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BC Leadership Chair
January 29, 2013Simon Fraser University and Fraser Health Authority are poised to become leaders in medical... read more
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2012 FAS Awards of Excellence
November 15, 2012The Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) held its third annual Awards of Excellence reception on... read more
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Maryam Sahdeghi wins Innovation Challenge Award
October 17, 2012Maryam Sadeghi, who received her PhD in Computing Science from SFU this year, has been awarded a... read more
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S. Cenk Sahinalp named Distinguished Alumni of the Year
August 29, 2012S. Cenk Sahinalp, renowned SFU Computing Science professor and director of the Computational... read more
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Molecular study of cancer cells leads to award
July 16, 2012A paper co-authored by an SFU Computing Science PhD student and recent SFU grad won the outstanding... read more
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Dual Degree program earns "outstanding" praise
July 03, 2012Contact: Qianping Gu, 778.782.6705; qgu@cs.sfu.ca Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 778.782.3035;... read more
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Pavol Hell named 2012 SIAM Fellow
May 10, 2012Pavol Hell, professor of computing science, has been named to the Society for Industrial and... read more
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Best Paper Award for Computing Science's Brian Funt
May 09, 2012If you’ve ever been stranded in a clothing store, struggling to decide whether the sweater you’ve... read more
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Computing Science wins a three-year award to study next generation of networks
April 23, 2012Computing Science associate professors Funda Ergun and Petra Berenbrink will be two of the... read more
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SFU start-up HiretheWorld named to prominent BC innovation list
March 30, 2012A growing B.C. start-up launched by two Simon Fraser University graduates has been recognized as... read more
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Dual Degree Program student wins first prize in Mandarin speech contest
March 17, 2012Andrew Fuller, a student in the Simon Fraser University-Zhejiang University's Dual Degree Program... read more
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2012 Distinguished Lecture Series
March 10, 2012Meet world-renowned researchers at lectures hosted by SFU Computing Science. These lectures are... read more
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Major award recognizes Alexandra Fedorova’s leadership in computer energy research
February 24, 2012A Sloan Research Fellowship for assistant computing science professor Alexandra Fedorova gives her... read more
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Girls Get IT
February 17, 2012The Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) hosted an exciting day-long event for girls aged 9-11 called... read more
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Human genome research leaps ahead at SFU
December 12, 2011A deeper understanding of how the human genome varies may help scientists and health care... read more
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Best paper award recognizes MRI advances
August 05, 2011PhD student Brian Booth (pictured above) and supervisor Ghassan Hamarneh won the Best Paper Award... read more
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Early Career Award goes to SFU Assistant Professor
August 05, 2011Alexandra (Sasha) Fedorova, an Assistant Professor at SFU Computing Science, won the prestigious... read more
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Google Research Award to improve video searches
August 02, 2011Greg Mori, associate professor with SFU Computing Science, and his PhD student Weilong Yang will... read more
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Medical research captures 3D images during surgery
August 02, 2011Associate Professor Ghassan Hamarneh from SFU Computing Science is leading a research project to... read more
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Computing Science Student Life Photo Contest
June 15, 2011The Faculty of Applied Sciences held a Student Life Photo Contest open to all students who... read more
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PhD student Maryam Sadeghi wins award
May 25, 2011Computing Science PhD student Maryam Sadeghi is taking home one of 10 Gold e-Poster awards at the... read more
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People commanding robots not far-fetched
April 06, 2011Simon Fraser University researchers are paving the way for humans to direct robots without pushing... read more
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SFU and Zhejiang University launch Canada's first graduate-level dual degree program
September 01, 2010The Faculty of Applied Sciences launched the dual degree Computing Science graduate program, the... read more
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Computing science couple provide a way to talk to quantum computers
November 17, 2008Aromas of coffee and chocolate grace the office in an old house near Vancouver’s Commercial Drive... read more
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