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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Featuring SIAT instructor Helmine Serban, a teacher of diverse subjects at SIAT including interactive systems, human-computer interaction, electric circuits, mobile computing, web design, and computational media. learn more →
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SIAT researchers aim to improve communication of COVID-19 trends through 3D visualizations
Professor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and his colleagues have recently been named the recipients of an NSERC grant to research and develop better communication about COVID-19 trends through 3D visualization. learn more →
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un/settled art installation centres Black womanhood at SFU’s Vancouver Campus
un/settled, a photo-poetic piece at SFU's Belzberg Library by SIAT's Chantal Gibson and poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, aims to centre Blackness & celebrate Black thought and creativity. learn more →
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SIAT film course adapts to the pandemic
Professor Kate Hennessy and students in IAT 344 worked remotely to develop their video and documentary skills and create short films for inclusion in the Museum of Vancouver's award-winning museum exhibitions. learn more →
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Research taps AI to develop virtual efficiencies for industry
Aircraft maintenance crews could soon be checking their engines in a virtual world, given new research underway by SIAT's Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and collaborators at SFU and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). learn more →
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SIAT students win Vancouver User Experience Award for app Safe Shopper
Five SIAT students win Vancouver User Experience Award for Safe Shopper, a mobile app that helps shoppers stay safe during the pandemic. learn more →
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COVID-19 vaccine delivery project draws on SIAT health tech expertise
As a COVID-19 vaccine draws closer, SIAT researchers Diane Gromala, Chris Shaw and a team of graduate students are working to identify those who’ll need vaccinations first—individuals who the Centre for Disease Control identifies as most vulnerable and at-risk. learn more →
The School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT), located at SFU's Surrey Campus, is an interdisciplinary research focused school where technologists, artists, designers and theorists collaborate in innovative research and immersive study.
A degree in Interactive Arts and Technology prepares students to play a leading role in the conception of new media and the design of inventive technologies. A SIAT education combines the science of human experience, the analysis of media and culture, the creation of original and experimental works of art, and the implementation of new technologies. Students bring these resources to bear on the most vital and innovative sectors of the economy, building the technologies and experiences that increasingly shape our lives.
According to Maclean’s, SIAT offers the coolest courses at SFU! Aside from ranking SFU as the number one comprehensive university in Canada, Maclean’s highlights two “cool courses” from SIAT: the Semester in Alternate Realities, where interdisciplinary teams solve real-world problems by exploring virtual reality; and IAT 333 – Interaction Design Methods, where students video conference with international human-computer interaction design experts.
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SIAT film course adapts to the pandemic
Professor Kate Hennessy and students in IAT 344 worked remotely to develop their video and documentary skills and create short films for inclusion in the Museum of Vancouver's award-winning museum exhibitions.
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SIAT graduate student prOphecy sun selected for Shadbolt Fellowship
While at SIAT, sun proposes to establish common ground between art making, performance, artist presentations and creative writing.
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SIAT researchers aim to improve communication of COVID-19 trends through 3D visualizations
Professor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and his colleagues have recently been named the recipients of an NSERC grant to research and develop better communication about COVID-19 trends through 3D visualization.
Undergraduate
SIAT offers four-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science undergraduate programs, as well as Joint Major programs with the School of Communication and the Beedie School of Business.
Graduate
If you are interested in academic research SIAT offers two-year Master of Art and Master of Science programs, a four-year Doctor of Philosophy program, and a Graduate Certificate in Visual Analytics.
Research
Learn about the wide range of research topics, areas and themes in SIAT as well as the cultural and disciplinary diversity of our researchers.
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