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SFU Computing Science Graduate is Making Education Accessible with AI Startup, Ednius
October 09, 2024By Deborah Acheampong From taking apart his first phone just to see what was inside to co-founding... read more
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Hack-The-Sem 2024: Bridging Innovation and Inclusion in Tech
July 26, 2024Hack-The-Sem was a semester-long initiative which was co-incubated and co-hosted by WICS (Women in... read more
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SFU's New Visual & Interactive Computing Institute Aims to Transform Tech Landscapes
May 21, 2024The Visual & INteractive Computing Institute (VINCI) was established at SFU in 2023,... read more
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SFU professor leads the expansion of self-driving car startup Wayve to B.C.
May 10, 2024Simon Fraser University (SFU) computing science professor Yasutaka Furukawa is a world-renowned... read more
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SFU’s Women in Engineering & Women in Computing Science ‘Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling’ Networking Night
March 20, 2024The "Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling" Networking Night, held on January 30, 2024, was... read more
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Two Decades of Empowerment: SFU WiCS is Inspiring Women in Computing Science
March 20, 2024SFU's Women in Computing Science (WiCS) recently celebrated a significant milestone - their 20th... read more
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SFU researchers develop AI that can understand light in photographs
March 18, 2024Despite significant progress in developing AI systems that can understand the physical world like... read more
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Nicholas Vincent Wins ACM SIGCHI OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
March 20, 2024Computing Science professor, Nicholas Vincent earned a 2024 ACM SIGCHI Outstanding... read more
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New AI Technology Enables 3D Capture and Editing of Real-Life Objects
March 18, 2024Imagine performing a sweep around an object with your smartphone and getting a realistic, fully... read more
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SFU Women in Computing Science
February 09, 2024International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on Febrauary 11 each year. 2024 marks... read more
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Richard Zhang is a 2024 IEEE Fellow for Advancing Research in Visual Computing
January 15, 2024Can machines assist human creativity? SFU computing science professor Richard Zhang has... read more
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AI-Driven Breakthroughs in Cells Study: SFU-UBC Collaboration Introduces "MCS-DETECT" for Advancements in Super-Resolution Microscopy
December 01, 2023In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrated the breakthroughs in super-resolution microscopy,... read more
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From Concept to Culture: Minh Le Reflects on 20 Years of Counter-Strike
October 19, 2023What inspired the invention of Counter-Strike? I have played games since I was eight years old.... read more
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SFU COMPUTING SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
July 04, 2023Two students from the School of Computing Science received scholarship awards to help support their... read more
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Meet our June 2023 Graduands
June 07, 2023To all our computing science graduands, congratulations on reaching this important milestone in... read more
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Computing Science graduate uses remote sensing to assess forest fire trends in B.C.
May 26, 2023Completing an advanced remote sensing project in her last term is one of the significant highlights... read more
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Parmit Chilana receives 2022 Outstanding Early Career Computer Researcher Award
May 15, 2023Associate Professor Parmit Chilana receives the 2022 Outstanding Early Career Computer Science... read more
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Professor Sheelagh Carpendale recognized for her international leadership in data visualization research
May 15, 2023In recognition of her outstanding and sustained contributions to computing science, professor... read more
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For Brian Fraser, teaching computing science is all about “student engagement”
March 09, 2023Computing science senior lecturer Brian Fraser is one of three extraordinary educators recognized... read more
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Graduate students compete in 2023 Three Minute Thesis
March 03, 2023This week, the annual Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) heat Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2023 was... read more
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SFU Computing Science researchers receive 2022 ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award.
February 24, 2023Computing science researchers Tianzheng Wang, Jianqiu Zhang, and Kaisong Huang have received a 2022... read more
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SFU launches two new master’s programs in Cybersecurity and Visual Computing
February 02, 2023Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing Science is launching two new master's degree... read more
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Computing Science Researcher Ke Li receives $200,000 from BC Knowledge Development Fund
December 19, 2022Computing science professor Ke Li receives $200,000 from the BC Knowledge Devlopment Fund (BCKDF)... read more
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Leading Researcher in Quantum Computing Matthew Amy named a 2022 Canada Research Chair
November 17, 2022Computing science professor Matthew Amy is appointed a Tier 2 CRC in Quantum Computing. Professor... read more
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Team SFUNucleus takes third position at Canada’s Cyber Security Challenge Regional Event.
November 16, 2022On Saturday, November 5th, 2022 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, we had seven student teams from four BC... read more
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SFU Software Developers Revolutionize Service Delivery In Communities Globally
January 19, 2023On October 27, students from our Software Systems program displayed their fantastic research... read more
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SFU Computing Science Graduand Travels The World While Completing His Degree
October 03, 2022By: Andrew Ringer For computing science graduand Jeremy Fell, his degree allowed him to travel... read more
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Meet Our October 2022 Graduands
October 03, 2022Meet a few of our outstanding students who are graduating from the School of Computing Science from... read more
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Two Computing Science Undergraduate Projects Feature at SIGGRAPH 2022
August 05, 2022By: Andrew Ringer SIGGRAPH, the premier conference for computer graphics worldwide, will be joined... read more
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Computing Science Professor Receives Prestigious Amazon Research Award
October 19, 2022By: Deborah Acheampong SFU computing science professor Steve Ko is among the prestigious list of... read more
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SFU Computer Graphics Researcher Works to Bring Virtual Characters to Life
July 27, 2022By: Andrew Ringer Imagine what the world could be like if robots could replicate any motions that... read more
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Computing Science Graduate Student Receives Clark Wilson Scholarship
July 12, 2022By: Jasmeen Sidhu SFU computing science PhD candidate Kasra Jamshidi recently received the Clark... read more
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Computing Science Alumnus Receives 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award
July 07, 2022Christopher Stolte, BSc ’97 Co-founder, Tableau Software and co-founder, Stolte Family... read more
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SFU Computing Science Students Win Multiple Awards at 2021 ICPC Pacific Northwest Regional Contest
July 05, 2022The SFU School of Computing Science had four student teams compete in the 2021 International... read more
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SFU and ZIBS Reach Partnership to Develop New Bachelor-Master’s Fintech Program
June 28, 2022Simon Fraser University’s School of Computing Science and Zhejiang University International... read more
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Meet Some of Our June 2022 Graduands
June 09, 2022Meet a few of our amazing students who are graduating from the School of Computing Science during... read more
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Computing Science Graduand Has Incredible Journey To Completing Second Degree
June 06, 2022By: Andrew Ringer Seven years ago, SFU computing science graduand Julie Jen decided she wanted a... read more
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SFU Graduand Builds Software To Help Instructors Customize Their Courses
June 06, 2022By: Andrew Ringer During his time at SFU, computing science graduand Laton Vermette focused on... read more
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How SFU Researchers are Using Artificial Intelligence to Help You Learn a Second Language
June 02, 2022By: Andrew Ringer Learning a second-language may be getting easier soon, thanks to SFU computing... read more
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Two computing science professors receive computer graphics awards from CHCCS
May 16, 2022By: Andrew Ringer The SFU School of Computing Science continues to show why it’s a top-ranked... read more
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SFU Computing Science Professor Emeritus Receives Canadian Lifetime Achievement Award in Computing Science
May 13, 2022By Andrew Ringer SFU computing science professor emeritus Stella Atkins recently received the... read more
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First CS Undergraduate Research Symposium Hosted on April 11
April 12, 2022On Monday, April 11, the SFU School of Computing Science hosted the first CS Undergraduate Research... read more
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SFU Recruiting Tech Veterans to Teach Professional Computer Science
April 07, 2022Guillaume Colley wears two hats: one as full-time manager of customer analytics and predictive... read more
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Not Just Writing Code: Computing Science Students Win Two Prizes in the 2021 SLC Undergraduate Writing Contest
March 28, 2022By Andrew Ringer In recent years, the School of Computing Science has been making strides to... read more
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Computing Science Researcher Uses Machine Learning to Analyze Sports
March 09, 2022By: Andrew Ringer In the world of sports, teams and players are constantly adapting to try to get... read more
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Computing Science University Lecturer Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
March 03, 2022By: Andrew Ringer SFU computing science university lecturer Diana Cukierman has been named one of... read more
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Computing Science Graduate Student Receives Helmut and Hugo Eppich Family Scholarship
February 28, 2022By: Karen Shen SFU computing science PhD candidate Mugilian Mariappan recently received the Helmut... read more
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Two SFU computing science undergraduate students receive grant award to develop a quantum computing compiler
December 07, 2021George Watkins and Alex Nguyen, both undergraduate students from the SFU School of Computing... read more
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CS Research Day Hosted on December 1st
December 03, 2021Our annual CS Research Day event was hosted again this year on December 1st. The event featured... read more
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CS 2020-2021 Academic Year in Review
October 29, 2021This past year was especially successful in terms of faculty and our student awards, as well as... 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 School of Computing... read more
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Meet the graduands of October 2021 convocation
October 05, 2021Meet some of the amazing students who are graduating from the School of Computing Science in... read more
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Data science researchers win Best Experiments, Analysis & Benchmark Paper Award at VLDB Conference
March 21, 2022Data science researchers in the School of Computing Science recently received the Best Experiments,... read more
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Human-computer-interaction researcher builds tools to lower the barriers to learning new technologies
September 03, 2021By Andrew Ringer Innovations in computing are continually adding new functionalities, faster... read more
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Computing science researchers receive over $600,000 from BC Knowledge Development Fund
August 13, 2021Four professors in the SFU School of Computing Science are recipients of over $600,000 from the BC... read more
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How a new film studio at SFU will help artists and film producers in BC
August 11, 2021SFU computing science professor Yağız Aksoy will be using his computational photography expertise... read more
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Computing science researchers receive $300,000 from CFI's JELF Fund
August 11, 2021This year, SFU computing science researchers received a total of $300,000 for two research projects... read more
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How SFU researchers are teaching AI to see depth in photographs and paintings
August 10, 2021For humans, determining which objects are close and far away when we look at a photograph is... read more
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SFU computing science professor Martin Ester receives Distinguished SFU Professorship
July 28, 2021SFU computing science professor Martin Ester, a renowned data mining and machine learning... read more
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Computing Science PhD Student Named Borealis AI 2021 Fellow
July 23, 2021Congratulations to SFU computing science PhD student Nelson Nauata, who was recently awarded a... read more
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Developing algorithms to better solve counting constraint satisfaction problems
July 14, 2021If you’ve ever completed a sudoku puzzle, then you’ve completed a constraint... read more
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Meet the computing science graduands of June 2021 convocation
June 24, 2021Read about some of our fantastic students who are graduating from the School of Computing Science... read more
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Professional Master’s Program Prepares SFU Graduand for a Successful Return to the Data Science Industry
June 23, 2021SFU graduand Matt Canute is ready to return to the data science industry with an expanded skillset... read more
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SFU Graduand Gains Foundational Skills while Being a Leader in Women in Computing Science Community
June 22, 2021SFU graduand Dawn Chandler’s path to finishing their undergraduate degree was not what they... read more
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SFU Graduand Surges Forward into Software Development Career
June 21, 2021After seven years of leading projects within the software systems program, forming clubs and... read more
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SFU and UBC researchers collaborate to understand the role of caveolin-1 in cancer
May 27, 2021By Andrew Ringer SFU computing science professor Ghassan Hamarneh is using his medical imaging... read more
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Computer graphics researcher uses AI to add “human elements” to 3D content generation
May 10, 2021New, human-centred, visual computing and computer graphics technologies offer innovative ways for... read more
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Data science researcher builds tools to speed up data preparation
April 08, 2021By Andrew Ringer Data preparation is widely regarded as the most time-consuming part of data... read more
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AI researcher Mo Chen works to integrate useful and safe robots into society
January 19, 2021By Andrew Ringer Although robots are designed by people, getting robots to perform useful tasks in... read more
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Computer graphics researcher creates simulated environments to train AI
December 16, 2020By Andrew Ringer Depending on who you ask about computer graphics, they may give you a different... read more
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Information visualization researcher empowers people through data visualization
December 16, 2020Computing science professor Sheelagh Carpendale creates data visualizations that can improve data... read more
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CS Research Day hosted virtually for first time
December 08, 2020On Thursday, December 3rd, the SFU School of Computing Science hosted CS Research Day virtually for... read more
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CS 2019-2020 Academic Year in Review
September 30, 2020The School of Computing Science at SFU is comprised of world-class researchers, talented... read more
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Computing Science researchers receive $600,000 from CFI’s JELF Fund
September 22, 2020This year, SFU computing science researchers received a total of $600,000 for three research... 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... read more
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Computer graphics scholar receives Distinguished SFU Professorship
July 27, 2020By Andrew Ringer SFU computing science professor Richard Zhang, a renowned visual computing and... read more
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Visual computing researchers receive multiple awards at CVPR
June 22, 2020Visual computing researchers from SFU received multiple awards at the annual Conference... read more
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SFU computing science professor receives Innovate BC Award for agricultural applications technology
June 18, 2020SFU computing science professor Martin Ester and his team have been selected as... read more
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SFU computing science professor Jian Pei named Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow
June 16, 2020SFU computing science professor Jian Pei has been elected into the Canadian Academy... read more
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SFU graduate combines software systems and music for her degree
June 09, 2020Software systems and music are not often seen as a common pairing. For SFU graduand Kat Siu,... read more
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Computing science graduate researches online hate speech to prevent real-world hate crimes
June 09, 2020Hoping to make a real-world impact with her research, computing science graduand Bdour Al-Zeer... read more
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Biomedical Computing students use their skills to research COVID-19
May 22, 2020Undergrad students in Professor Ghassan Hamarneh’s Biomedical Computing... read more
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Three Professional Master’s Program groups win Innovation Prize for project presentations
May 11, 2020After presenting their projects to advisors, three teams in the Professional Master’s Program have... read more
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SFU to train next generation of cybersecurity specialists
March 06, 2020Cybercrime damages are expected to rise to $6 trillion annually by next year, when 3.5 million... read more
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Featuring Computing Science Professor Parmit Chilana on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11, 2020With a lifelong goal of becoming a professor, it’s fitting that Parmit Chilana is now... read more
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Software systems students use their education for good to improve healthcare in Uganda
January 31, 2020SFU software systems students are working with health-care workers in Uganda, and academic... read more