Faculty of Communication, Art + Technology

The Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology houses schools and programs advancing the practice and scholarly study of the intersection of culture and technology, precisely where some of the most important and exciting developments are to be found.

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Featured Graduate Student

  • Anthony is focusing on Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) at the centre of delivering health interventions moving into the mid 21st century. (Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship)

  • Erin is a Publishing Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology researching on zines and the zine community of the west coast of Canada as a publishing counterculture.(BC Graduate Scholarship)

  • Aniana is a Publishing Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology interested in the publishing industry. (Graduate Fellowship, Southam Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Publishing)

  • Zohra is a Publishing Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose program is the mixture of theory and practice related to publishing industry. (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Nazmus is an Interactive Arts & Technology Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology studying fictions and speculations in his design research to foresee different future of possibilities. (GPS Graduate Fellowship)

  • Dr. Suk Kyoung Choi completed her PhD in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology where she used artificial intelligence to examine the displacement of embodiment by technology and the implications of that displacement for the development of human-centered AI.

  • Andrea Del Rio is a recipient of the 2017 Pat Hibbits Scholarship Award.

  • Matthew is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research ranges from video games to virtual reality simulations. (BC Graduate Scholarship)

  • Mzwakithi is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology turning nascent ideas into tangible prototypes/digital artifacts. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Ruchika is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology focusing on experiential learning with projects to solve real-world problems for clients across the digital media industry like Gaming, Healthcare, Extended Reality, Entertainment. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Ying is a Digital Media master's student who has a high level of experience in producing RWD design, web apps and mobile applications.

  • Mary is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose main focus is on UX design. (Gerri Sinclair Award Digital Media)

  • Armaghan is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology tackling different types of challenges in different aspects moving from the project forward and achieving the best possible result. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Simranjot is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology learning to develop essential communication, collaboration and leadership skills. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Chelsea is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology working on diverse projects to practice skills, such as, product management, game design and UX design. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Nwaufa is a Digital Media Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology creating compelling character designs, exploring new fields of design and bringing ideas to life. (Centre for Digital Media Scholarship)

  • Shawn Deng is an international student from China in the Master of Digital Media program.

  • Kristina Podesva, a doctoral student in the Faculty of Contemporary Arts, shares an upcoming lecture by Dr. Ming Tiampo entitled "What it means for us to be together: Solidarity, Difficult Histories, and Planetary Futures in the work of Jin-me Yoon."

  • Doaa is a School of Contemporary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences exploring race and female agency in contemporary horror films, and dance as a movement to reclaim cultural identity and dismantle white supremacy within marginalized groups. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Emily is a Contemporary Art Master's student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences researching on arts integration as a foundation for social justice and decolonization in early education, with a focus on music and musical storytelling as a pedagogical tool for teaching and learning. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Israt is a Contemporary Arts master’s student researching culture, performance, gender, and the less discussed issues in society. (Graduate Fellowship Award & Entry Scholarship)

  • Edward is a Contemporary Arts Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research looks at the exploration, deconstruction, re-enactment and reshaping of the socio-historical knowledge, narratives, practices and traditions embedded in East African Indigenous dances into new performative contemporary theatrical dance practices. (GPS Graduate Fellowship, Dean's Graduate Fellowship, FCAT Grad Fellowship (PhD), Special Grad Entrance Scholarship)

  • Shauna-Kaye is a Contemporary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research looks at situating Arts Administration as an artistic practice. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Kittie is a Contemporary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology building DIY electronic instruments, and composing text and graphic scores that incorporate physical gestures, lighting, and/or other visual components. (Special Grad Entrance Scholarship, Graduate Fellowship)

  • Salome is a School of Contemporary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose project explores the intersection between her cultural heritage and butoh aesthetics, deconstructing the Mexican female archetypes in performance. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Irfan is an interdisciplinary artist pursuing his Master of Fine Arts, and a Colin McPhee Graduate Scholarship Award recipient. Irfan explores the intersection of technology and performance with electronic instruments, feedback systems, and more.

  • Josephine is a School for the Contemporary Arts doctoral student as well as an SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipient. Josephine uses various artistic mediums to propose new ways of how more equitable and symbiotic futures can be created.

  • Robert is a poet, artist, and curator who works with Jewish histories as a medium for a context and site-dependent practice.

  • Reese Muntean in Interactive Arts and Technology studied the use of 360° video and drone documentation in cultural safeguarding practices in Thailand.

  • Mirjana Prpa is a changemaker and a PhD student at SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology.

  • Stan is an Interactive Arts and Technology Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research revolves around the understanding that the data used in real-world decisions is messy, incomplete, and requires an exploration of alternative interpretations. (Andrew Wade Mem Scholarship; Van Pykstra Graduate Scholarship; Presidents PhD Scholarship; SFU Big Data Graduate Scholarship)

  • Katerina is a School of Interactive Arts and Technology Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research explores how the immersive powers of modern technology can be leveraged to help people become more connected with themselves, each other and the world around them. (SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship)

  • Eneas is a master's student in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology. (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Pinyao is an Interactive Arts & Technology Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology leveraging Virtual Reality technology to foster human connection and positive emotions. (Mitacs Globalink Fellowship)

  • Lakshmi is a School of Interactive Arts & Technology Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology researching on how visual analytics methods may serve to help people recognize patterns from large sets of collected data and reflect on their wellbeing and health-related behaviors. (Fraser Health Graduate Scholarship)

  • Tylar is an Interactive arts & Technology PhD student researching visual anthropology, media archaeology, and how humans interface with technology to create new realities. (Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship, SSHRC Vanier)

  • Chelsea is exploring technology that allows social relationship over the Internet. (NSERC CGS Masters Scholarship)

  • Matthew is working on expanding the shape that art can take and reinventing the relationship that people have to art and artists in the world. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Julian is a School of Interactive Arts and Technology Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology researching the nature of reality or life in a Matrix. (Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship)

  • Denise researches and creates design guidelines for VR to help enhance people's well-being.

  • Rafael is an Interactive Arts & Technology Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research relates to improving Artificial Intelligence algorithms for music composition and improvisation. (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Brett is a doctoral student in the School of Interactive Art & Technology and his research looks at how documentarians can use artificial intelligence within their work to help others build critical literacy around artificial intelligence. (Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship)

  • Anil is a postdoctoral fellow interested on human-computer interaction and virtual and augmented reality.

  • Dr. Ayaka's dissertation looks at the "memoryscapes" of the sex trade in Japan's Koganecho district in the 2000s.

  • School of Communication doctoral student Woochul Kim serves on a jury for the Hinzpeter International Journalism Award.

  • Thomas is a master's student interested in political communication, online participatory cultures, and film and online media studies. (SSHRC CGS Masters Scholarship)

  • Shawn is a User Experience Designer with a Master's in Digital Media. Building impactful digital solutions that solve real-world problems, drive business values, connect and resonate with people.

  • Simranjot is a master's student who is specialized in core user-centered research, interaction design, user experience and interface programming skills.

  • Carina is studying social network "thinking" from a perspective that engages both technical and social sciences. (SSHRC CGS Masters Scholarship)

  • Lauren is a communication master's student who wants to bridge Indigenous perspectives within soundscape research and methodology to consider how such techniques are controlling via surveillant practices and mediated listening. (SSHRC CGS Masters Scholarship)

  • Nawal aims to equip students with the ability to apply theories, methods, and practical skills in a diverse and inclusive learning environment.

  • Belen is a School of Communication Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research collaborates with women who have migrated from rural parts of Ecuador to Quito, the country's capital city, and which local community media gather and share alternative experiences of wellbeing in the context of internal migration, and to collectively consider their relation to structural factors shaping women's health. (Steel Memorial Graduate Scholarship)

  • Anthony is a Communications Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology studying computation, computing, computers, and the worlds that surround them (SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship)

  • Devan is a Global Communication master’s student researching hospitality and COVID-19.

  • Dr. Chen is a PhD graduate from the School of Communication in the Faculty of Communication, Art + Technology.

  • Shiyu is a Communication Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. (Orient Star Media Graduate Scholarship in Global Communication)

  • Stacey is a Communication PhD candidate in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology looking at how gender and sexuality are communicated through audio media such as radio and podcasting. (SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship, COGECO Graduate Scholarship in CMNS)

  • Alex is a Communication Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology looking at the space in-between technology and art. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Graduate Fellowship)

  • Mingmin is a Communication Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose current research concerns Political Economy of Communication, and Cultural and Media Studies. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Philippa is a Communication Doctoral student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology researching how people talk about women-led films on social media sites. (Asper Graduate Fellowship in CMNS)

  • Dr. MacAulay examined how new technologies affect gay men's communities and their HIV prevention needs.

  • Amy is a PhD student in the School of Communication and a recipient of the SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship. Amy's current research focuses on how museums and exhibitions about climate change help people to understand what the future will look like.

  • Maria is a master's student in the School of Communication and a recipient of the SSHRC-CGS Master's Scholarship. Additionally, Maria is a teaching assistant and graduate caucus secretary in the School of Communication as well as an associate editor for Stream, SFU's interdisciplinary communications journal.

  • Pearl is a Master's in Publishing student in the Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology.

  • Shaleeta is a Master's in Publishing student working to find ways to support the publishing industry. Graduate Fellowship Scholarship)

  • Mar is a Contemporary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Applied Sciences trying to explain environmental urban issues through the sounding creative process. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Naghmi's research revolves around interfaces and tools enabling designers for creative problem solving.

  • Mayra has obtained a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction (HCI), a sub-area of computer science.

  • Yasamin is a UX researcher with an engineering and computer science background. She is eager to improve people’s lives by using technology and creating new designs.

  • Ghazal is an MFA student Interdisciplinary Arts working with virtual and augmented reality to reflect on some personal and existential subject matters. (Graduate fellowship award and the Research and Travel award)

  • Dr. Alberto Lusoli completed his School of Communication PhD from the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology.

  • Alice is a PhD student in Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology examining how journalists use preprints - studies that have not yet gone through the peer review process - and what this means for the publics who rely on their reporting. (SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship, Michael Stevenson Grad Scholar)

  • Silas is exploring the realm of sound from deaf people and how they transform sounds through the medium of photography into images. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Katie is a master's student researching the role of media in contemporary politics. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Mozhdeh is a Master's student focusing on political cinema, violence & cinema, and cinema & reality. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Alexandra is studying the social and political role of contemporary art in transition societies. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Mark is a Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research hopes to combine a thorough critique of how labour is used in North American prisons with an exploration of better solutions focused on rehabilitation first and foremost. (SSHRC CGS Masters Scholarship)

  • Catherine is a Communication Master's Student in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology whose research focuses on the ways that finance has become a key part of everyday life. (SSHRC-CGS Master's Scholarship)

  • Homa is a Fine Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology learning new practices of making art. (Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship)

  • Tin is an Interdisciplinary Arts Master's student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences researching on how to better hold space for individual and collective reflection on identity, positionality, and place. (McPhee Grad Scholarship)

  • Dr. Blake's research examines the development of ‘diversity’ as a policy objective in national and international policy debates.

  • Jamie is a master's student who currently works as a Managing Editor for SFU's interdisciplinary communications journal and a Teaching Assistant in the School of Communication.

Entrance Awards

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School of Communication

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway Work Experience
Communication MA Regular Thesis; Project; Extended Essay or Project -
Communication PhD Regular Thesis -
Global Communication Double Degree MA Specialty Extended Essay Internship
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School of Contemporary Arts

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway
Contemporary Arts MA Regular Extended Essay
Fine Arts MFA Regular Project
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Digital Media Program

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway Work Experience
Digital Media MDM Specialty Project Internship
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School of Interactive Arts and Technology

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway
Interactive Arts and Technology MA Regular Thesis; Project
Interactive Arts and Technology MSc Regular Thesis; Project
Interactive Arts and Technology PhD Regular Thesis
Visual Analytics Certificate Specialty Course Work
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Publishing Program

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway
Publishing MPub Specialty Course Work; Project
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