David Skillicorn talked to the Toronto Star about the controversy surrounding Huawei 5G technology following the situation with Meng Wanzhou and the two Michaels.
Dr. Skillicorn also talked to Global News Radio.
The School of Computing partners with Egypt for Master of Data Science and Machine Learning program
The School of Computing is proud to collaborate with the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to offer a new Master of Data Science and Machine Learning program as part of their Digital Egypt Builders Initiative (DEBI). The 12-month program starts this January and will take up to 100 Egyptian students.
More information can be found in the Gazette and on the Digital Egypt Builders Initiative (DEBI) website.
Congratulations to the Computing Class of 2021
Our graduating class of 163 Bachelor, Master’s, and PhD in Computing students would be walking the stage in Grant Hall for their convocation ceremony. Once again, due to the pandemic, we are sending our graduates off and welcoming them as our alumni remotely. We look forward to offering them a traditional ceremony in the future. Until then, watch the video message below from members of our School offering their congratulations.
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Mohammad Zulkernine and Steven Ding awarded funding from DND IDEaS
The School of Computing is pleased to congratulate Mohammad Zulkernine and Steven Ding on the award of funding support from the DND IDEaS program for their project An Explainable Active Learning Agent for Intrusion Detection and Risk Assessment on MIL-STD-1553-based Avionics Networks.
Canada’s Department of National Defence Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, announced in Canada’s new defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, commits to $1.6B of investment in innovations for defence and security over the next 20 years. The program fosters innovation to provide creative thinkers with the structure and support to encourage solutions, which will assist in solving some of Canada’s toughest defence and security challenges. For more information about the program, see https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas.html.
2020 School of Computing Awards
The Queen’s School of Computing is proud to announce the recipients of the 12th annual School of Computing Awards. This year’s recipients are:
- School of Computing Research Award: Andras Lasso
- Distinguished Service Award: Karen Knight
- Distinguished Student Award (Undergraduate): Duncan Stewart
- Excellence in Teaching Award (TA): Yudong Zhou
- Howard Stavely Teaching Award: Ting Hu
- Howard Stavely Teaching Award (Honorable Mention): Wendy Powley
- Ian A. Macleod Award: Taylor Smith
- Distinguished Thesis Award: Zac Baum
- PhD Research Achievement Award: Alireza Sedghi
Congratulations to all recipients. Well done!!
Hossam Hassanein receives Technical Achievement and Recognition Award
The School of Computing is pleased to congratulate Dr. Hassanein on receipt of the 2020 IEEE IoT, Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Technical Committee (IoT-AHSN TC) Technical Achievement and Recognition Award.
The award recognizes members of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) who have made significant contributions to technological advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT), ad hoc networks and sensing systems.
Amber Simpson appointed as Director of HMRC at Queen’s University & KHSC
Dr. Amber Simpson has been appointed as Director, Human Mobility Research Centre, Queen’s University & Kingston Health Sciences Centre.
On the recommendation of Deans Barbara Crow, Kevin Deluzio, and Jane Philpott, Mark Green, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen’s University and of David Pichora, CEO at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Dr. Amber Simpson has been appointed Director of the Human Mobility Research Centre (HMRC). Her appointment is effective September 1, 2020, and is for a five-year term.
The HMRC is a partnership between Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre that serves as a nexus of collaborative research endeavours spanning the disciplines of medicine, engineering, health sciences, and humanities. Located within the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, HMRC provides shared research space and services to clinicians, university faculty, trainees, and industry that uniquely positions it for innovation-driven research.
Dr. Simpson received her B.Sc. in Computing and Information Systems and Mathematics at Trent University in 2000. She earned her M.Sc. in 2002 and Ph.D. in 2010, both at Queen’s University. She has held appointments at Vanderbilt University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Simpson joined Queen’s University in 2019 as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Biomedical Computing and Informatics and Associate Professor, School of Computing and Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, with a cross appointment to the Department of Medicine. She is a Senior Investigator, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, and Affiliate Member, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Toronto.
Dr. Simpson brings extensive experience in collaborative research to her role. Working with cross-disciplinary teams, Dr. Simpson has contributed to more than 85 publications in machine learning, biomedical data science, and medical image analysis. She specializes in developing novel computational strategies for improving human health. She currently holds substantial grant funding from NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Canadian Foundation for Innovation for developing imaging and integrated computational modeling of multi-scale biomedical data. Her work has been recognized by the American Association of Cancer Research and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. She was recently appointed by the Director of NIH as a chartered member of study section, reflecting both her high-quality academic work and commitment to biomedical research.
Deans Crow, Deluzio, and Philpott and Dr. Pichora are confident that the multi-disciplinary, collaborative teams at HMRC will greatly benefit from the expertise that Dr. Simpson brings to the role of Director. Please join the Deans and the CEO of Kingston Health Sciences Centre in congratulating Dr. Simpson on her appointment.
Note: This article originally appeared on the Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences website.
QUIP Student Experiences Presentation
QUIP computing students have just returned from internships at 14 different companies including Ericsson, IBM, Kinaxis, Moneris and more. Join us on October 15th on Microsoft Teams to hear about their experiences — what they did, what they learned and their recommendations for those considering an internship. Everyone is welcome to attend one or more sessions.
Join QUIP Student Experience Presentation.
Session 1: Oct. 15th 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
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| STUDENT | COMPANY |
| Dongho(Ben) Han | Ericsson Canada |
| Hayden Pfeiffer | IBM Canada |
| Robert Bryan Chafee | INVIVO Communications Inc. |
| Brynnon Picard | Ratehub.ca |
Session 2: Oct. 15th 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
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| STUDENT | COMPANY |
| Trevor Mclellan | Celestica |
| Michael Olson | Mannarino Systems and Software |
| Shailesh Patel | Moneris |
| Alex Golinescu | Kinaxis |
| Samuel Song | IBM |
| Bradly Kurtz | Ericsson |
Session 3: Oct. 15th 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
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| STUDENT | COMPANY |
| Hershil Devnani | ecobee |
| Alexandre Pana | Ericsson |
| Allan Legemaate | Innovasium Digital |
| Roberto Ruiz de la Cruz | Centre for Advanced Computing |
| Natasha Djurdjevic | CAPCO |
| Ella Griffin | CarData Consultants Inc. |
| Joey Meffen | Caseware International |
Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP)
Catherine Stinson comments on the op-Ed written by OpenAI GPT-3
Catherine Stinson, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Philosophy Department, discusses the op-Ed written by OpenAI Robot GPT-3 in an interview on Ontario Morning with CBC Radio.
To listen to the interview with Stinson on CBC Radio, start at 35.40 min.
Hiring Faculty Position at Queen’s School of Computing
The School of Computing in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The preferred start date for the appointment is January 1, 2021. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related discipline. A strong record of post-secondary teaching, curriculum development, and/or other relevant leadership experience are required. Experience in securing external research funding would be an asset. The candidate will build on and extend the School’s existing research strengths in smart infrastructures and cyber-physical systems.
For the full job posting and application details visit Faculty Position at Queen’s School of Computing.