Author: Doug Martin

Nick Graham discusses the exergaming research being conducted in the EQUIS Lab. Read the entire story in the Kingston Whig Standard.

Queen’s School of Computing Professor Nick Graham (Director, EQUIS Lab) was interviewed on the CBC this morning about his lab’s research on using video games to encourage children 9 to 12 years old to exercise and stay healthy. Nick explained how the software developed by his research team helps maintain a child’s heart rate at the desired level while playing a game. The project will now move out of the lab and into family homes, where stationary bikes and computers will be placed and the children’s progress monitored.

Queen’s School of Computing Professor Nick Graham (Director, EQUIS lab) commented on the new Xbox One, on Indie 101 (Mohawk College radio station in Hamilton).

Queen’s School of Computing Professor Roel Vertegaal (Director, Human Media Lab) and Ph.D. candidate Antonio Gomes, are featured in a Queen’s Journal article entitled “Cutting Edge Creativity“, which describes the School’s unique program in Computing and the Creative Arts (COCA) and its gateway second year course, COCA 201.

The COCA program offers students an exceptional education in Computing and one of four creative arts: Art History, Drama, Film and Media, and Music. It empowers them to use an extraordinary creativity-enhancing tool in order to produce works of art of astonishing originality and enduring beauty. Truly a case of “perfect makes practice”.

Now in its fifth year, COCA is the only program of its kind in Canada and was the first such program in North America.

Queen’s School of Computing SODE student Lucas Marcelli is doing wonderful work teaching kids how to code. He is a Director in the Code for Kids organization. Read about him here.

The personality featured on he November 19th Women in Science and Engineering is the School’s own Wendy Powley, a leader in Information Technology and a role model for women in computing.

The good news continue to reach us from CASCON 2013:

1. Dr. Ahmed Hassan delivers keynote address

The keynote address was delivered by the Queen’s School of Computing NSERC Blackberry Industrial Research Chair, Dr. Ahmed Hassan. His keynote address, titled “Mobile Software Engineering: The Next Revolution?” outlined the challenges in how computer software is being developed, marketed and evolved in the new world of mobile applications.

2. Dr. Jim Cordy named IBM CAS Faculty Fellow of the Year

Queen’s School of Computing Professor Jim Cordy received the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies 2013 CAS Research Faculty Fellow of the Year award. This award recognizes individuals who best epitomize the mission of IBM CAS Research, as set out in the following four goals:

– Excel as a Canadian research centre of excellence in the advancement of applied science in research areas strategic to IBM
– Harvest and transfer results from advanced research to strategic products and services
– Build and foster relationships among researchers, funding agencies, IBM and consumers
– Expose IBM developers to current research directions, and identify new and emerging technology issues for academic research.

Dr. Cordy was particularly recognized for his dedication to preserving a high standard of academic and technical quality in the CAS Research community and CASCON. This is the second time Dr. Cordy has received this award, having been previously recognized in 2008.

http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/amazing-technology-allows-remotely-control-physical-objects-video/

Congratulations to Queen’s School of Computing members Shady Khalifa, Tianbin Jiang and Patrick Martin on winning the Best Student Paper Award at Cascon 2013 in Toronto this morning.

Their paper titled ‘MapReduce “Garbage” Collection’ was chosen from among 24 accepted papers selected from 70 submissions to the conference.

Queen’s School of Computing Professor Nick Graham (Director, EQUIS lab.) is quoted today in a Toronto Star article entitled “PlayStation and Xbox Aren’t Just Fighting Each Other“