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Fall Preview 2019
We had incredible attendance at our booth with 100s of prospective students at Fall Preview 2019 on November 2nd and 3rd. Many recognized us from the Ontario Universities Fair. They loved seeing all the different focuses that we offer, trying out the demos supplied by the Perk Lab, and spent a lot of time talking to our current students and professors. Special thanks to all the volunteers who made this event such a success for us!
Abigael Schonewille
Alice Santilli
Dr. Amber Simpson
Andrew Grebenisan
Anna Wood
Ben Hall
Bo Chen
Brian Chen
Catherine Wu
Colton Barr
Elaine Gao
Grace Pigeau
Haadia Mufti
Jacob Laframboise
Dr. Juergen Dingel
Karen Knight
Kathleen Abols
Keiran Barr
Kyle Sunderland
Lydia Elbatarny
Sara Perosa
Shrey Anand
Dr. Steven Ding
Victoria Wu
50th Anniversary Homecoming Reception
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We had an excellent time at our 50th Anniversary Homecoming Reception on Friday, October 18th. Thank you to all who attended to welcome our alumni. Some alumni who joined us at the event were celebrating big reunion years including:
- Martha Fair – 46th reunion
- George Pajari – 40th reunion
- Alain Perry – 35th reunion
- Konrad Czerczak – 20th reunion
- Kevin Chan – 12th reunion
- Andrew Dickinson and Doug Martin – 10th reunion
Martha is one of the first women to graduate from our Master’s program in 1973. It was great to catch up with all our alumni and learn about where they are now.
Wendy Powley and David Skillicorn Receive Teaching and Learning Enhancement Grants
Read the full article in the Gazette
Introductory Computer Science Mentorship Program
Wendy Powley, School of Computing
Learning to program can be challenging and intimidating, especially for young women who feel they don’t belong in a male-dominated field. Creative Computing (CISC 110) is a course designed to entice women to try computing for the first time. In the class, 60 per cent of students are female. Although inspired by the course, many do not continue to take further courses. The goal of this peer-mentoring project is to provide students with individualized assistance in the form of active learning, code walk-throughs, detailed written feedback, and personal support to solidify their knowledge and boost their confidence. The mentorship program will also foster leadership and further the School of Computing’s equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. The goal is to increase the number of students (particularly women) who continue in Computer Science after taking CISC 110 and to train students to educate and mentor in an inclusive and sensitive manner.
Simulations, Role-Play and Long-form Scenarios: An emerging experiential learning opportunity to teach through complex issues
Kathryn Fizzell, Experiential Learning Hub; David Skillicorn, School of Computing
Simulation-based exercises are a way to bring real-world scenarios into the classroom, creating unique hands-on learning opportunities for students. This project explores simulations that involve presenting students with a specific situation and problem, and assigning them roles that require them to work together to develop tactics and strategies for responding in positive ways. To support faculty and project coordinators in using this form of experiential learning, the EL Hub, in partnership with the School of Computing, will conduct background research on pedagogical strategies related to simulation, role-play, and long form scenarios to create practical resources and materials for supporting their design and delivery. These materials will be piloted through a long-form scenario table-top cybersecurity training exercise being delivered by the School of Computing to students in the new NSERC CREATE Cybersecurity Graduate Training Program and promoted to other faculty and project coordinators through the EL Hub website and workshop presentations.
2nd Annual Computing Student Research Conference
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“During Friday evening and Saturday, students gathered from around Ontario to participate in the second Computing Student Research Conference (CSearch). Students attended keynote talks provided by Dr. Amber Simpson (Queen’s University), Dr. James Wu (CEO, InnerSpace Technology Inc), and Wes Garland (CTO, Kings Distributed Systems). Workshops were provided by Karim Jahed (Queen’s University) and Gustavo Olivia (Queen’s University). Students also participated in both oral and poster presentations. Congratulations to the winners Lama Moukahal (oral presentation) and Dhruv Patel (poster presentation). We loved seeing all the great work being done by students and can’t wait to see what is in store for next year.”
– Justin Gerolami
CSearch 2019 Chair
James Cordy, Thomas Dean, Andrew Malton, and Kevin Schneider receive the Most Influential Paper award
Congratulations to School of Computing Professor Emeritus James Cordy, cross-appointed ECE Professor Thomas Dean, former Professor Dr. Andrew Malton of Blackberry, and former PhD graduate Prof. Kevin Schneider of the University of Saskatchewan, on receiving the Most Influential Paper award at the 19th International Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation in Cleveland, Ohio today. Their 2001 paper, “Software Engineering by Source Transformation – Experience with TXL” was specially recognized as one of the two most influential papers from the more than 350 published in the first two decades of the conference.
Farhana Zulkernine Awarded Research Infrastructure Funding
Congratulations Dr. Farhana Zulkernine for her Infrastructure grant on ‘Building a smart framework to address real-time processing and storage of multi-modal big data’.
Read the full article in the Gazette at Funding on the cutting edge
Two More Tenure-Track Positions 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 Tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction. Candidates with specialization in all areas of Human-Computer Interaction are encouraged to apply, including: interaction design, accessibility, playful interaction, user interface engineering, and novel interaction techniques including augmented and virtual reality, wearables, and bodily interaction.
The School of Computing in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University also invites applications for a Tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with specialization in Cybersecurity.
The preferred starting date of both positions is July 1, 2020, and applications are due October 31, 2019. In the instance that an exceptional candidate is identified, a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor may be considered.
This is in addition to the teaching-focused tenure-track position, and the software engineering tenure-track position already announced.
For details on all of these positions, including how to apply, please visit their respective postings:
- Tenure-Track-Position in Human-Computer Interaction
- Tenure-Track Position in Cybersecurity
- Tenure-Track Position in Software Engineering
- Tenure-Track Teaching Focused Position
Tenure Track Position in Software Engineering 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 Tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Software Engineering with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2020. In the case of an exceptional candidate, a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor would be considered. All areas of Software Engineering are welcome. The following areas are of particular interest: Software Engineering with and for AI and Machine Learning, DevOps, Performance Engineering, Program Analysis, Testing and Software Quality.
For more information see the full job post.
A Weekend to Remember – Celebrating 50 Years
Last weekend marked the beginning of our 50th year in the School of Computing. The festivities welcomed back our alumni, our previous department heads, and our retired faculty and staff. Together with many of our current faculty, staff, and students, we acknowledged and celebrated this community for how it has shaped the School into what we are today. Over 100 attendees from ages as young as 2 months, Countries as far as Australia and Kuwait, and alumni since 1978, joined the celebration.
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The diversity of this community led to a weekend of storytelling. The events were filled with hums of conversations, sharing stories of our times at Queen’s School of Computing, where our lives led us after we graduated to today, and how computing set the pathway for these journeys.
Our Opening Reception at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre included live music from our very own David Rappaport and featured special guests Barbara Crow, Dean of Arts and Science and Fahim Quadir, Vice Provost and Dean, School of Graduate Studies.
The Campus Tour provided our alumni with stories about all the initiatives at Queen’s over the previous 20 years. Many who had not visited the School in over 25 years could not believe the change as they explored new buildings such as Mitchell Hall, the Recreation Centre, Stauffer Library, and Goodes Hall. The favourite was exploring our home base Goodwin Hall and reminiscing on our times of the past.
Our 50th Banquet at Four Points by Sheraton featured guest speakers Bob Crawford, Mike Jenkins, Selim Akl, Tom Bradshaw, and Liz Hache who shared their stories about the history, people, and technology of our School from 1969 to present day. Wendy Powley was our MC for the evening.
At the event, Hossam Hassanein, Director of Queen’s School of Computing, announced two new Scholarships funded by the School that will help support our current and future students. You can contribute to these new Scholarships in memory of someone at https://www.givetoqueens.ca/computing50th
The Karilee Whiteway Scholarship for Women in Computing
This annual scholarship of $1500 will support female QSC students to attend the annual Canadian Celebration of Women Conference founded by the Women in the School of Computing group in 2010.
Queen’s School of Computing 50th Anniversary Commemorative Scholarship
Established in 2019 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Queen’s School of Computing (QSC), and in memory of all members who have served the School, this scholarship is awarded in September of each year to a QSC student registered in their third year of study. The recipient, selected by the QSC, is a student who has achieved distinction both academically and in service to the community.
Hassanein acknowledged all our past Department Heads and those in attendance received plaques to commemorate their contributions to the School. Thank you to our Department Heads:
- Cecil Law, 1968 – 1969
- Stuart Baxter, 1969 – 1972
- Michael Levison, 1972 – 1973, 1990 – 1997
- Donald Jardine, 1973 – 1979
- Michael Jenkins, 1979 – 1982
- Glenn MacEwen, 1982 – 1987
- David Barnard, 1987 – 1990
- Janice Glasgow, 1997 – 2002
- James Cordy, 2002 – 2004, 2005 -2007
- Patrick Martin, 2004 – 2005
- Selim Akl, 2007 – 2017
Lastly, he recognized two past and current staff members for their outstanding service to the School:
- Tom Bradshaw for 40 Years of Excellence at QSC
- Irene LaFleche for being the Heart of the QSC family
Thank you to all who attended and made the start of our 50th year one that we will remember and cherish. We are excited to welcome more of our community to our 50th Homecoming Reception on Friday, October 18th.
Register for our Homecoming Reception to commemorate our 50th year.