One of three recipients of this national award, Dr. Ahmed Hassan is the Canada Research Chair in Software Analytics, the NSERC/Blackberry Industrial Research Chair in Software engineering for Ultra Large Scale Systems, and the director of the the Software Analysis and Intelligence Lab (SAIL) at Queen’s School of Computing.
Congratulations on the Retirement of Professor Bob Tennent!
The Queen’s School of Computing congratulates Professor Bob Tennent who will be retiring tomorrow, June 30, 2015, after 44 years of impeccable dedication and a wealth of contributions to the mission of the Queen’s School of Computing.
I am also delighted to announce that Bob has been granted the title of Professor Emeritus following his retirement.
In his letter to Bob, Principal Woolf wrote: “This honour affords the University an opportunity to express its thanks to you and to acknowledge your outstanding academic achievements and your exemplary service to Queen’s over the years.”
Best wishes Bob!
Tamas Ungi Receives Best Paper Award!
The Queen’s School of Computing is happy to announce that Tamas Ungi received a Best Paper Award from the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery for his paper.
Ungi T., Gauvin G.,, Yeo C.T., Engel C.J., Rudan J., Fichtinger G., Real Time Navigation in Breast Tumor Surgery, presented at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 29th International Congress, on June 24-27, Barcelona, Spain, 2015, and published in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, volume 10, Suppl. 1, pp. 59-60, 2015. Congratulations Tamas and the entire team!
Congratulations to our newest Professors
The School of Computing is pleased to announce that Dr. Ahmed Hassan and Dr. Mohammad Zulkernine have been promoted to the rank of Professor effective July 1, 2015. Congratulations and best wishes Professor Hassan and Professor Zulkernine!
David Skillicorn
David Skillicorn was on the CBC Tuesday, June 23 discussing the security of the Voice over Internet Protocol, to which the federal government plans to switch its landline phones.
Chloe DesRoche
The Queen’s School of Computing is sending best wishes to Chloe DesRoche, a Queen’s School of Computing M. Sc. student, as she represents Canada in a rowing competition held in Korea. Her supervisor Dr. Randy Ellis is delighted that Chloe (BMCO 2014) is representing Canada in an international rowing competition. She is on the “women’s 4” boat in the FISU championships.
Chloe is an example of someone who has maintained academic excellence while being recognized as an internationally elite athlete, which is a marvelous balance of working and living. Good luck Chloe!
Dr. Qingling Duan joins the QSC as a QNS
The School of Computing welcomes Dr. Qingling Duan on July 1st, 2015 as a Queen’s National Scholar, jointly appointed in the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences. Dr. Duan’s specialty is Bioinformatics.
Welcome to the School Qing and best wishes.
School Director Honorary Speaker at Convocation
Dr. Selim G. Akl, Professor and Director of the Queen’s School of Computing, was the Honorary Speaker at the Queen’s University Convocation Ceremony on Thursday morning, June 11, 2015. Dr. Akl addressed the graduands from Anatomy & Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Kinesiology & Health Studies, Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Physiology. Some excerpts from Dr. Akl’s speech follow.
“I am a Computing Scientist and my message to you this morning is that our two disciplines, yours, the science of life, and mine, the science of computation, these two seemingly different occupations, indeed share a strong common thread. This unifying thread is information. Health scientists collect and study information at different conceptual levels, from the molecular and the cellular, to complex organisms such as humans. Computing scientists specialize in algorithmic information processing; we build computational models as abstractions of the world around us. Together, we can accomplish a great deal, both in the creation of knowledge and in the application of this knowledge to the service of humanity.”
“Together, the health scientists and the computing scientists are creating what we believe is the future of health care. A future of which you will be the main architects.”
“Ultimately, we shall be able to model the behavior of a living cell as an algorithm. In this way, a cell with a disease can be viewed as a computer program with an error. Correct the error and you cure the cell. This is a lofty goal in itself, but you can aim for much better. Strive for a day in which health care will mean more than caring for the sick. Build a future in which health care is primarily and effectively about disease prevention. You can do it. I trust you fully.”
Here is a link to a video of Dr. Akl’s speech: https://goo.gl/tVscuu.
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New cross-appointment
The Queen’s School of Computing welcomes Dr. Louise M. Winn, a Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and in the School of Environmental Studies, who has been offered a cross-appointment with us.
Congratulations Louise, and welcome to the QSC!
Spring Convocation 2015
Congratulations to those School of Computing graduands receiving degrees at the 10 June 2015 Convocation!
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