The School of Computing’s Nick Graham commented on Edmonton video game developer BioWare, calling it “a great Canadian success story”, in the Globe and Mail and CTV.ca. Read the entire story here.
Roel Vertegaal Weighs in on Nokia’s Magnetic Tattoo
Roel was recently asked by the Toronto Star to comment on the pending patent for Nokia’s vibrating tattoo. Read the whole story here.
Nick Graham Talks About Liberi Live on The Sci Show
Watch Nick Graham comment on his interactive game Liberi Live on the Sci Show, and find out why it is fun for both players and designers (Nick’s segment begins at minute 3:15):
April 5 – Creative Computing: Art, Games, Research
Be sure to mark Thursday April 5th from 1:30-3 so that you can attend the Queen’s School of Computing’s day of Creative Computing: Art, Games, Research. The day will highlight the work of the School’s undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on demos, presentations, and posters from Game Design and Game Technology, Computing and the Creative Arts, 4th year projects, and the Queen’s School of Computing-sponsored CyberFalcon Robotics Team from Frontenac Secondary School.
The event will take place in the Biosciences Complex and will be a terrific opportunity for everyone to see first-hand what our creative students create throughout the school term.
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March Break Open House – Thank You, Volunteers!
On March 12 and 13, Queen’s held a March Break Open House. The Queen’s School of Computing was well represented by a group of enthusiastic volunteers who entertained a record number of visitors, answering their questions and showing them exciting demos at the QSC station in Grant Hall. On behalf of everyone in the School many thanks to:
- Jim Cordy
- Gabor Fichtinger
- Ben Hall
- Scott Grant
- Tad Stach
- Laura Bartha
- Simrin Nagpal
- Layan Nahlawi
- Sharief Oteafy
- Charlotte Blinston
- Paul Geesaman
- Rob Staalduinen
- Leah Robert
- Cara (Bing) Yu Yu
- Boyang Fu
- Irene LaFleche
- Bob Tennent
Summer School Returns to Queen’s School of Computing
Congratulations to Ahmed Hassan of the Queen’s School of Computing on being awarded a MITACS grant to run the Second Canadian Summer School on the Future of Mining Software Repositories, in July, 2012, at Queen’s. Last year’s Summer School, also held at the QSC, was so successful that MITACS more than doubled its funding for this year’s event. Well done, Ahmed!
Canada Research Chair Awarded to Queen’s School of Computing
The School of Computing is delighted to announce that Professor Mohammad Zulkernine has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Software Dependability (NSERC, Tier 2). The CRC also comes with funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. We congratulate Mohammad on this important recognition of the excellence of his research. We also extend thanks to the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research) and to the Faculty of Arts and Science for their support. For a complete story, click here.
Welcome March Break Visitors!
The Queen’s School of Computing will be participating in the University’s March Break Open House on Monday March 12 and Tuesday March 13. You can find us in Grant Hall with three tables of demos, displays, and more. Our enthusiastic faculty, staff, and students will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
School of Computing Research Team Awarded NSERC Grant
Patrick Martin and his team consisting of Hossam Hassanein (School of Computing), Mohammad Zulkernine (School of Computing) and Kathryn Brohman (School of Business) have received $480,000 to develop new research into the integration of two emerging technologies: cloud computing and mobile communication networks. As more of the services we use in our daily lives are offered through the Web, consumers’ expectations continue to grow. The next generation of services will be “elastic” in the sense that they will automatically grow and shrink in response to user demand and will be accessible anywhere, anytime from mobile devices.
“The funding facilitates new collaborations among researchers at Queen’s and training for our students in an exciting new area that would not otherwise be available,” says Dr. Martin.
(From the Queen’s News Centre – February 24, 2012)
2010-11 Teaching Award Winners Featured in This Month’s OnQ Magazine
As nominations for this year’s Teaching awards are being accepted, the February edition of OnQ featured last year’s award winners. Recognized last year for their contributions were two members of the School of Computing – Professor Nick Graham received the Howard Staveley Teaching Award, and Eric Rappos received the Excellence in Teaching Asssitance award.
For the complete February issue of OnQ, click here.