Department of Computer Science

@DCS UPDATE | December 4, 2015|

NEWS

Addictive Mobility Scholarship Winners

Addictive Mobility Scholarship winners ARIA
Back row: Professor and Chair Ravin Balakrishnan, Professor Eugene Fiume, Andrew Opala, Chief Operating Officer at Addictive Mobility Front row: 2015 MScAC students Sasa Milic, Tom LaMantia, Qiannan Gao, and Guang Yang

Four Masters of Applied Computing (MScAC) students were the recipients of the Addictive Mobility Scholarship. Last fall Addictive Mobility established a scholarship in support of the MScAC program. The company has committed to provide $5,000 a year, over the next five years, for a total of $25,000, to support applied computing students.

The winners were presented with the award on December 1, at the Applied Research in Action (ARIA) showcase, where the research and development internship projects of the 2014 MScAC cohort were on display.

See 2014-2015 MScAC ARIA brochure (PDF)

EVENTS

TUX

Knowledge Construction in the Instrumented Classroom: Supporting Student Investigations of Their Physical Learning Environment

Jim Slotta, Associate Professor of Education, University of Toronto

Tuesday, December 8

For details visit TUX

RESEARCH

2015-16 McLean Award competition

McLean Award competition
Deadline: January 15, 2016. Details can be found on the Connaught website

GRADUATE STUDIES

Fellowships & Awards

2016-2017 Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship
Departmental submission deadline is Monday, December 14. Please direct all questions and submissions to the Grad office.

Mackenzie King Open & Travelling Scholarship
Deadline: January 15, 2016

2016-17 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) competition
Application now available online. Departmental deadline: March 9, 2016 (for OGS Visa competition) and March 23, 2016 (for OGS Domestic competition).

If you have questions about these awards, please visit the Graduate Office (BA4242).

Upcoming PhD Departmental Exams

Noah Lockwood
December 10, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
BA5187
Tile of Thesis: "Interactive Techniques for Spacetime Editing of Human Locomotion by Non-professionals:

Examination Committee:
Eugene Fiume (Chair), Karan Singh (Supervisor), Ravin Balakrishnan

All members of the department are invited to attend this meeting.

Grad Admissions

Admissions for the September 2016 MSc, MScAC and PhD programs is now open.

Deadline for MSc/PhD: December 18, 2015
Deadline for MScAC: February 12, 2016
Apply on-line

Grad Affairs Committee (GAC)

The Grad Affairs Committee meetings this fall term are bi-weekly.

The meetings this fall are Fridays, 1:00-2:00 PM, December 11, PT266

GAC can be raised by emailing Professor Allan Jepson (GAC Chair), or Professor Peter Marbach (Associate Chair, Graduate Studies)

School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is renovating to serve you better!

Friday, December 11, is moving day for SGS Student Services! SGS Student Services will be closed on Friday, December 11, 2015 as we will be moving to our temporary location at 702/704 Spadina Avenue. The Office will reopen at 702 and 704 Spadina Avenue on Monday, December 14, 2015. Meetings may be held at the temporary office space beginning Tuesday, December 15, 2015.

We will be located at 702 and 704 Spadina for approximately 5 months while 63 St. George Street is closed for renovations. If you require urgent assistance on December 11, please contact Josie Lalonde or Laura Stathopoulos.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Fellowships & Awards

Google Lime Scholarship for students with disabilities
Deadline: December 6

BMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity through Education Scholarship
Deadline: December 13

Quantum Info and Quantum Control - Scholarships for Summer Research
For more info visit Announcements board
Deadline: December 15

These items and others like them are regularly posted on the Announcements board and the Jobs & Professional Experience board on our CS Community bulletin boards.

Events

Career Mentorship Program - Student Prep Session: Dec 10

Computer science students who have applied to the Career Mentorship Program and will be matched to an alumnus/a, are required to attend a prep session Thursday, December 10 – in BA 3200 – prior to the launch event (where student mentees and alumni mentors will meet for the first time), on January 18, 2016.

If you have any concerns or are unable to attend this event due to class, please notify ugliaison@cs.toronto.edu.

Exam Jam: Review, refresh, de-stress

Don't miss Exam Jam for course review sessions, open study space, free snacks and coffee, and free, fun, and active stuff.

All are welcome! This is a FREE event.

Find more details at Exam Jam

U of T Academic & Collaborative Technologies Group - Part time opportunity

The U of T Academic & Collaborative Technologies Group is looking for a student or recent graduate to assist with a project. Requirements are: excellent PHP programming skills, up to 15 hours a week to work (exact hours would be flexible), and a solid reference who can speak to your programming skills. $20/hour. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to ati@utoronto.ca, with a brief resume, contact information for a reference, and a sample of PHP code you have written. Opportunity open until filled.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Job opportunities

Brown University, Department of Computer Science
Faculty positions

University of Victoria, Department of Computer Science Faculty of Engineering
Tenure-track faculty positions

For other industry opportunities, see the Job Board at compsciutorontoconnect.ca

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Dec 6

U of T Campus will hold commemorations on December 6 for The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

PDAD&C and CPAD Memos

Provost's Office (PDAD&C)

December 3: Call for Applications – Science Leadership Program
December 1: Information Sessions – U of T's CFREF Round 2 Submission

Faculty of Arts & Science (CPAD)

December 3: Inaugural Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowships - Call for Nominations
December 1: Institutional Teaching Awards & Fellowships - Call for Nominations