Photo courtesy of Autodesk

Computer Science faculty and alumni are uniquely connected to multinational company, Autodesk.

Autodesk – a company that provides tools for architects, engineers, designers and visual artists – recently announced that its new Toronto home will be the second and third floors of the MaRS West Tower.

More than 100 University of Toronto graduates have worked for Autodesk, and Alias|Wavefront (later Alias), the company acquired by Autodesk in 2006. Many computer science alumni are still working with the Autodesk Research and have co-authored upwards of 100 papers in conjunction with U of T.

Read full story at U of T News

This event will feature the R&D internship projects by the 2014 cohort of the Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) program.

Tuesday, December 1, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab (DCSIL)
Gerstein Science Information Centre
2nd Floor 9 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON

RSVP

See ARIA invitation (PDF)

The Mutual Relevance Series - Truth and Lies

Speakers: Professor Kang Lee, Institute for Child Study; Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE.
Professor Guillaume Thomas, Formal Semantics, Department of Linguistics.

Date: Tuesday December 8, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: UC140 (North East corner of University College, near Soldier's Tower)

Find more details The Mutual Relevance Series Facebook page.

Computing Research Association - Women (CRA-W) 2016 Gradcohort
Deadline: November 30

NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's Program
Deadline: December 1

2016-2017 Autism Scholars Award
Applicants are to submit their application directly to SGS Graduate Awards Office not their graduate unit (or the Dean of Graduate Studies as the COU announcement indicates).
Deadline: December 1

2016-2017 Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award
Applicants must submit their application to their Graduate Unit, not the Dean of Graduate Studies as the COU announcement indicates.
Deadline: December 1

2016-17  Delta Kappa Gamma World Fellowships
Applicants must submit their application to their SGS Graduate Awards Office
Deadline: December 1

NVIDIA's Graduate Fellowship Program
The application period for the 2016-2017 academic year is now open
Deadline: December 1

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

Sahil Suneja
December 8, 12:00 PM, BA 5256
Title of Thesis: "Non-intrusive Virtual Systems Monitoring"

PhD Supervisory Committee: Professor Eyal De Lara (Supervisor), Professor Bianca Schroeder (Member & Chair) and Professor Angela Demke-Brown (Member)

All members of the Department are invited to attend.

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)

Schoo 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.

University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science
Admissions, Recruitment and Internship Coordinator (Pay Band 12) Term - USW 1998 Appointed

University of New Brunswick, Department of Computer Science
Tenure-track faculty position
Instructor - three-year term position

Stanford University, School of Engineering
Tenure-track faculty position

Recruiting Developers for top downtown tech companies & startups
gdR is recruiting Software Developers for some of Toronto's most forward-thinking tech companies. Our goal is to act as an agents for talented University of Toronto students and graduates throughout their careers. Whether you're ready for a new opportunity today or will be looking in the future, our team is here to help.

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 3 and 6 for The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Quantathon: March 18 - 20 2016

Waterfront International Ltd (WIL) is challenging graduate and undergraduate students from the departments of Finance, Computer Science and Statistics to participate in an exciting collaborative competition. Find more information at quantathon.ca.

Provost's Office (PDAD&C)

• November 26: Announcement of Derek Newton as Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship
• November 24: Call for Proposals – Canada's Sesquicentennial Initiatives Fund

Faculty of Arts & Science (CPAD)

• November 23: Request for Proposals: Germany/Europe Fund. Application for Funding.
• November 20: Course Evaluations