On November 2, 15 undergrads and 4 alumni were invited to a special dinner at the Faculty Club. This was part of the Arts & Science backpack to Briefcase (b2B) program. Alumni shared their career experiences and offered students helpful tips and advice.

The Economist mentions U of T IBM Watson Startup, ROSS Intelligence

ROSS Intelligence continues to make media waves, receiving mentions in the The Economist and the Financial Times, about how the high-tech app helps lawyers do their work. Last fall, IBM brought Watson into the classroom with the IBM Watson University Challenge.

Out of this two-part course, Ross was born: a legal research assistant app. The team's students Jimoh Ovbiagele (computer science), Pargles Wenz Dall'Oglio (exchange student in computer science), Akash Venkat (iSchool)and Andrew Arruda (University of Saskatchewan law graduate) later formed their startup, ROSS Intelligence, after their second-place finish at the IBM Waston University Challenge in New York City, where U of T computer science was the only Canadian competitor.

IBM is making Watson intelligence more widely available for companies to create their own applications.

Professor Richard Zemel was mentioned in an article for Silicon Valley Business Journal, as he weighs in on Apple's “culture of secrecy”. Some believe that Apple's closed environment might be setting the company back.

Recently, Professor Zemel was also featured in Scientific American, for his work on automatic image captioning, which is software that is able to translate pictures into sentences.

David Cameron to lead Faculty of Arts & Science through 2019

Renowned political scientist David Cameron has been re-appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science for a three-year term effective July 1, 2016 and running until June 30, 2019.

Smart Bids & Big Data: Engineering & Machine Learning in Ad Tech Lubna Khader & Megha Lakshmi Narayanan (MScAC 2015) Data Scientists, Addictive Mobility Date: Tuesday, November 10 Time:  5:00 PM Location: Rosebrugh Building, Rm 211, 164 College Street Upcoming talks: PLS poster (PDF)

TUX

In a world where objects of any shape can be interactive, how do we design effectively? David Holman, Intel Corporation Tuesday, November 10 For details visit TUX

Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN) Lecture Series

Epigenetic Mechanisms in Memory Formation
Dr. J. David Sweatt, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thursday, November 19, 9:00 AM
103 Main Lecture Room, FitzGerald Building, 150 College Street, U of T

For details visit CPIN

Mitacs funding for collaborative international research in India, France, & Tunisia
Deadline: November 20

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

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).

Graduate Events

Fall Convocation
PhD - Monday, November 9, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
MSc - Monday, November 9, 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Graduate Students Lunch with the Chair

Enjoy an open dialogue with the Chair, Ravin Balakrishnan and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Peter Marbach, over lunch to discuss graduate student issues and hot topics.

Date: Tuesday, November 17
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: BA3200

The Graduate office would like to hear about topics/issues that you are interested in discussing. You can send your ideas to Ioan Stefanovici, President of CSGSBS or Peter Marbach, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Or if you prefer to be anonymous you can fill out this survey.

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:

November 27, PT266
December 11, PT266

Note: During the Oct. 30 meeting of the Grad Affairs Committee, the committee recommended that each incoming graduate student be assigned a faculty mentor, in addition to a supervisor, in order to assist with the transition to graduate studies. This recommendation will be put forward for broader consideration at an upcoming faculty meeting.

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

University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Department of Computer Science
Teaching Assistants - Winter Session 2016

University of British Columbia
Department of Computer Science
Tenure-track faculty positions

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

Awards: Call for Nominations

CACS/AIC Award for Lifetime Achievement in Computer Science
Deadline: December 1

CACS/AIC Outstanding Young Computer Science Researcher Award
Deadline: February 1, 2016

Volunteering at the Scott Mission: Friday, December 4

Scott Mission is looking for 10 Awesome DCS volunteers. This will be DCS's 6th year participating in this great community organization whose mission it is to give a helping hand to anyone in need.

If would like to give three hours of your time please contact Lynda Barnes with your time preference.

Time: 9:00 - 12:00 PM
Position: Toy Days
Persons: 4

Time: 9:15 - 12:15 PM
Position: Meal Serving / Food Bank
Persons: 6

Attire: Comfortable modest clothing and closed-toed shoes. No perfume, please. Scott Mission is a scent-free organization.

Address: 502 Spadina Avenue, corner of College and Spadina

What is The Scott Mission?

The Scott Mission was founded in 1941 and is a non-denominational Christian organization responding to the needs of the poor, homeless, abandoned and vulnerable of all ages. The Mission offers practical, emotional and spiritual support to thousands of people every year - and everyone is welcome regardless of their faith background.

Showcase of U of T community's work in accessibility technology

Accessibil-UT: Showcasing Accessibility Technology from U of T

November 30, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, C. David Naylor Student Commons, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle

Provost's Office (PDAD&C)

• November 4: Reappointment of Professor Don McLean as Dean, Faculty of Music (PDAD&C#14)
• October 30: Reappointment of Professor David Cameron as Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science (PDAD&C #13)
• October 30: Undergraduate Course Development Fund – Updated Guidelines

Faculty of Arts & Science (CPAD)

• November 5: Academic Administrative Appointment
• November 2: Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Awards - Call for Nominations. OTA Call for Nominations
• November 2: Tri-campus Decanal Promotions Committee 2015-16