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Enjoy solving problems, eating pizza and getting prizes? Then come out for the Spring Programming Contest! It's a fun, local and free contest that is open to all students. Come out and claim the title of best problem solver. Novice and Intermediate levels are offered. You can register as a team or solo. When: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013The Spring Programming Contest is back!
Applications are invited for NSERC and Departmental Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs). These provide an opportunity for academically-strong undergraduate students to get involved in computer science research activities within the Department, while at the same time providing summer employment from May to August. Some basic eligibility requirements:
On Thursday, November 29th, 2012, come check out graduate and undergraduate students as they present their final projects to a panel of social media experts. The event will run from 4:00pm - 6:30pm in room Arts 108. This exciting presentation of ideas is open and free to everyone! If you have any questions about the event, contact Professor Julita Vassileva: jiv@cs.usask.caProfessor Vassileva and her Social Computing class presents their every own...
DRAGONS' DEN
As students use learning technology they leave behind traces of their interactions that are beneficial
in understanding the teaching and learning environment. Using a combination of machine learning
and information visualization techniques, these traces can be aggregated, summarized, and
represented such that instructional experts can gain insight into the activities of learners. This seminar will
discuss the results of two different investigations into how learner traces can be used to influence
instructional experts.
Speaker: Dr. Julita Vassileva, Dept. of Computer Science, U of S Social computing can revolutionize our
world by influencing people to do good (or
bad) things for themselves and their
communities. Understanding human
motivation and building the right
computing tools are vital next steps for big
change. Cafe Scientifique is excited to present Dr.Vassileva and her expertise on social networking. This event is free and open to everyone. Where: Amigos Cantina (Backroom) - 806 Dufferin Ave When: November 20th, 2012 - 7:30pm
Connected is a yearly one-day Computer Science education event for female secondary students. The event presents a day full of hands-on activities and speakers in the areas of Computer Science. This event is put on by the Deptartment of Computer Science and the Saskatoon Industry-Education Council.
The Department of Computer Science Professional Internship Program allows undergraduate students to obtain 12 or 16 months of practical "on-the-job" experience with a sponsoring company prior to completing the final year of their undergraduate degree program. The existence of a formally recognized internship program offers significant benefits to the students, to the industrial sponsors, to the department, and to the university as a whole. These benefits include: practical training and work experience for the students; technology transfer, productive work contribution, and prospective employee evaluation for the employer; and increased university-industry interaction for the department and the university. We are now accepting applications from companies and students interested in partcipating in the program. Interns will be placed in May/Sept 2013.
Teaching Assistant Applications are now being accepted for Term 2, January 2013 positions. Please submit your application before Monday December 3, 2012 at 8:00am in order to be considered for a TA position.
Dr. Mehdi Moradi, a candidate for the NSERC TII in Biomedical Image Analysis, will be giving a presentation on the afternoons of November 5 and 6. His presentation may be interesting to faculty and graduate students in the Department of Computer Science. These events are open to all faculty, staff, students, and guests.
Behavioral
and neurological findings show that our cultural background influences the way
we perceive and interpret information. This also impacts which user interface
designs we find most intuitive, appealing and trustworthy, and how we interact
with technology in general.
Attention students! There is a new course offered this year: CMPT 394.3 Simulation Principles Description: Introduction to the development of logical, numerical and
statistical models of systems; deterministic and probabilistic
models; Monte Carlo simulations. Basic elements involved in
simulation such as entities, attributes, events and time
representation. Properties of computer modelling languages;
design, development and testing of models.
Prerequisite(s): CMPT 270.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): One of STAT 242, 245, or
EE 216 (STAT 242 preferred.)
Schedule: Term 2 - T/R, 10:00-11:20 a.m., Thorv S311, Nate Osgood,
instructor.
Congratulations to our Fall Graduates! On Saturday, October 27th, 2012 the following Department of Computer Science students will be awarded degrees:
Three-Year
Four-Year DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Software engineers often have trouble coordinating shared work due to poor communication practices. We present results from a large-scale survey of Microsoft employees about their information-sharing communication practices that shows that not all engineers correctly perceive that they have dependents.
Professor Carl Gutwin has been inducted to the CHI Academy, joining a select group of less than 100 researchers (as of this writing), including Stuart Card, James Foley, Ben Shneiderman, Bill Buxton, and Alan Newell, all scholars considered among the brightest lights in computer science generally. The CHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. These are the principal leaders of the field, whose efforts have shaped the disciplines and/or industry, and led the research and/or innovation in human-computer interaction. The criteria for election to the CHI Academy are: This is not Carl’s first distinction. He held the position of Canada Research Chair in our Department for the previous five years. The U of S has been allocated about 30 CRC Chair since the program was set up in 2000 to make Canada one of the top five countries in the world for research and development. Check out some of the research in Carl’s lab here.
The Department is pleased to welcome Ian Stavness to faculty. Ian has established a strong research program involving biomedical computation, biomechanics and computer graphics. He is actively involved in the OpenSim and Parametric Human projects, developing state-of-the-art human body simulations. A University of Saskatchewan undergraduate, he completed a PhD at UBC and continued to Stanford as a post-doc, among other things, working with dentists on models of jaws and dentition. Ian will be teaching our Graphics course in January 2012, so remember to register early!
Date: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 Time: 12:30pm to ~1:20pm Where: Thorvaldson 205A The info session is most beneficial to 2nd and 3rd year students, but all are welcome. There will be information about:
When people collaborate they often use gestures as an important part of their communication. Gestures can take many forms, but people often use a form of gesture called deixis – an indicative gesture that commonly takes the form of pointing – to identify objects, locations, or directions.
Aaron Genest is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science. His research is in the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work under the supervision of Dr. Carl Gutwin. He has spent the last six years figuring out how to better support communication over distributed tabletop displays, mostly by watching people point at things.
HCI (Human Computer Interaction) has largely
concerned itself with the evaluation and creation of useful, usable interfaces.
But does usability provide a rich enough language to understand our work? For contemporary practitioners, an
application's usability may very well be a secondary objective. This is
especially true in communications projects, where the dissemination of an idea,
message, or emotion is the goal. I will present a theoretical approach that I
have employed over the past few years. This is then related to a variety of
work that I have produced, directed, or contributed to over the past 3
years. This work ranges from architectural environments, mobile applications,
digital kiosks, and digital strategies.
The Computer Science Graduate Course Council announced that this year's Excellence in Supervision Award goes to Dr. Regan Mandryk. We would like to congratulate Dr. Regan Mandryk on behalf of all the students, staff, and faculty. Dr. Regan Mandryk is an Associate Professor in the Interaction Lab in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Her main research areas are games for health and wellness, game evaluation, and affective computing.
You can find out more about Dr. Mandryk here.
It's a fun, local and free contest that is open to all students. Lots of door prizes, free pizza, and more! Come out and claim the title of best problem solver. Novice and Intermediate levels are offered. When: September 22nd, 2012 Schedule: 8:30am - 9:00am: Registration 9:00am - 9:45am: Practice Session 10:00am - 2:30pm: Contest Note: If you are on a team, make sure your teammates enter the same team name! Faculty, staff and industry are welcome to enter a team too! But the prizes are for students only ;) For more information and sample problems, go to http://programmingcontest.usask.ca/The ACM Fall Programming Contest is back!
Come out and visit us throughout September to enter to win a new iPad! It really is that simple. One lucky winner will receive a brand new iPad, donated by College Mobile. You can first find us on September 4th at the Orientation Live Expo in Education Gym from 10:00am to 12:30pm. You can find us next in 3rd floor Spinks on Tuesday, Sept 11th from 8:30 - 11:30! Find us in the afternoon in Spinks 3rd floor by the elevator on Tuesday, Sept 11th. We'll also be kicking around Spinks 3rd floor again on Thursday, Sept 13th And again, on Saturday, Sept 15th in Spinks 3rd floor for the Unix Bootcamp! Don't miss out! Stay tuned for more updates on where we'll be this this month so you can sign up to win!Attention UofS Students:
Interested in brushing up on your skills before class starts? Join us on Saturday, September 15th, 2012 for the Unix Bootcamp. Everyone is welcome: students, staff and faculty! Sign up early here or sign up on the day of the event. Schedule: 10:00am: Bootcamp sign-up for students 10:30am: Beginner lab session, followed by a tour. 11:30: Intermediate lab sesison. 12:30: Pizza lunch Cost: $5.00, includes a CSSS membership and a pizza lunch. The CSSS will also be selling lockers in Spinks If you have any questions, feel free to email brittany@cs.usask.ca.2012 Unix Bootcamp
A
picture may be worth a thousand words but what might those words be? How do we
go about finding those words?
Want to change the world? Unsure you have
what it takes? Six exceptional
women scientists and engineers will inspire and empower you, by sharing their
personal experiences in making a difference, taking risks, and balancing their
career and family. Everyone is welcome! Date and Time: Tuesday, August 21, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Location: Prairie view
Room, Diefenbaker Center, University
of Saskatchewan Campus Contact: Julita@cs.usask.ca
Over
the past few years, scientific software development has been
variously likened to Document Driven, Agile, Open Source, and End-User
development methodologies. There are characteristics of each methodology that
can be found in scientific software development, but the fit for any one methodology
is far from perfect.
The
colours of our world tell us many things - if fruit is ready to eat, if meat is
sufficiently cooked, if someone has a rash or sunburn - but approximately 10%
of all people cannot rely on colour signals because they have congenital,
acquired, or situationally-induced colour vision deficiency (CVD - commonly
called colour blindness).
The Department of Computer Science is now accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate Computer Science students to provide help in our Spinks Help Centre and Computer Science computing laboratories.
Two University of Saskatchewan school outreach programs – Ecology
Camps for Kids and Science Ambassadors – have just received a boost from
the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
that will help them bring exciting science learning to students in
Saskatoon and northern communities.
By On Campus News and Global A University of Saskatchewan research team led by Tony Kusalik and
Scott Napper has harnessed bioinformatics and molecular biology to
create software that promises to become a “must have” tool in drug
development research labs the world over.
With
the growing ubiquity of networked computers, there is an ever-increasing
potential for executing computations by utilizing distributed resources.
However, coordinating delivery of resources to distributed computations is a
challenging problem.
Over the past few months researchers and IT developers at the U of S
have received a number of awards and a lot of attention for their
innovative products, ideas and ground-breaking discoveries.
Four members of a University of Saskatchewan team will speak at
Harvard University in June about the success the U of S has had in
developing and using innovative technology that allows classroom
lectures to be recorded and made available to students online.
The
Booze Cruise is a game that shows how difficult it is to drive drunk, and is
thus intended to discourage the act. The game is relatively simple: the initial
splash screens ask the player for their sex, weight, and the number of drinks
they have consumed. The player’s blood alcohol content (BAC) is calculated from
the specified parameters, and usually runs from between 0.0 to 2.4.
A team of College of Arts & Science computer
scientists has been awarded the 2012 Award of Innovation for creating an
iPhone application (app) – the first in Canada to offer university
students broader, exceptionally secure access to confidential
information such as grades.
Use of advanced internet technology to bring scientists and
leading-edge research infrastructure together half a world apart has
been demonstrated between the national synchrotron facilities of Canada
and Brazil. The demonstration in Brazil, observed by Canadian Governor General
David Johnston and Dr. Antônio José Roque da Silva, Director of the
Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), made use of remote
control software developed at the Canadian Light Source (CLS)
synchrotron in Saskatoon to access a CLS beamline and collect data from a
computer at a research station in the LNLS. For more information, visit the Canadian Light Source website. On Campus news story, April 30, 2012.
The BINF laboratory's latest Science Signaling publication details an innovative microarray analysis technique. Congratulations BINF lab! For a preview link on the paper, click here.
Congratulations to Ty Bader (BA’00) and Jordon
Schidlowski (BSc’07), co-founders of Noodlecake Studios and Lee Vermeulen
(BSc’09) of Alientrap on their Canadian Video Game Award nominations!
The alums and their companies were profiled by Mark Ferguson in the
Spring 2012 issue of the College of Arts & Science alumni magazine, DiversitA&S. Read the profile:
The Department of
Computer Science is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistant positions
for the spring and summer term. Computer
Science students are required to fill the roles of Markers, Tutorial Leaders,
Advisors for Computer Science classes and Lab Advisors to provide
help in Computer Science computing laboratories. In
order to apply for a position of student assistant, you must fill out the application for student employment (Summer 2012) completely and submit it through Moodle. Be sure to submit your application before
April 12, 2012 if you are interested.
All students and potential employers are welcome to attend. Employers
will have booths on the third floor of the
Spinks addition to Thorvaldson. Employers are also invited to give a 30
minute presentation in various classrooms. A complete schedule and list of employers will be available at http://uofscsss.tumblr.com/career-fair-2012
In
the everyday world, much of what we do as social beings is dictated by how we
interpret spatial relationships. This is called proxemics. What is surprising is how little people’s
expectations of spatial relationships are used in interaction design, i.e., in
terms of mediating people’s interactions with surrounding digital devices such
as digital surfaces, mobile phones, tablets, and computers.
Object-oriented (OO) concepts are built into
most modern programming languages and databases. BioLegato brings OO concepts
to the laboratory biologist. BioLegato is best thought of as a GUI that
launches other programs. This
is a joint seminar of the Department of Computer Science and MAVEN, a
Genome Prairie project (www.mavenproject.ca)
Sharing Experiences – Google Summer of Code 2011 By Yudi Xue I took part in Gephi (2) with the Google Summer of Code
(GSoC) 2011. My work consisted of redesigning and implementing a Preview API
for Gephi. The goal was to make the new API easy to learn, use and extend. A detailed report on my work can be found on the Gephi blog.
(3) I first saw the GSoC program from Google Code blog in April,
2011. I found that Gephi was driven by a small but very active team, so I thought
it was a good opportunity to get involved in open source development. At the
time my research led me to focus on the software engineering side of
visualization toolkits. This experience gave me a good start in understanding
the problem and in devising a design proposal. The project was engaging given the size of code base and the
amount of work load. I managed to stay in touch with my mentor Dr. Christian
Tominski (4) through emails and weekly Skype meetings. By the end of the
program, I was able to provide a new API design and implementation for the new
Preview Infrastructure to the community. I think GSoC is a great opportunity for real-world software
engineering practices and open source collaboration. I value the comments and
feedbacks received from my mentor and the project administrator during the code
reviews. Such experiences helped me further my development skills. In my opinion, the key to succeed in the program is to
maintain frequent communication with the mentor and project administrator (if
not the same person). It is also important to conform to the community's coding
style than writing one's own style. I would encourage computer science students, of all levels,
to look up the program and apply. Apply early and apply often. Although it
usually involves competition, during the proposal acceptance period, experience
from previous proposals always helps. 1. http://code.google.com/soc/
Digital
environments, such as desktop computers, mobile devices and large surfaces
depend on input mechanisms to engage user interaction. A key property of input
devices is the mode under which they operate. This event is jointly
sponsored by the President's Diversity Enhancement Fund and the Role
Model Speaker Fund of the College of Arts and Science.
Applications are invited for NSERC and Departmental Undergraduate Student
Research Awards (USRAs). These provide an opportunity for academically-strong
undergraduate students to get involved in computer science research activities
within the Department, while at the same time providing summer employment (May -> August).
Computer
Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is December 4-10, 2011, the week of Grace
Murray Hopper’s birthday, and recognizes the transformative role of computing
and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels. The Department of Computer Science is
collaborating with the College of Arts and Science Outreach and the
Saskatoon Public School Science Trek groups. We are offering workshops
throughout the week of December 4-10. All National events during the Computer Science Education Week.
The Department of Computer Science Professional Internship Program(CSPIP)
allows undergraduate students to obtain 12 or 16 months of practical
"on-the-job" experience with a sponsoring company prior to completing
the final year of their undergraduate degree program. Internship
opportunities of this nature have existed at the University of
Saskatchewan since 1990, but became formally recognized as an academic
program in 1997. For details, please visit the CSPIP website.
Computer Science students in the Game Mechanics class (CMPT 306) will
demonstrate their impressive class projects. You will have an
opportunity to meet with the students and play the games.
Software
clones are fragments of code or other artifacts that are copied or repeated in
source text.
The Department of Computer Science is now accepting
applications for Teaching Assistant positions (Tutorial Leader, Marking and
Lab Advising positions) for Term 2 Computer Science and Bioinformatics courses.
Now more than ever, mining industries are adopting a policy of greater transparency, accountability and environmental and social responsibility. With the diverse environmental impacts associated with the resource extraction process, the uranium industry has become even more proactive and transparent, looking for improved and more environmentally responsible methods of extraction, milling, and remediation. The $1.7 million MAVEN project will employ and improve on genomic approaches to identify the complex communities of microbes associated with the uranium mining, milling and remediation operations. By using these state of the art techniques, MAVEN researchers will also be able to explore how the natural mixed microbial populations interact with each other and their environment. It is anticipated that this approach will identify microbes that have not previously been described and that could be put to practical use by the uranium industry to sustainably enhance the extraction and milling processes and to reduce the time and cost of remediation of mine sites and effluents. Long-term
benefits to industry will be gained through reductions in compliance
costs, as well as cost savings from efficiency gains derived from new
technology that enhances prevention and mitigation and enables
sustainable production. Uranium operations might therefore be able to
increase production while remaining within regulatory guidelines.
Additionally, costs of decommissioning may be reduced as natural
attenuation processes can be exploited. It is the intention for MAVEN to
enhance operations defined in the province of Saskatchewan’s integrated
strategy to expand uranium exploration, mining and milling in a
sustainable and environmentally responsible manner (Government of
Saskatchewan website).
Dr. Reno
Pontarollo, Chief Scientific Officer of Genome Prairie, will lead a
multifaceted team of computer experts, industry representatives and
scientists who will work together to develop cutting-edge scientific
techniques and software programs which allow interpretation of the real
and potential positive impacts of microscopic organisms on mining
operations. Samples of sediments from Cameco’s Key Lake mine operation
will be analyzed to gain a better understanding of the microscopic
organisms. Software will be designed in cooperation between the
laboratories of Dr. Tony Kusalik (University of Saskatchewan) and Dr.
Monique Haakensen (Contango Strategies Ltd.).
In the past five to ten years, there has been a major
paradigm shift in the sorts of algorithms used to play classical games of
mental skill.
Computer Science
Professional Internship Program (CSPIP) helps undergraduate students to gain valuable work experience before completing a degree program. Learn about the requirements, application procedure, deadlines, benefits of the program and meet students who have completed the program.
"The Great Canadian Appathon is back for a second round! Students all across Canada are all buzzing over the chance to win some serious cold, hard cash."
The department of Computer Science congratulates Jeff Svajlenko on his recently awarded NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS M), one of Canada's most prestigious awards for graduate students. Jeff recently graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.Sc. in Computer Science (Honours) and a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics. This September we welcome Jeff into our M.Sc. program where he will be conducting a research project in the general area of Software Engineering.
Variable Elimination (VE), proposed
by Zhang and Poole, is a standard algorithm for performing exact inference in
discrete Bayesian networks.
The
field of natural language processing (NLP) aims to develop computer systems
that are capable of understanding and responding to human language.
Building
distributed systems according to the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) allows
simplifying the integration process, reducing development costs and increasing
scalability, interoperability and openness. SOA endorses the reusability of
existing services and aggregating them into new service layers for future
recycling.
To kick off a new academic year, the Computer Science Student
Society(CSSS) organizes a Linux Bootcamp.
CMPT 120.3, Digital Document Processing, is a new Science course offered during 2011-2012 Term 2.
All students can register for this course as a Science elective.
Abstract: Dr. Russ Muzzolini is Vice President of Imaging
and Rendering and is responsible for defining Shutterfly’s imaging strategy,
along with leading the solution architecture and implementation teams. Russ has been with Shutterfly for more than 11 years and has played a key role
in developing Shutterfly’s imaging pipeline including Shutterfly’s print production
systems, imaging features and industry standard tools for commercial
applications. During his tenure at Shutterfly, Russ has
been a thought leader in the areas of computer graphics, digital imaging, and
product imagery software development. He holds 10 patents for algorithms,
software and systems developed in these areas. Prior to joining Shutterfly,
Russ worked at Silicon Graphics, designing and developing specialized digital
workflows for postproduction companies in the movie industry. Besides providing technological expertise,
Dr. Muzzolini also had to provide entrepreneurial leadership. His company
emerged successfully from significant challenges, including the dotcom bust and
tech downturn. In his talk, he will use the backdrop of Shutterfly to present
some of the practical lessons he learned about software development from both a
technical and business perspective. Russ was born and raised in Saskatoon. He
graduated with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Saskatchewan
in Canada in 1996. Details: Monday,
September 12, 2011 at 7:00
p.m. Room
271, Thorvaldson Building, University
of Saskatchewan PG Sorenson Distinguished Graduate Lecture Series: http://www.cs.usask.ca/research/Lecture%20Series/research_lec_pg_sorenson.php
"Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the 167 winners of the
prestigious 2011 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, including
University of Saskatchewan graduate student Rita Orji who was ranked
among the top five in Canada. Orji, a PhD computer science student, will receive $150,000 ($50,000
per year for three years) through the federal research granting agency
NSERC. Her research focuses on developing novel computer applications
for smart phones or Facebook that promote healthy eating and address
Canada’s obesity epidemic." U of S News Release
Is an intensive, hands-on tutorial that seeks to provide health science researchers with a systematic, practical and accessible introduction to agent-based modeling for health, using familiar language and concepts. Details.
The Department of Computer Science in
partnership with IBM and the Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre
(SIMFC) is holding a three-day IGNITE science and technology camp for
Aboriginal youth at the University of Saskatchewan on July 19-21, 2011. The IGNITE (IGNiting Interest in Technology
and Engineering) Camps are designed to provide Aboriginal youth with a hands-on
learning experience in science and technology. IGNITE camps have been part of
the Department’s outreach for the past 5 years. This year’s workshops include Lego
Robotics, SNAP circuits, creating games with Game Maker, online privacy and Facebook,
and art work. In addition, campers will tour the U of S campus and Human-Computer
Interaction lab as well as attend a talk by Trevor Cameron, Assistant
Director/writer/story editor of Wapos Bay.
The Department is now accepting
applications for Term 1 CMPT/BINF Teaching Assistant positions
(tutorial leaders, markers, lab/online advisors).
Congratulations to Professor Mike Horsch for being awarded the Professor
of the Year Award by the Computer Science Student Society (CSSS).
This free public lecture.
CTV aired a video game, Grab Apple, created by CS grad student Yue Gao and her supervisor Regan Mandryk. The CTV video
can be accessed by clicking here.
CMPT 880/890 2012 Graduate Symposium Thursday, April 19, 2012 Arts 134
Help Alientrap Beta test their new game and get: 4 hours for $10 & a free copy of Capsized
The North Saskatchewan Section of the IEEE Presents: Date: Tuesday April 12, 2011
A Seminar on Rigourous Programming
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Room 2C02, Engineering Building, University of Saskatchewan
CANCELLED Co-sponsored by MITACS and the Dept. of Computer Science, this talk will describe progress on an ongoing project that integrates both communication theories and computer science algorithms to create a program that can detect the occurrence of internet predation and bullying in online social settings. Though there has been much work exploring social media in general, this particular aspect of online social interaction remains largely untapped.
Applications are
now being accepted for Teaching Assistant (TA) positions (Tutorial
Leader, Marker, Advisor) for S&S Session CMPT courses (100 &
200 level courses are being offered). Apply on the CS employment page.
The Computer Science graduation banquet will be held on March 16th at the TravelLodge Hotel.
An international research team lead by researchers from Computer Science and Geography at the University of Saskatchewan are actively recruiting 2 to 3 fulltime undergraduate research assistants (RAs).
The University of Saskatchewan Programming Contest is a local, fun
competition that pits students from local academic
institutions and industry against each other and the quiz-masters, in a
friendly contest that is meant to test the competitor's skills in
problem solving and programming. All levels of skill are welcome.
Date: Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011
Time: 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Please join us in celebrating the launch of our new website.
We are happy to announce a new undergraduate award sponsored by zu.com.
The award is to support and recognize the leadership, community service,
volunteerism and innovation of students who are majoring in
Computer Science. Open to students in their third, fourth or
fifth year. Preference will be given to female students.
See the department Website for complete details on how to apply
for the award.
Thursday February 10th, 2011 Companies hold presentations about their company and what
it's like to work there, as well as set up booths which give them a
place to talk directly to students.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
University of Saskatchewan
Geoff Hewson Agile Unplugged: What Makes Agile Work? Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 5:30pm Hilton Garden Inn RSVP: Friday January 14, 2011
President, Software Productivity Centre Inc.
90 – 22nd Street East, Saskatoon
Jointly
sponsored by the Depts. of Computer Science and Philosophy Many
philosophers of science have argued that a set of evidence that is
"coherent" confirms a hypothesis which explains such
coherence. In this talk, we examine the relationships
between probabilistic models of all three of these concepts:
coherence, confirmation, and explanation.
The game-theoretic framework, introduced by Vovk and myself in 2001
(www.probabilityandfinance.com), uses game theory instead of measure
theory as a mathematical framework for probability. Classical theorems
are proven by betting strategies that multiply a player's stake by a
large factor if the theorem's prediction fails. In this talk, I will
discuss the basic idea of game-theoretic probability and two important
applications: (1) defensive forecasting, (2) the game-theoretic
interpretation of Bayesian and Dempster-Shafer inference
This week a "Comp Sci" PAWS tab was deployed on the operational campus PAWS server.
This year the conference is on Jan. 21st/22nd, 2011 at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon.
Applications are invited for NSERC and Departmental
UndergraduateStudent Research Awards (USRAs). These provide an
opportunityfor academically-strong undergraduate students to get
involvedin computer science research activities within the
Department,while at the same time providing summer employment (May ->
August).
