A passion for interdisciplinary research
USask graduate Vyom Patel (BSc’23), who studied mathematics and computer science as an undergraduate student, is now exploring the interface of quantum information, machine learning, and applied mathematics
USask graduate Vyom Patel (BSc’23), who studied mathematics and computer science as an undergraduate student, is now exploring the interface of quantum information, machine learning, and applied mathematics
Computer science major Noah Merasty had opportunity to conduct research with NSERC grant as a first year undergraduate student
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers Dr. Changiz Taghibiglou (PhD) and Dr. Sara Mardanisamani (PhD) are bridging biology and data science to develop a new, non-invasive AI screening tool for those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
shARed spaces team explores the possibilities of a developing technology and its place in digital art
In June, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) community could pay a visit to an art installation featuring an interactive video game that engages players in a simulated world where gameplay decisions directly and irreversibly affect the environment – even if the player didn’t know it.
Qihang Liang's research is being featured at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery between June 19 and 30, 2023.
Graduate students at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will experience a one-of-a-kind training opportunity thanks to a new program that has received a $1.6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is breaking negative stereotypes about video games by using them as a tool for combating procrastination instead of causing it.
At the recent Summer 2022 Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium, two of the top three awards were taken by students from USask’s Computer Science department. The Undergraduate Research Initiative caught up with the two winners and their supervisors to learn more about how Computer Science is such a hotbed for undergraduate research!
Chi Vu was the first prize winner at last month's SURE: Student Undergraduate Research Experience Symposium for her work on “Visually Guided Scientific Workflow Management Framework (VizSciFlow).
Students from the Department of Computer Science were awarded first and third place, as well as an honourable mention, for their research work.
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) Computer Science and Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) team has been awarded $125,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to support the development of innovative greenhouse imaging and computing infrastructure.
Dr. Sean Trim (PhD) has been involved in a virtual fitting room project for the last couple of years through a Mitacs internship.
As a young boy growing up in Iran, Arash Tavassoli was fascinated by outer space and read many books on the subject.
University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Arts and Science graduate researcher Avijit Bhattacharjee has set out to find a solution to software bugs with a tool that helps developers to read, understand and document computer code. This way, software can be produced quickly, efficiently and increasingly error-free.
Dr. Debajyoti Mondal, in partnership with Saskatoon Transit, is undertaking a project to improve transit services in the Bridge City and beyond. The development of fast and trustworthy transit analytics will evaluate ridership data to uncover their behaviors and transportation needs, allowing planners to make data-driven decisions to optimize transit services.
The funding will be used for infrastructure in a unique project that merges software maintenance, big-data infrastructure, data science, and visualization to create a model capable of producing robust and trustworthy software in a real-world setting.
Created by Research Technician Venkat Bandi, the visualization shows the similarities between the spike protein encoding mRNA sequence in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Four researchers in the Department of Computer Science have been awarded NSERC Discovery Grants, totalling almost $750,000. The Discovery Grants Program provides up to five years of support to ongoing and long-term research projects which present creativity and innovation.
Saskatchewan residents can give input about COVID-19 public health measures by using their smartphones to respond to a series of five-minute surveys.
The global esports phenomenon is growing at an accelerated pace, boasting audiences in the hundreds of millions of spectators. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) computer scientist aims to find out what causes the players of these games to succeed or fail.
What makes a social media post racist and how does that hatred spread? These are some of the questions University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are tackling, measuring how social media hatred directed at the Asian community has risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Saskatchewan (USask) digital agriculture researchers are part of a new Protein Industries Canada (PIC) consortium that will develop technology to help lower pesticide use across Canada, making crop protection more efficient and providing economic benefits for farmers.
An inter-university group led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Chanchal Roy has been awarded $1.65 million by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to establish a first-in-Canada graduate-level program to train a new generation of software engineers.