Congratulations to undergraduate students, Keefer Rourke and Alexander Parent, who have been named as the winners of Major League Hacking's (MLH) Ethical Tech Initiative. Keefer and Alexander, along with fellow teammate, Salem Abuammer from the Illinois Institute of Technology, were announced as top twenty finalists earlier in June.
Nic Durish, MSc Computer Science student in the School of Computer Science was recognized by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce with the Young Innovator Award. The award was presented June 28th at the Annual Guelph Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence Gala.
The award, presented by CEPS Dean, Mary Wells, "recognizes an individual under the age of 25 who has demonstrated innovative leadership in their chosen field of profession or study" and who "is dedicated to solving an important and current challenge".
School of Computer Science student Jacob Uskoski and his mother, Elaine Uskoski were interviewed on June 18th by CBC News: The National as part of a story on the World Health Organization's decision to declare Video Gaming Addiction a recognized mental health disorder.
The CBC News segment can be found here.
One of our Bachelor of Computing Students, Brandon Edwards, received a travel grant from Birds Studies Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Brandon will use the funding to attend the 42nd Annual Waterbirds Society Meeting and the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) which will be running concurrently in Vancouver this summer. The IOC is a major conference that happens every four years and brings ornithologists around the world together to present their research.
Dr. Gary Grewal, Associate Professor from the School of Computer Science, has been awarded the University of Guelph Faculty Association's Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Dr Judi McCuaig, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science, has been awarded funding to investigate the impact of immediate feedback on student learning and engagement.
School of Computer Science student Chris Katsaras awarded the Teaching Assistant Award (2018).
School of Computer Science graduate student, Nic Durish, has been listed as a finalist for the Guelph Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence.
Nic returned to the University of Guelph in September 2017 to begin a Master's degree in Computer Science. As part of his Master's program, Nic has been working with Inuit and non-Inuit researchers to develop the community-led eNuk health and environment monitoring application for the remote Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. He's also working to better understand and quantify the digital divide in the Circumpolar North.
Congratulations to Nick Presta and Aesees Kaur Bakhshi, two University of Guelph alumni who were named in Canada's Developer 30 Under 30 list. The list is comprised of Canada's best and brightest development talent who are leading the way by building innovative computing solutions and creating technical innovations.
We are beginning to see the extent to which our online personal information can be compromised and used in ways we never intended and never authorized.