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PhD Defence – Jason Ernst

PhD candidate Jason Ernst will defend his thesis "Connection Point Selection in HWNs to Improve QoS/QoE, Reduce Cost and Increase Profits" on December 3, 2015, at 9:30am in Reynolds 219.

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Connection Point Selection in HWNs to Improve QoS/QoE, Reduce Cost and Increase Profits

The Hub Incubator Program Application

Applications for the Centre for Business and Student Enterprise's The Hub Incubator Program are due Saturday, October 31st, 2015.

Whether for-profit or not-for-profit, you can receive the support to grow or begin your startup. The Hub offers UofG students and alumni funding, dedicated office space and access to experienced entrepreneurs. The Hub focuses on helping startups develop a strong business model that can be rigorously tested and intelligently scaled.

PhD Defence – Shilpy Sharma

PhD candidate Shilpy Sharma will defend her thesis "Identification of Overlapping Features in Time Series Data" on October 21, 2015, at 2:00pm in Reynolds 219.

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Identification of Overlapping Features in Time Series Data

Google Is Coming to Campus!

Google is coming to campus and we can’t wait to see all of you again. Want to hear about what it’s like to work at Google and some of the cool stuff that our full time engineers and interns work on?

WHEN: Wednesday, October 21st, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

WHERE: University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall 102

RSVP: Please RSVP to Recruit Guelph and at Google

Ontario Universities’ Fair

Over the weekend of September 25th, 26th and 27th, The School of Computer Science attended the Ontario Universities’ Fair, the largest educational fair in Canada. The Fair drew more than 130,000 students, parents and educators over the three-day event.

Professor Grewal Honoured With Teaching Award

Gary Grewal, Associate Professor has been named the recipient of the School of Computer Science Teaching Award. This award is presented to an outstanding professor who demonstrates excellence in the classroom and enhances the learning experience. Professor Grewal is a dynamic, engaging lecturer, who has taught several computing courses, including CIS*2030, CIS*3120, CIS*4050 and CIS*6070.

Here is what some students had to say about Professor Grewal:

Congratulations Justin

Last week, School of Computer Science student Justin Carvalho was awarded the Associate Vice President Academic Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence (2015).

Justin received the award in recognition of his outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant on campus.

The nomination package, written by Dr. Judi McCuaig and several faculty from the School of Computer Science summarizes Justin as follows:

Fall Semester 2015

Welcome to all of the new students in the School of Computer Science, and welcome back to all returning students.

This week, and in the weeks to come, there will be ample opportunity for students to get involved beyond the classroom. The following list is just a sample of the events you can expect to see throughout September and the fall semester.

Computer Science Fall BBQ

Celebrate the start of the university year by joining us for some great food, cotton candy, music and activities while connecting with the computer science community! Did we mention there will be a mobile video game truck provided by Game Asylum?

Join us for our BBQ and video game party on wheels! Free event for all computer science students!

Event Details:

Where: Outside Reynolds Building
When: Thursday, September 10th Time: 5pm - 8pm
Rain location: Gryphon Field House