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Monday, July 18, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • Learning Functions on Multiple Sets using Multi-Set Transformers

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2310 and online.

Kira Selby, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Pascal Poupart

photo of Professor Florian Kerschbaum
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Florian Kerschbaum awarded 2022 Faculty of Mathematics Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award

Professor Florian Kerschbaum has received a 2022 Faculty of Mathematics Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award. The $2,500 prize, conferred to faculty members who have made outstanding research contributions, was established in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Mathematics.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Artificial Intelligence | Autonomous Vehicles • Empirical Game Theoretic Models for Autonomous Driving: Methods and Applications

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3317 and online.

Atrisha Sarkar, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki

Monday, July 11, 2022 8:00 am - 9:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Systematically Detecting Access Control Flaws in the Android Framework

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Zeinab El-Rewini, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Yousra Aafer

Android’s permission model is used to regulate access to the Application Program Interfaces (APIs) within the Android system services, which provide access to sensitive system resources, such as the camera and microphone. To successfully invoke sensitive APIs, a caller must hold one or more Android permissions.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Multimodal Spoofing and Adversarial Examples Countermeasure for Speaker Verification

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Karthik Ramesh, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor N. Asokan

Authentication mechanisms have always been prevalent in our society — even as far back as Ancient Mesopotamia in the form of seals. Since the advent of the digital age, the need for a good digital authentication technique has soared stemming from the widespread adoption of online platforms and digitized content.

Friday, July 8, 2022 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Research Paper Presentation • Algorithms and Complexity • Quantum Game Theory and the Complexity of Approximating Quantum Nash Equilibria

Please note: This master’s research paper presentation will be given online.

John Bostanci, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Richard Cleve