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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Lila Kari and M. Tamer Özsu lend CS expertise to BIOSCAN, a global multidisciplinary biodiversity project

The biosphere, the zone in which life on Earth is found, contains an estimated 10 million multicellular species. But perhaps the most surprising fact about life on Earth is how little we know about its diversity. Only 2 million species are known to science — organisms that have been studied in sufficient detail to at least be described, classified and given a scientific name. With at least another 8 million species yet to be discovered, cataloguing the diversity of life is in many ways a moonshot — a vast endeavour that succeeds by bringing together specialists across many disciplines.

Friday, January 14, 2022 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Computer Graphics • Learning Sample-Based Monte Carlo Denoising from Noisy Training Data

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

Andrew Tinits, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Stephen Mann

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Monday, January 10, 2022

Cheriton School of Computer Science students receive 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards

Four students at the Cheriton School of Computer Science are recipients of the Computing Research Association’s 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards. The annual CRA awards program recognizes undergraduate students from universities across North America who have distinguished themselves by conducting exceptional research in an area of computer science.

Friday, January 14, 2022 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Seminar • Systems and Networking • How do Computers Procrastinate Politely? A Review of Patterns Underlying Concurrency — Part 1

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Thierry Delisle, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Peter Buhr

What is the polite way for computer programs to procrastinate?

Postponing work politely means not preventing the progress of others, which requires taking turns letting others make eventual progress. When this happens quickly, there is the illusion of simultaneity and possibly real simultaneity.

Monday, January 10, 2022 10:30 am - 10:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

DSG Seminar Series • The Evolving Face of Misinformation in Text, Image, and Video Content

Please note: This DSG Seminar Series talk will be given online.

David Doermann
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Institute for Artificial Intelligence
University at Buffalo

photo of Nalin Chhibber, Hemant Surale, Fabrice Matulic and Daniel Vogel
Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Computer scientists develop Typealike system to expand input on a keyboard

A team of computer scientists has developed a new system that recognizes near-keyboard hand gestures to expand laptop interaction.

The new technology is an innovation in the field of human-computer interaction and allows users to give commands that would otherwise involve keyboard shortcuts or mouse round-trips.

Monday, January 10, 2022 10:00 am - 10:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • Controlled Generation of Stylized Text Using Semantic and Phonetic Representations

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

Egill Gudmundsson, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Olga Vechtomova