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photo of Saptarshi Bhattacherya, Alicia Bremer, Andrew Dong, Heidi Hon, Kushal Mujral and Eric Pei
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Four computer science and two software engineering students named 2021 Schulich Leaders

The Cheriton School of Computer Science welcomes Saptarshi Bhattacherya, Alicia Bremer, Andrew Dong, Heidi Hon, Kushal Mujral and Eric Pei — six outstanding first-year students who have distinguished themselves academically as recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. 

Monday, September 13, 2021 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Science • Misinformation Retrieval

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

Saira Rizvi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science | Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Supervisor: Professor Charles Clarke

Friday, September 10, 2021 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human-Computer Interaction • Analyzing Barehand Input Mappings for Video Timeline Control and Object Pointing on Smart TVs

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

Futian Zhang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Edward Lank

Smart TVs are getting popular in recent few years. Given the emerging feature of distant bare hand control, one challenge is how to perform common tasks with this new input modality. Two tasks are discovered in this thesis including video timeline control task and object pointing task.

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • Determining the Utility of Key-term Highlighting for High Recall Information Retrieval Systems

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

Xue Jun Wang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Maura Grossman

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Algorithms and Complexity • Geodesic Convex Analysis of Group Scaling for the Paulsen Problem and Tensor Normal Model

Please note: This PhD defence will be given online.

Akshay Ramachandran, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Lap Chi Lau

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Understanding surveillance and privacy from multiple perspectives

It’s no secret that our everyday technologies gather personal data. But these increasingly entrenched conveniences, from Internet of Things–enabled smart TVs to online voting systems to crowdfunding platforms, can also perform harmful surveillance.

Knowing how tools track user behaviour and collect personal information is important. Understanding their implications for social inequality within Canada and globally is perhaps even more pressing. What’s more, the challenge demands multiple areas of expertise.

Friday, September 24, 2021 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Computer Graphics | Scientific Computing • Novel Paradigms in Physics-Based Animation: Pointwise Divergence-Free Fluid Advection and Mixed-Dimensional Elastic Object Simulation

Please note: This PhD defence will be given online.

Jumyung “JC” Chang, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Christopher Batty

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Friday, August 27, 2021

Have you really deleted your personal data from your device when you dispose of it?

Scarcely a year goes by without smartphone, tablet and computer manufacturers releasing yet another new model. And this never-ending stream of improved digital products means that older devices are often disposed of, whether relegated to a junk drawer or traded-in, recycled, sold or donated to others. But when you dispose of a device, are you certain you’ve securely deleted all of your personal data?