Thomson Reuters and the University of Waterloo are joining forces to fuel breakthroughs in data science and develop the next generation of global entrepreneurial leaders. The wide-ranging collaboration is valued at over CAD $20 million over the next five years and will include:
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The
establishment
of
the
Thomson
Reuters-funded Research
Chair
in
Data
Cleaning
from
Theory
to
Practice.
The
chair
is
initially
held
by
Professor
Ihab
F.
Ilyas
from
the
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
at
the
University
of
Waterloo,
whose
research
is
investigating
new
methods
for
storing,
cleaning,
and
curating
data.
In
this
role,
Professor
Ilyas
will
continue
focusing
on
integrating
and
curating
data
in
an
effort
to
overcome
the
problem
of
data
silos,
and
help
businesses
make
better
use
of
their
data.
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Thomson
Reuters
will
provide
students
and
researchers
at
the
Faculty
of
Mathematics
and
the
School
of
Accounting
and
Finance
at
Waterloo
with access
to
Thomson
Reuters
Eikon,
the
powerful
and
intuitive
next-generation
solution
for
consuming
real-time
and
historical
data,
enabling
financial
markets
transactions
and
connecting
with
the
financial
markets
community.
Enhancing
the
education
and
access
of
more
than
670
students, Eikon
provides
students
with
the
opportunity
to
apply
financial
theory
to
practice.
- Joint collaboration on the Problem Lab, an innovative new program run by Larry Smith, author and adjunct associate professor with the Department of Economics and the Conrad Centre at Waterloo. The Problem Lab helps students find and understand important problems — the critical, but often overlooked, first step of entrepreneurial innovation.
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Thomson
Reuters
Labs™
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Waterloo
Region,
will
create four
positions
for
undergraduate
and
graduate
level
Waterloo
students (three
co-op:
UX
design,
data
science,
and
startup
engagement,
and
one
PhD
internship:
data
science).
In
addition,
it
will
create
a
position
for
a
full-time
position
for
a
master’s
or
PhD
graduate.
- Further Thomson Reuters-University of Waterloo collaborations are in research of e-discovery, on three capstone projects for MBET and MDEI master's programs, and Thomson Reuters sponsorship of the Waterloo Innovation Summit.
“We
are
proud
to
further
our
commitment
to
fostering
Canadian
innovation,”
said
Jim
Smith,
president
and
chief
executive
officer
of
Thomson
Reuters.
“Together
with
the
University
of
Waterloo,
we
can
empower
the
next
generation
of
technology
leaders
with
the
tools
and
content
they
need
to
solve
big
data
challenges
with
real-world
applications."
“Thomson
Reuters
and
the
University
of
Waterloo
are
teaming
up
to
support
Canada’s
global
competitiveness
as
a
leader
in
the
knowledge-and-technology
economy,”
said
Feridun
Hamdullahpur,
president
and
vice-chancellor
of
Waterloo.
“Our
organizations
are
united
in
our
commitment
to
producing
talent
and
technology
to
help
realize
the
best
possibilities
of
the
Information
Age.”