This annual series showcases outstanding researchers, scholars and thinkers in the field of computer science and related disciplines, and gives them a forum to present their views and ideas to students, faculty, and the interested public.
2025–2026 Distinguished Lecture Series
Erol Gelenbe, Professor
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
10:00 a.m. • Hybrid: DC 1302 | Online distinguished lecture
Margaret-Anne Storey, Professor
Canada Research Chair in Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering
Computer Science, University of Victoria
How Generative and Agentic AI is Disrupting Software Development
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
10:00 a.m. • Hybrid: DC 1302 | Online distinguished lecture
Gilles Brassard, Professor and 2025 ACM A. M. Turing Laureate
Department of Computer Science and Operations Research, Université de Montréal
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
11:00 a.m. • DC 1302