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Friday, June 4, 2021 (all day) to Saturday, June 5, 2021 (all day)
You're invited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Management Sciences! There are various activities to help you celebrate the department's milestone anniversary taking place on June 4 and June 5, 2021.
Thursday, May 27, 2021 — 3:00 PM to Sunday, May 30, 2021 — 3:00 PM EDT
Join us for a virtual screening of Picture A Scientist - a documentary raising visibility around gender bias and racism in science.
Friday, May 14, 2021 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Hybrid Search and Choice Framework: Modeling, Optimization and Estimation
Ruxian Wang
Carey Business School
John Hopkins University
Via https://zoom.us/j/96851878207?pwd=R29xb3hJNDdpeStTT1NFQ0hQcVZNZz09
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM EDT
Provably Learning from Data: New Algorithms and Models for Matrix and Tensor Decompositions
Dr. Sirisha Rambhatla
Department of Computer Science,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Via https://zoom.us/j/97054271634?pwd=aEhtQnZtYzNZc2VIQTFDL2N3MmdGQT09
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM EDT
Comparative Analysis with Intelligent Visual Interfaces
Takanori Fujiwara
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Via https://zoom.us/j/93142929445?pwd=bytvSk1pN3hwbEJXZS9oVEUwcnRSZz09
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM EDT
Seminar cancelled
SAUL: Towards Effective Data Science
Lei Cao
Data Systems and AI Lab, MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Via https://zoom.us/j/96635923116?pwd=ZWpGTmFBWnFyM01JYnM1Vnk5NW80dz09
Friday, April 30, 2021 — 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM EDT
Towards Effective Recommendation: Auxiliary Data and Personalized Hyper-parameter Learning
Chen Ma
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Via https://zoom.us/j/96417215332?pwd=SEMxdUt5VVdnY2hRdWdlTi80TmdHQT09
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
A phenomenon by which the value of goods and/or services is increased by the number of people or participants involved. This is known as "The Network Effect". When properly utilized, this effect can lead to accelerating progress and commercial success.
Thursday, April 15, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Join us for an engaging Ask-Me-Anything session with University of Waterloo graduate, Conrad School alumni, and CEO & Founder of Lunaria Solutions, Cassie Myers. Cassie is an inclusion and equity advocate, who was recently recognized as a Top 50 Changemakers by Globe and Mail.
Monday, April 12, 2021 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Future of Design of Physical Products: Studies of Collaborative Virtual Engineering Teams
Alison Olechowski
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Digital twins and augmented reality can be used for simulating physical objects and processes. This can be especially helpful for improving their design to better ensure the dependability of infrastructure and operations where lives might be at stake. With the use of such digital realities, one can also create a competitive edge to improve efficiency and advance capabilities.
Monday, March 22, 2021 — 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
Join the Water Institute for an interactive event exploring what water means to different people, its true value, and how we can better protect this vital resource together.
Thursday, March 4, 2021 — 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Future applicants, their family members and guidance counsellors are invited to join Waterloo Engineering on Thursday, March 4 from 6-7 pm ET for a webinar about preparing for an engineering education, our programs, and the process of applying to Engineering at Waterloo!
Saturday, February 27, 2021 — 8:00 PM EST
Join the Hack the North Organizer Open House to meet current organizers and Hack the North alumni to learn about their experiences organizing Canada's biggest hackathon!
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
WatCO and Evercloak: Commercializing the intellectual wealth at the University of Waterloo. When innovative technology is transferred from research to the marketplace, it can have such a transformative impact on society. From improving the quality of life to enhacing business productivity and job growth.
Monday, February 22, 2021 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Can stimulating demand drive costs down? World War II as a natural experiment
Francois Lafond
Senior Research Associate Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment University of Oxford francois.lafond@inet.ox.ac.uk Monday, January 25, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST
Calling all University of Waterloo graduate students, graduate alumni, administrators, and faculty in engineering! You are invited to a workshop discussing the Gender Differences in Waterloo Graduate Engineering Student Experience, on January 25, 2021, from 1-4:30pm (ET). All genders are encouraged to participate.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 — 10:00 AM to Thursday, January 14, 2021 — 11:00 AM EST
Future undergraduate engineering students are invited to join us for an admissions-focused webinar that will focus on the admissions process and cover topics like how to apply, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF) and more!
Our panellists will include our Director/Associate Director of Admissions as well as current students who successfully went through the process themselves.