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Friday, March 9, 2018

Meet the man protecting your secrets

by Rose Simone, University Communications
David Jao

David Jao
Professor, Faculty of Mathematics
> David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Cross-Appointed
> Chief Cryptographer, EvolutionQ Inc.
> Director, Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research

Along with all the exuberance about the potential of future quantum computers, there are worries.

CGI face talking into a phone
Friday, March 9, 2018

How machine learning helps Siri and Alexa understand you

by Rose Simone, University Communications
Jimmy Lin

Jimmy Lin
Professor, Faculty of Mathematics
> David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

The computer on the starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation is able to generate holograms so human-like, the characters on the show sometimes fall in love with them.