U of T CS alum Bill Reeves has brought some of pop culture’s most famous characters to life as a founding member of Pixar Animation Studios in the 1980s.

Chechik, a renowned expert in the application of formal methods to improve the quality of software, is the latest U of T computer scientist to receive the prestigious honour. 

The University of Toronto’s Geoffrey Hinton travelled to Sweden to officially accept the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.

The AI2050 fellowships recognize scholars working to create AI for a better world. 

U of T University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton receives his Nobel Prize in Physics during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2024.

In Stockholm for a series of Nobel Week events, the “godfather of AI” will officially accept his Nobel Prize in Physics at a ceremony on Dec. 10

University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton will receive the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Dec. 10

The Department of Computer Science hosted the annual Applied Research in Action (ARIA) showcase highlighting cutting-edge research and its intersection with Toronto’s tech ecosystem.  

Geoffrey Hinton, Sanja Fidler and Aidan Gomez were named to the 2024 list of local luminaries by Toronto Life magazine. 

The AI algorithm helps researchers visualize ultrafast videos from any viewpoint, allowing for the study of how light propagates from multiple perspectives.  

U of T Computer Science alumnus Ed Lazowska has made incalculable contributions in both computer science research and securing critical funding for the field.

University of Toronto computer science professors David Lindell and Kyros Kutulakos will be leading an AI research collaboration with Ubisoft to transform digital avatars. The project has the potential to offer improvements and benefits for video game players and developers. 

Three former students who worked with the “godfather of AI” recall his passionate and playful approach to research

Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 co-laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics — known to many as the “godfather of AI” — was honoured at an event attended by U of T leaders, supporters, dignitaries and other luminaries.

In its scientific background for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Committee notes the relevance of artificial intelligence in astrophysics and astronomy, including the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, research involving Assistant Professor Aviad Levis.  

Geoffrey Hinton, University Professor Emeritus of computer science at the University of Toronto and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics speaks about empowering curiosity-driven research, following your convictions and thinking about how to direct the use of technology for good during a virtual press conference.

Students, faculty and staff gathered at an event hosted by the department of computer science hosted by the Department of Computer Science celebrating University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize in Physics win. Friends, colleagues and leaders in politics and business took to social media to express their congratulations for Hinton’s remarkable achievement.

Hinton shared the prize with John J. Hopfield of Princeton University “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

How can we improve the alignment of Al systems with human values? CS PhD candidate Silviu Pitis seeks to address this challenge with the support of an OpenAl Superalignment Fast Grant. 

Computer Science professor Robert Soden co-led the first-ever session of the Toronto Climate Summer School. During the intensive six-week course, second- and third-year students examined the climate crisis from the perspective of a city like Toronto. 

U of T’s Department of Computer Science celebrates 60 years of groundbreaking contributions that span personal computing, theoretical computer science, software systems, graphic design, artificial intelligence and beyond.

Time’s second TIME100 list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence includes alumni Ilya Sutskever and Andrej Karpathy.

Leading AI expert Raquel Urtasun has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

The Department of Computer Science announces the hiring of four faculty members.

Aviad Levis joined the Department of Computer Science as assistant professor in July 2024.

Zhijing Jin will join the Department of Computer Science as assistant professor in July 2025.

Anwar Hithnawi will join the Department of Computer Science as assistant professor in January 2025.

Paul He, assistant professor, teaching stream, joined the Department of Computer Science in August 2024.

SRI Director David Lie, who is cross-appointed to the Department of Computer Science, is leading a team of 18 researchers in a new end-to-end analysis of the AI pipeline—from data acquisition and security to model training, privacy protection, and beyond.

Paul Dietz says robotic paper creations are a creative — and more inclusive — way to get kids interested in STEM fields.