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Congratulations pour in for Geoffrey Hinton after Nobel win

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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.

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What do we want AI to optimize for?

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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. 

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Inaugural Toronto Climate Summer School co-led by CS professor explores local climate change realities

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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. 

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Celebrating 60 years of computer science at U of T

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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.

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SRI Director David Lie and CS collaborators awarded $5.6 million for cutting-edge research on robust, secure, and safe AI

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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.

Department of Computer Science announces promotion of eight faculty members

Top row left to right: Ishtiaque Ahmed, Ashton Anderson, Jimmy Ba, Fanny Chevalier.
Bottom row left to right: Nathan Wiebe, Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, Swastik Kopparty, Shubhangi Saraf.

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to announce the promotions of the following faculty members, effective July 1, 2024:  

Left to right: Ishtiaque Ahmed, Ashton Anderson, Jimmy Ba, Fanny Chevalier, Nathan Wiebe. 

Ishtiaque Ahmed promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure 

Ashton Anderson promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure 

Jimmy Ba promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure 

Fanny Chevalier promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure 

Nathan Wiebe promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure 

Left to right: Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, Swastik Kopparty, Shubhangi Saraf. 

Jessica Burgner-Kahrs promoted to the rank of full Professor 

Swastik Kopparty promoted to the rank of full Professor 

Shubhangi Saraf promoted to the rank of full Professor 

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Computer Science undergraduates in the class of 2024 reflect on their time at U of T

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Eight graduating computer science undergrad students from the Class of 2024 reflect on their experience at U of T and what’s next for them.