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U of T researchers leverage AI to decipher lung health from speech

U of T researchers leverage AI to decipher lung health from speech

A team of U of T computer scientists led by PhD student Sejal Bhalla has designed software that uses deep learning algorithms to decipher changes in vocal characteristics that indicate the lung condition of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

Computer Science PhD students win 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship with machine learning optimization project

Computer Science PhD students win 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship with machine learning optimization project

Yaoyao Ding and Bojian Zheng have been awarded a Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship for their proposal, “Dynamic Deep Neural Network Compilation.” 

CS researchers design ‘CLAIRify’ framework to improve chemistry robotics planning

CS researchers design ‘CLAIRify’ framework to improve chemistry robotics planning

Computer scientists, led by PhD students Marta Skreta and Naruki Yoshikawa, have developed a framework called CLAIRify that converts natural language inputs into a domain-specific language that chemistry robots can understand and follow. 

Two PhD alumni honoured with dissertation awards at ICAPS 2023

Two PhD alumni honoured with dissertation awards at ICAPS 2023

Recent PhD graduates Alberto Camacho and Rodrigo Toro Icarte were recognized for their doctoral theses at the 2023 International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling.  

Influential Paper Award: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2022)

Influential Paper Award: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2022)

Alumnus Christian Muise and professors Sheila McIlraith and J. Christopher Beck received an Influential Paper Award for their 2012 paper, “Improved Non-deterministic Planning by Exploiting State Relevance.” 

With digital messaging tools for mental health, context is key, U of T researchers find

With digital messaging tools for mental health, context is key, U of T researchers find

U of T computer scientists have identified key variables that influence users’ experiences with text messaging systems aimed at supporting psychological well-being.  

Interactive ‘Stargazer’ camera robot assists with how-to video creation

Interactive ‘Stargazer’ camera robot assists with how-to video creation

A team of U of T computer scientists explores how an interactive camera robot can assist in creating dynamic tutorial videos based on subtle verbal and non-verbal instructor cues. 

Award-winning text visualization research aims to support health-care workers navigating patient records

Award-winning text visualization research aims to support health-care workers navigating patient records

PhD graduate Nicole Sultanum has received the 2022 Bill Buxton Dissertation Award from the Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society.  

‘It’s given me huge encouragement’: PhD grad wins 2022 Alain Fournier Dissertation Award for geometry processing research on stylization algorithms

‘It’s given me huge encouragement’: PhD grad wins 2022 Alain Fournier Dissertation Award for geometry processing research on stylization algorithms

Hsueh-Ti Derek Liu has been awarded the 2022 Alain Fournier Dissertation Award for his outstanding doctoral dissertation in computer graphics.