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At DGP Academy, high school students gain new perspectives on graduate school and computer graphics research

At DGP Academy, high school students gain new perspectives on graduate school and computer graphics research

The Dynamic Graphics Project lab hosted high school students for a weeklong immersion into graduate school life in one of the world’s top computer graphics and human-computer interaction labs. 

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. 

U of T computer scientists develop video camera that acts as a ‘microscope for time’

U of T computer scientists develop video camera that acts as a ‘microscope for time’

Computational imaging researchers have developed a novel technique that allows video from highly dynamic scenes to be recorded once and then slowed down and sped up by a factor of billions. 

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. 

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.  

Transforming education through AI-powered adaptive experiments: U of T computer scientists’ team wins XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge

Transforming education through AI-powered adaptive experiments: U of T computer scientists’ team wins XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge

The Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator, led by Assistant Professor Joseph Jay Williams, aims to design inclusive and personalized learning experiences.