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New research on training decision-making AI reveals insights into normative judgments

New research on training decision-making AI reveals insights into normative judgments

A new paper by MScAC alumna Aparna Balagopalan demonstrates why labelling data with normative prompts can yield better outcomes in machine learning models. Its co-authors include Assistant Professor, Status-Only Marzyeh Ghassemi and CS graduate student David Madras.  

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.  

Ashton Anderson discusses recommender systems with Spotify’s senior director of research

Ashton Anderson discusses recommender systems with Spotify’s senior director of research

Assistant Professor Ashton Anderson recently conversed with Mounia Lalmas, senior director of research at Spotify about some of the behind-the-scenes techniques used by the world’s largest music streaming platform. 

U of T receives $200-million grant to support Acceleration Consortium's ‘self-driving labs’ research

U of T receives $200-million grant to support Acceleration Consortium's ‘self-driving labs’ research

Led by Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik, the consortium works to develop “self-driving labs” that combine artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced computing to discover new materials and molecules in a fraction of the usual time and cost.  

U of T computer science students ‘level up’ at game design showcase

U of T computer science students ‘level up’ at game design showcase

Competing against dozens of teams from across Ontario, U of T video game design students took home top honours at the 10th anniversary edition of the Level Up Showcase.  

Brave new technology: A&S experts provide insight into generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E

Brave new technology: A&S experts provide insight into generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E

U of T’s A&S News spoke with Assistant Professor Ashton Anderson and other experts from the Faculty of Arts & Science for their insights on generative AI tools amid the ongoing discourse about the technology’s perceived benefits and risks. 

U of T computer scientists' MOOClet framework helps personalize and improve online learning experiences

U of T computer scientists' MOOClet framework helps personalize and improve online learning experiences

The Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator, which includes Assistant Professor Joseph Jay Williams and U of T CS students Ilya Musabirov, Mohi Reza, Pan Chen and Harsh Kumar, is one of three finalists for the XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge. The team’s software architecture uses machine learning to design inclusive and personalized online classrooms. 

Computer Science faculty members awarded Catalyst Grants from Data Sciences Institute

Computer Science faculty members awarded Catalyst Grants from Data Sciences Institute

Department of Computer Science faculty members are among the 2023 recipients of the Data Sciences Institute’s Catalyst Grant competition. The grants are awarded to multidisciplinary collaborative research teams focused on harnessing the transformative nature of data sciences.

AI code generators could make learning to code easier for young students, new research shows

AI code generators could make learning to code easier for young students, new research shows

New research led by PhD student Majeed Kazemitabaar reveals AI code generators show promise in making programming more accessible for novice programmers learning to code.

Computer science alumna co-develops equity-focused therapy platform featuring AI avatars

Computer science alumna co-develops equity-focused therapy platform featuring AI avatars

Three U of T grads, including computer science alumna Akanksha Shelat co-founded Mind-Easy, an adaptive mental health platform that uses artificial intelligence avatars and aims to provide culturally sensitive resources with knowledge and tools in more than 100 languages, dialects and accents.

U of T researchers advancing telescope technology for next-generation ground-based observations

U of T researchers advancing telescope technology for next-generation ground-based observations

A group of researchers including computer science PhD candidate Robin Swanson has built and installed new telescope equipment and developed machine learning algorithms to help unlock the full potential of large observatories.   

‘There’s a very large group of women who have your back’: computer science mentorship event connects female students and faculty

‘There’s a very large group of women who have your back’: computer science mentorship event connects female students and faculty

A February 22 event organized by DCSWomen brought together female faculty members and students for a panel discussion and small group conversations.

U of T students score win at NFL’s Big Data Bowl

U of T students score win at NFL’s Big Data Bowl

A trio of University of Toronto students, including third-year computer science student Daniel Hocevar are champions of the National Football League’s 2023 Big Data Bowl, one of the largest sports analytics competitions in the world.