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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. 

Sheila McIlraith receives 2024 CAIAC Lifetime Achievement Award

The Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association has presented Professor Sheila McIlraith with a 2024 CAIAC Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding research excellence in artificial intelligence during her academic career.   

Toyota Research Institute partners with U of T researchers to advance vision-language models for robot manipulation

Toyota Research Institute partners with U of T researchers to advance vision-language models for robot manipulation

Assistant professors Florian Shkurti and Igor Gilitschenski are researching new methods of vision-language models for robot manipulation technologies to improve how robotics systems perceive and safely interact with people and their environment.  

CS alumna Evi Micha wins CAIAC 2024 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

CS alumna Evi Micha wins CAIAC 2024 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

Recent PhD graduate Evi Micha is recognized with a 2024 CAIAC award for her thesis that looks at designing decision-making algorithms that treat people fairly, use limited resources efficiently and foster social good.