Dr. Ali Emami joined the Department of Computer Science in 2021. Three years later, he received the 2024 FMS Excellence in Teaching Award.
Professor Emami has a special high enthusiasm when teaching, which captivates students.
His efforts in motivating and attracting students to several computer science subjects have granted him a great reputation among students.
The award is a result of his hard work and drive to always improve teaching.
The article is fully featured at the following link.
Ethan Gibbons obtained his BSc in Computer Science in 2022 and MSc in Computer Science in 2024, both in the Department of Computer Science at Brock University.
His very high final average in his MSc program, 98, earned him notoriety through the Governor General’s Gold Medal – a well-deserved achievement after his dedication and efforts in his studies.
Congratulations, Ethan! We hope that his award is one of many in your future career!
More details about this are posted at Brock News at this link.
Yifeng Li is a Canadian Research Chair and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Biological Sciences.
His work on drug design through the power of Artificial Intelligence has valuable, lasting contributions to disease treatment.
The full article is featured at the following link.
Exciting News from Sam Langdon!
Join us in congratulating Sam from the MSc thesis program in Computer Science, a recipient of the prestigious 2024-25 Vector Scholarship in AI!
With a $17.5K award towards her master’s degree, Sam has demonstrated exceptional promise and dedication to advancing AI innovation. This recognition underscores the Vector Institute‘s commitment to nurturing the next generation of AI talent and pushing the boundaries of what’s achievable in this remarkable field.
We can’t wait to see the impact Sam will make as she enhances her AI skill set and contributes to the forefront of AI innovation. Congratulations, Sam!
Teams composed of Brock GAME and IASC students participated in a province-wide competition, Level Up Showcase, and secured many top awards.
Level Up Showcase is very competitive. This year, it had around 150 student teams.
Congratulations to GAME and IASC students for their achievement!
The whole story is featured in Brock News (article).
With great pride, we have Basil Syed, one of our COSC co-op students, featured in the 2024 edition of “The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Universities” by Maclean’s.
Basil Syed is in the third year of the COSC co-op program. Congratulations!
The Department of Computer Science appreciates and is proud of the efforts of its students, faculty, and staff, bringing its COSC program to be recognized as one of the “Standout Computer Science Programs.”
Computer Science Club will host its annual reading week Game Jam from February 19th onwards.
Competition time: February 19th 12:00 am to February 25th 11:59 pm
Judging time: February 25th till February 27th 11:59 pm
Results will be announced the week following the reading week.
The winners of the awards mentioned above will be gifted a prize: a $10 Digital Steam gift card.
On top of that, you have a bragging right to winning the Brock CSC Game Jam 2023-2024.
The basic restrictions are only a team of up to 5 people can participate in the Game Jam, and we are limiting it to one submission per team.
The themes will be announced when the competition starts, but in the meantime, you can sign up for the competition using this form.
We highly encourage you to join our Discord server to keep updated with announcements about the theme, which will be posted once the jam begins, and for further questions.
Fatima Abourida is a third-year computer science student and started her business, Gift Minion, years ago.
She was the first recipient of the Laura Sabia Entrepreneurial Award due to her business initial.
Read the full story at this link.
The Computer Science Department will host the first Artificial Intelligence Day event at Brock University. It will occur on November 9th, 2023, at 9 a.m. in Pond Inlet. The event will bring innovative showcases, an engaging panel discussion, inspiring talks, and networking opportunities.
More details about the event and its registration can be found at this link.
COSC Researchers led by Dr. Ali Emami have advanced the field of Natural Language Processing with a protocol to mitigate bias, allowing language models to provide more appropriate results. The full article was featured in Brock News at this link.
