Articles tagged with: Computer Science

  • Oct 1 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Nazanin Mehregan

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Nazanin Mehregan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “GNN-based Handover Management in 5G Vehicular Networks ” on Tuesday, October 1 at 11:30 AM, in MC J404.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 24 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Antor Mahmud

    Thursday, September 19, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Antor Mahmud, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning on Knowledge Graph Embeddings via Contrastive Alignment ” on Tuesday, September 24 at 10 AM., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Chair; Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisor; Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Robson de Grande, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Clement Frimpong Osei

    Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Clement Frimpong Osei, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Application of L-Fuzzy Relation to Social Choice Theory” on Friday, August 23 at 11 AM., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Clement Frimpong Osei

    Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Clement Frimpong Osei, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Application of L-Fuzzy Relation to Social Choice Theory” on Friday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m.., in Plaza building room 600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman; and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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  • July 15 – Master of Science thesis defence – Abhishek Kumar

    Monday, July 15, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Abhishek Kumar, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Towards Trustworthy AI: Investigating Bias and Confidence Alignment in Large Language Models” on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11 AM, in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Ali Emami, Supervisor; Robson De Grande, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Members.

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  • COSC Student Awarded Prestigious Vector Institute Scholarship

    Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | By

    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!

    https://vectorinstitute.ai/24-25-vector-ai-scholarship-announcement/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Programs

    This is a Cross-Post from the Department of Computer Science.

    https://brocku.ca/mathematics-science/computer-science/2024/05/09/cosc-student-awarded-prestigious-vector-institute-scholarship/

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  • May 15 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jessica Graham

    Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Jessica Graham, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “Edge Communication Efficiency with

    GNNs in Internet of Vehicles” on Wednesday, May 15 at 9:30 AM., in GSB 308.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner; and Yifeng Li and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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  • Trace-of-Thought: Enhancing Arithmetic Reasoning in Small Language Models Through Distillation of Reasoning

    Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | By

    Join Us Wednesday May 8 for an online presentation:

    Speaker: Tyler McDonald

    Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are an emergent tool in many disciplines, with commercially accessible language models providing a simple interface to help solve a variety of problems & daily tasks. While these models are optimized for various common tasks, such as arithmetic reasoning, the exhaustive employment of commercialized language models comes with many challenges, such as potential resource unavailability, cost burdens, and constraints on flexibility. To aid in cultivating a support for open-source language modeling, an often more accessible alternative that allows for scale and size flexibilities, we introduce Trace-of-Thought Prompting: a simple, zero-shot prompt engineering technique responsible for creating observable and rational subproblems designed for delegation to smaller-scale systems. By harnessing the joint benefits of large-scale reasoning with small-scale accessibility, we aim to produce small language models – those below 7 billion parameters – capable of enhanced & transparent reasoning skills on arithmetic reasoning tasks. Our applications of Trace-of-Thought on these arithmetic reasoning problems yields gains as large as 125% on small language models, while providing observable reasoning pathways that are easily corrected on tasks of increasing difficulty. Our findings introduce a critical paradigm towards leveraging the myriad abilities of language models at a variety of scales for accessible problem solving.

    Time: 11:00 – 11:45 (Online) Wednesday, May 8

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  • Feb 7 – MRP defence – Braden Saunders

    Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | By

    MRP in Computer Science:

    Braden Saunders, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his MRP titled “A Novel DDoS Detection and Multi-Class Classification Method: A Graph Convolutional Network Approach” on Wednesday, February 7 at 11AM., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, Supervisor; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Member.

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  • Feb 6 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Shajib Chowdhury

    Thursday, February 01, 2024 | By

    Shajib Chowdhury, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “LSTM-oriented Handover Decision-making with SVR-based Mobility Prediction in 5G Vehicular Networks ” on Tuesday, February 6 at 9:30 AM., in GSB 408.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Renata Queiroz Dividino, External Examiner (Brock University); and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Committee Members.

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