You are invited to attend the Brock University Computer Science Department Seminar Series:
DATE: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
TIME: 11am to 12pm
LOCATION: H313
LECTURE: by Professor Andries Engelbrecht, South African Research Chair of Artificial Intelligence in the Computer Science Department, University of Pretoria who will be speaking on “Heterogeneous Particle Swarm Optimizers: Scalability, Self-Adaptive Behaviours and Dynamic Environments.”
The Brock University Alumni Association will present Tony Abou-Assaleh with the Faculty of Mathematics and Science Distinguished Graduate Award on September 16 during the Alumni Recognition Reception, held as part of Homecoming weekend. Abou-Assaleh is an innovative entrepreneur and intuitive researcher who distinguished himself as an undergraduate in Brock’s Computer Science program by excelling in both his academic studies as well as extracurricular and community pursuits.
He created his own award-winning company, TitanFile – widely recognized for providing the best-in-kind software for secure access to legal documents. Along with his personal success, Abou-Assaleh continues to give back to the community. Coupled with his warmth, humour and comradely, Tony exemplifies the ideal qualities of Brock alumni. He was, and continues to be, a role model, industry leader and the kind of graduate Brock University is immensely proud to both recognize and call its own.
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Categories: Events
Almost two dozen Brock researchers – the majority from the Faculty of Mathematics & Science – received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The $3.8 million in funding under NSERC’s 2017 competition for the Discovery research programs, is more than $1.4 million over last year’s results.
Brock’s funding includes Discovery Grants, Discovery Development Grants, Discovery Accelerator Supplements and the Northern Research Supplement, as well as master’s and doctoral student awards. Read the full story and the names of all recipients here
Durjay Chowdhury, a candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will present his Master of Science thesis defence on Monday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. in Mackenzie Chown H-Block 313.
His thesis is titled Approximation Algorithms using Allegories and Coq.
His examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Martin Müller, External Examiner, (University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg); Dr. Michael Winter, Supervisor; Dr. Brian Ross and Dr. Ke Qui, Committee Members.
For the second year in a row, Brock has a significant presence at the four-day convention that runs from Friday until Sunday in Toronto. Similar to ComicCon, Fan Expo Canada appeals to fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming.
Brock has a booth in the MTCC’s south building, where it will be in a high-traffic area close to Universal Studios, Cartoon Network and Showcase. The 20×20 booth includes two large video screens. The recruitment team has designed both a twelve-page comic book that tells the Brock story, as well as Cube Pals, three-dimensional paper figures of Isaac Brock and Boomer the Badger, plus a set of accessories for both.
The focus will be on the programs and departments at Brock that would appeal to typical Fan Expo goers the most, such as the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Communication, Pop Culture and Film, Computer Science and the new programs in Game Design and Game Programming. Read the full story here
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Categories: News
Computer Science student Tim Ribaric’s Master of Science thesis defence will take place Tuesday, June 13 at 9 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.
His thesis is titled Elliptic Curve Cryptography using Computational Intelligence.
His examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Charlie Obimbo (University of Guelph), External Examiner; Dr. Sheridan Houghton, Supervisor; Dr. Brian Ross and Dr. Joseph Brown.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science held its third annual Celebration of Excellence ceremony on January 19, handing out awards for accomplishments in research, teaching and student experience. “As a group we have a lot to be proud of: excellent undergraduate and graduate programs and innovative and exciting research programs,” Interim Dean Alan Castle told the group that gathered for the awards ceremony. Read about the award recipients here
