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UBC Computer Science Alumnus Derek Bradley Wins 2019 Technical Oscar
UBC Computer Science alumnus Derek Bradley (PhD 2010) won a 2019 Technical Oscar (2019 Scientific and Technical Achievements Oscar) for his work on the Medusa facial capture system he helped develop at Disney Research. His UBC PhD dissertation launched him in this direction; it is entitled
"Markerless 3D reconstruction of temporally deforming surfaces from multiple cameras"
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Alumni/Industry Lecture: Professor Margo Seltzer - An NVM Carol: Visions of NVM Past, Present, and Future
Date:
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm 
Title: An NVM Carol: Visions of NVM Past, Present, and Future
Speaker: Professor Margo Seltzer, Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems; Cheriton Family chair in Computer Science at UBC
Date: Thurs. March 21, 2019
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm. Networking starts at 6 pm, talk begins at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Alumni/Industry Lecture: Ghislaine Chan - Modernization in the Financial Industry
Date:
Thursday, January 24, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Title: Modernization in the Financial Industry
Speaker: Ghislaine Chan, VP Applications Development - Wealth Management (Global Technology and Operations), Broadridge Financial
Date: January 24, 2019
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm. Networking starts at 6 pm, talk begins at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Location: ACL, 14th Floor, 980 Howe St. Vancouver
UBC CS Alumni Pub Night
Date:
Thursday, November 8, 2018 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm Please join us on Thursday November 8 for a social and networking event with fellow UBC CS alumni.
Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with old friends, have a pint, expand your network, and meet Department Head Chen Greif! Complimentary appetizers will be provided.
Thursday, November 8, 2018 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Cactus Club Café 1530 West Broadway, Vancouver (between Granville and Fir)
There is no charge for this event, but pre-registration is required.
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CS Alumnus Philip Lam's start-up NEX Team Inc. announced $4M seed funding
Computer Science alumnus Philip Lam’s mobile AI start-up company NEX Team Inc. just announced a USD 4$ Million in seed funding to launch HomeCourt , a mobile app that uses computer vision and AI technologies to track, chart and analyze basketball shots in real time, with just a smart phone camera. Investors includes Mark Cuban, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin.
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Alumni/Industry Lecture: Farshad Abasi - Securing Modern API and Services/MicroServices-based Applications By Design
Date:
Thursday, November 22, 2018 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Title: Securing Modern API and Services/MicroServices-based Applications By Design
Speaker: Farshad Abasi, Co-Founder/Director of Application and Cloud Security, Mirai Security Inc.; CSO, Forward Security
Date: Thurs. Nov 22, 2018
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm. Networking starts at 6 pm, talk begins at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
BCS Alumnus Imran Habib Named One of Canada's 30 Best Developers
UBC Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) alumnus Imran Habib was named one of Canada's 30 Best Developers Under 30 for 2018.
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CS Alumnae Hasti Seifi Receives 2017 EuroHaptics Society PhD Thesis Award
UBC Computer Science alumnae Dr. Hasti Seifi is the winner of the 2017 EuroHaptics Society PhD Thesis Award for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics. The award honors research she conducted at UBC's Department of Computer Science, where she completed her doctorate under the supervision of Professor Karon E. MacLean. Only one person is selected for this award each year, and the winning thesis is chosen based on its scientific quality and expected impact on the field.
Alumni/Industry Lecture: Reid Holmes - Measuring and Maintaining Software Quality
Date:
Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Title: Measuring and Maintaining Software Quality
Speaker: Professor Reid Holmes, UBC Department of Computer Science
Date: Thursday, Sept 27, 2018
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm. Networking starts at 6 pm, talk begins at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Computer Science 50th Anniversary Celebration
Date:
Friday, May 11, 2018 | 1:00pm - Saturday, May 12, 2018 | 9:00pm UBC Computer Science’s 50th Anniversary celebrations will highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of department members, alumni and distinguished guests, and engage the broader community in thinking critically about the opportunities and challenges that computing presents in the next 50 years. The celebration will take place on May 11 and 12, 2018 with panels on AI and the future of computer science, as well as more technically focused state-of-the art research symposia.
