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Mik Kersten (2007 Grad)

UBC Computer Science alumnus Mik Kersten has received an investment injection of $100 million from Sumeru Equity Partners for his ultra-successful spinoff company, Tasktop. He shares his journey... “I was ten when we escaped from Poland and moved to Ottawa. I graduated from high school there, then

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November 15, 2021

There’s been no navel-gazing by UBC Computer Science alumnus Shehzad Noor Taus Priyo since he made the Top 30 Under 30 list by Forbes Magazine. Or even before…

CS Tri-mentoring Program Seeking Industry Mentors

Volunteer as a mentor and share your passion and experiences with current students in the UBC Computer Science tri-mentoring program! We’re currently recruiting mentors for fall 2021. Now in its 20 th year, this program connects Computer Science

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May 26, 2021

Alumni profile: Mik Kersten, CEO, Tasktop Technologies A UBC Computer Science alumnus ultra-successful spinoff company, Tasktop , has just received an…

March 5, 2021

A UBC Computer Science professor emeritus and a former PhD graduate have collaborated with an international team of researchers to develop a technique to…

March 2, 2021

As Vice President of Software Engineering at Broadridge Financial, UBC CS Alumna Ghislaine Chan’s days are very full. And that seems to be right up her alley…

February 9, 2021

School photos, sports pics and family portraits are a huge deal. They capture a moment in time. A milestone, an accomplishment, even a feeling. Considering the…

January 28, 2021

When computer science grad student Enrique Rosales was eight years of age and living in Mexico, he dreamed of one thing and one thing only: earning a PhD. “I…

May 22, 2020

There were no Mai Tais poolside. No fragrant leis. And no evening luaus. This year’s ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , the premier…

Talk by Prof. Jackie Cheung - Who Shot the Elephant in Their Pajamas? Commonsense Reasoning for Natural Language Processing Systems

Date

December 13, 2019 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Location

ICCS 146

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UBC alumnus and founder of AI startup named to Forbes Top 30 Under 30

CS Tri-mentoring Program Seeking Industry Mentors

Former UBC student gets $100M investment for his company

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Dreaming of his PhD: spotlight on grad student Enrique Rosales

UBC Computer Science cleans up at CHI 2020

Talk by Prof. Jackie Cheung - Who Shot the Elephant in Their Pajamas? Commonsense Reasoning for Natural Language Processing Systems