research

Research Facilities

UBC computer science research takes place in the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS/CS) building on campus, with nearly 2,000 sq. metres of lab space housing the many research groups, some being shared space among

An Overview

The UBC Department of Computer Science (UBC CS) has a strong research presence, tied for #1 in Canada, top 30 in North America, and top 25 worldwide. Our research, conducted by research-stream faculty and hundreds of graduate students, takes place

How Big Data is helping us stay healthier

Finding the needle: How big data can diagnose disease and improve patients’ lives By Dr. Raymond Ng , Director UBC Data Science Institute Modern medicine…

Professor Alla Sheffer named IEEE Fellow

UBC Computer Science Professor Alla Sheffer will be inducted as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE) Fellow, effective January 1, 2021…
Nobel Prize

Keeping company with a Nobel Prize winner

UBC Computer Science Professor Dr. Kevin Leyton Brown won’t be winning a Nobel Prize anytime soon. For one thing, the Nobel Prize does not have a category in…