Awards

Undergrad Achievement

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
Markus Meister Memorial Prize Aaron Mishkin UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Combined Majors) Rachel Stiyer UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Majors) Zixuan Yin UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BCS) Sean Vanbergen UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (COGS) Shihui Liang UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BUCS) Wen Chia Hu UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BA) Min Sang Park UBC Department of Computer Science

Research

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Ahmad Shikib Mehri , Kevin Chow, Raunak Kumar CRA
ACM Fellow Gail Murphy ACM
DNA Computing And Molecular Programming Conference Best Student Paper Award Anne Condon, Mark Schmidt, Nasim Zolaktaf DNA Computing And Molecular Programming Conference
UAI Best Student Paper Award David Buchman, David Poole UAI
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Joanna McGrenere Royal Society of Canada
ACM SIGGRAPH SCA Best Student Paper Award Michiel van de Panne, Xue Bin Peng ACM SIGGRAPH
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Yasha Pushak Government of Canada
ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Felix Heide ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award Gail Murphy International Conference on Program Comprehension
CS-Can/Info-Can Outstanding Young Computer Science Research Prize Nick Harvey CS-Can/Info-Can
Sloan Research Fellow Mark Schmidt Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Teaching

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
UBC Computer Science Department Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Adnan Reza , Andrew Karpierz , Halldor Thorhallsson, Izabelle Janzen , Susanne Bradley , Tian Qi (Ricky) Chen UBC Department of Computer Science
CPSC 213 TA Team Awards Candice Pang, Frank Rui, Grace Liang, Harlin Brandvold, Justin Reiher, Ksenia Pinski, Liran Li, Phoenix Song, Qiushan Zhao, Victor Pineda Gonzalez, Zixuan Yin UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Undergraduate TA Award Alec Theriault , Andrew Bates, Grace Liang, Jonathan Budiardjo , Ksenia Pinski, Laura Barton, Nadine Bolotov , Noah Bayless , Oliver Zhang, Phoenix Song, Raunak Kumar , Ryan Razavi , Tom Jin UBC Department of Computer Science
2016 Killam Teaching Award Jessica Dawson UBC VP Academic and Provost
UBC Computer Science Department Faculty Teaching Award Anthony Estey, Celina Berg, Gregor Kiczales, Ivan Beschastnikh, Meghan Allen, Rachel Pottinger UBC Department of Computer Science

Service

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
2017 Dean of Science Excellence in Service Jessica Wrinskelle UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Dean of Science Excellence in Service Award Patrice Belleville UBC Faculty of Science
Maria Klawe Endowment Award Hasti Seifi, Sampoorna Biswas UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Student Service Award Paul Liu UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Student Service Award Caledonia Thomson, Erica Lin, Lisa Wong, Paul Cernek, Wesley Berry UBC Department of Computer Science

Undergrad Achievement

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
Governor General's Silver Medal Academic Award of Excellence Pang Chieh (Jason) Chiu Governor General of Canada
Markus Meister Memorial Prize Pang Chieh (Jason) Chiu UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Majors) Pang Chieh (Jason) Chiu UBC Department of Computer Science
Rick Sample Summer Internship Patience Shyu UBC Department of Computer Science
Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize Albert Xing, Alfred Xing UBC Department of Computer Science
SIMBA Technologies Award Angela Chen, Laura Barton, Michelle Findlay-Olynyk UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Combined Honours) Yi Fan Yang UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Honours) Soo Ning Sarah Yeo UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (Combined Majors) Tae Yun Kim UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BUCS) Henry Chee UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (COGS) Michelle Ming Gee Wong UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BUCS) Henry Chee UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BCS) Lauren Coombe UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BA) Dylan Michael Basdeo UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Wesbrook Scholar Alice Fredine UBC

Research

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
2016 ACM Distinguished Scientist Laks V.S. Lakshmanan ACM
CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Khurram Ali Jafery , Xi Bei She Computer Research Association (CRA)
IVA Best Paper Award Cristina Conati, Sebastien Lalle International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Web3D Best Paper Award Anurag Ranjan, Debang a Raj Neog, Dinesh Pai, Joao Cardoso International Conference on 3D Web Technology
Web3D Best Paper Award For Real-Time Eye Simulation Dinesh Pai International Conference on 3D Web Technology
Canadian Human-Computer Communication Society Achievement Award Michiel van de Panne Conference on Graphics, Visualization and HCI
Canadian Digital Media Pioneer Award Kellogg Booth Conference on Graphics, Visualization and HCI
ICSE-10 Most Influential Paper 10 Years Later Award Gail Murphy, John Anvik, Lyndon Hiew ICS
CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award Finalists Alison Clark, Caroline Lemieux CRA
National Collegiate Research Conference Poster Competition Eviatar Bach National Collegiate Research Conference
UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference Poster Competition 2nd Prize Tom Jin UBC MURC
Charles McDowell Award Kevin Leyton-Brown UBC
UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship Joanna McGrenere UBC

Teaching

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
2016 UBC Computer Science Department Faculty Teaching Award Elisa Baniassad, Mark Schmidt, Patrice Belleville, Paul Carter, Steve Wolfman, William Evans UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Alireza Shafaei , Alireza Zakeri Hosseinabadi, Issam Hadj Laradji , Jason Hartford, Jessica Wong , Jordon Johnson, Samuel Creed, Shu Yang UBC Department of Computer Science
Maria Klawe Endowment Award Jessica Wong UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Undergraduate TA Award Albert Xing, Alfred Xing, Anasazi Valair, Branden Siegle, Bruce Li, Erika Thompson, Henry Li, Kieran Collery, Lynsey Haynes, Maher Kader UBC Department of Computer Science
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Sarah Huber UBC VP Academic

Service

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
UBC Helen McCrae Award Diane Johnson, Michele Ng UBC Office of the Vice President
UBC Dean Of Science Excellence In Service Awards Jessica Wrinskelle UBC Faculty of Science
UBC Dean Of Science Excellence In Service Awards Patrice Belleville UBC Faculty of Science
UBC Computer Science Staff Award (Team Award) Agnes Pak, Betty Cho, Constance Wun, Girish Chandra, Victoria Poon UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Staff Award (for going above and beyond) Jean Caballero, Vivian Leung UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Staff Award (for supporting students & educational programs) Joyce Poon, Olivia Kong UBC Department of Computer Science Science
UBC Computer Science Staff Award (for fostering a collegial environment) Lara Hall UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Student Service Award Alireza Shafaei, Antoine Ponsard, Kailun Zhang, Matthew Brehmer, Nayantara Duttachoudhury UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Student Service Award Brian Chau, Cindy Ngan, Jeremy Goh UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award Giuliana Villegas UBC Faculty of Science

Undergrad Achievement

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (MAJ) William Zhang UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (CMJ) Thomas Pierce UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (COGS) Victoria Loewen UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BUCS) Gregory Iannacone UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (BCS) Nicholas Folk UBC Department of Computer Science
Rick Sample Summer Internship Award Alison Clark UBC Department of Computer Science
Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize Boyang Tom Jin UBC Department of Computer Science
UBC Computer Science Department Academic Award of Excellence (CHN) Caroline Lemieux UBC Department of Computer Science
Markus Meister Memorial Prize Caroline Lemieux UBC Department of Computer Science
Governor General's Silver Medal Caroline Lemieux UBC Department of Computer Science
Simba Technologies Award Laura McGee, Lynsey Haynes UBC Department of Computer Science
Greer Family Scholarship Adrian She, Victoria Loewen UBC Department of Computer Science
Computer Science Scholarship Arman Raina, Calvin Cheng, Caroline Lemieux, De Wen Li, Janet Lam, Katherine Cavers, Matthew Nyhus, Stephanie Dong, Xin Bei She, Yifan Yang UBC Department of Computer Science
Accenture Leadership Award Wesley Berry UBC Department of Computer Science
David Shum Memorial Prize in Computer Science Junze Wu UBC Department of Computer Science
Ericsson Innovation Award Karan Grover, Tanha Kabir

Research

Year Award Recipient(s) Organization
Oscar Technical Achievement Award Robert Bridson Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
SCA Best Poster Award Dinesh Pai Symposium on Computer Animation
SCA Best Paper Award Kai Ding, KangKang Yin, Libin Liu, Michiel van de Panne Symposium on Computer Animation
SCA Best Paper Award Benjamin Humberston, Dinesh Pai Symposium on Computer Animation
ESEM Best Paper Award Ivan Beschastnikh
IEEE Visualization Technical Achievement Award Tamara Munzner IEEE VIS Conference
SIGGRAPH Laval Virtual Award Wolfgang Heidrich SIGGRAPH 2015
Royal Society of Canada Fellow Gail Murphy Royal Society of Canada
NAMRC Outstanding Paper Alla Sheffer International Manufacturing Research Conference
First Place, World Haptics 2015 Student Innovation Challenge Brenna Li, Gordon Minaker, Oliver Schneider, Paul Bucci IEEE World Haptics Conference 2015
ACM ICSE Student Research Competition Caroline Lemieux ACM ICSE
ACM TiiS Best Paper Award Ben Steichen, Cristina Conati, Giuseppe Carenini ACM TiiS
AOSA Most Influential Paper Award Gail Murphy AOSA