With UBC’s midterm break this week, the new head of the UBC Department of Computer Science, Dr. Ian Mitchell, had a chance to chat about his new position.…
What better name than “Maple Bacon” for a Canadian team? That’s what the students call themselves, who belong to the UBC Computer Science CTF (Capture the Flag)…
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…
Kellogg Booth does not possess an undergraduate degree in computer science. Never has, never will. Yet he’s just won a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from CS…
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…
Up until this year, four current UBC computer science faculty members had been named Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows for lifetime achievements…
Finding the needle: How big data can diagnose disease and improve patients’ lives By Dr. Raymond Ng, Director UBC Data Science Institute Modern medicine…
What do four UBC computer science researchers have in common with the musician Sting? They have all been obsessed with watching and understanding every single…
Computer Science Professor Robert Xiao is not getting chocolate surprises daily as he plays in the ‘Advent of Code’ programming contest, running from December 1…
We were all moving around the virtual showcase like characters in a retro video game. ‘Up arrow’ to walk forward. ‘Right arrow’ to walk right. Bump into another…
