In the press
2023
Artificial intelligence used to predict cancer patient survival more accurately, CTV News, March 2, 2023. Other press: Vancouver Sun, The Province, Toronto Star and St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune, Glacier Media via Vancouver is Awesome, Coast Reporter, Richmond News, Powell River Peak, North Shore News, Bowen Island Undercurrent, New Westminster Record, Delta Optimist, Squamish Chief, Burnaby Now, Tri-City News, CBC interview, CKNW980, 97.3 The Eagle interview
Beware of the Valentine's Chatbot, Featured on "A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne", Corus Radio, Feb. 14
Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence, The Canadian Press, February 12, 2023; Publications who ran the story: The Globe & Mail, CBC, CTV and The Vancouver Sun
Inside the mind of ChatGPT: How artificial intelligence is changing the way we learn, Global News, January 23, 2023
Universities respond to ChatBot cheating, CTV News, January 16, 2023
2022
Professor seeds fresh approach to learning with STEM high school,Business in Vancouver, November 4, 2022
Rather than threaten jobs, artificial intelligence should collaborate with human writers, The Conversation Canada, July 28, 2022
DeepMind AI learns simple physics like a baby, Nature Journal, July 11, 2022, Jeff Clune quoted
Privacy in the metaverse, Global News, July 10, 2022
What B.C. researchers think robots can learn from therapists, CTV News Vancouver, July 8, 2022
Delay and Deflect: How women gig workers respond to sexual harassment, The Conversation Canada, July 5, 2022
Making virtual assistants sound human poses a challenge for designers,The Conversation Canada, June 7, 2022
Mulling the metaverse: computer scientists weigh in on the internet’s future potential,University Affairs, May 27, 2022
Have you thought about what happens to your digital data once you're gone? CTV News, May 6, 2022
Women working for apps like Uber don't feel safe reporting harassment,CTV News, May 6, 2022 Other publications that ran the story: City News, Business in Vancouver, Prince George Citizen, Vancouver is Awesome, Dawson Creek Mirror, Tri-City News, Pique Newsmagazine, Peace Arch News, Today in BC, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Kelowna Capital News, Haida Gwaii Observer, Victoria News, Castlegar News
Vancouver ranked world's seventh best city for tech, with education a key strength,The Daily Hive, Jan. 28, 2022
2021
The promise and pitfalls behind synthetic data University Affairs, Dec. 13, 2021
The Science Behind Ouija Boards Discover, October 25, 2021
Savvy coders find way to nab coveted B.C. camping spots CBC News, June 26, 2021
Making Virtual Assistants Sound Human Poses a Challenge for Designers The Conversation Canada, June 7, 2021
AI is Learning How to Create Itself MIT Technology Review, May 27, 2021
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Enterprise Technology Forbes, May, 2021
Amazon Scholar Alla Sheffer uses computer graphics to drive improvements in garment sizing and fitting Amazon Science, February 24, 2021
2020
30 Women in Robotics you Need to Know About - Robohub, October 13, 2020
Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters - Wired Magazine, May 27, 2020
UBC grads create app for small businesses struggling during COVID-19 - BC Business, May 15, 2020
Vancouver radiologists and UBC students build database of COVID-19-affected lung images -VThe Kingston Whig Standard, April 22, 2020
COVID-19: UBC researchers propose potential roadmap to ease restrictions, fight pandemic - The Vancouver Sun, April 2, 2020
Huawei spends millions at Canadian university, but some professors fear US crackdown - South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
The Best Schools for Computer Science in Canada 2020 - University Magazine, January 6, 2020
2019
Rogers launches its first 5G Smart Campus in Canada at UBC - IT World Canada, November 6, 2019
UBC ranks 9th in North America for scientific impact- DH - May 22, 2019
Etalumis 'reverses' simulations to reveal new science - Phys Org, November 13, 2019
Norm Francis: an interview with a Canadian software pioneer - CANTECH Letter, October 6, 2019
Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019: Environmental Products + Services - UBC CS Alumnus Thomas Ligocki BC Business - Oct. 3, 2019
New app helps drivers answer 'Is the Massey Tunnel Okay?' - Vancouverisawesome.com, September 5, 2019
Vancouver startup to work on EU project to develop self-driving buses - Daily Hive, Jan 7, 2019
2018
https://betakit.com/vector-institute-adds-five-new-faculty-members/ - BetaKit, Dec. 3, 2018
Five UBC students awarded prestigious Women in Technology Scholarships - The Georgia Straight, November 22, 2018
UBC Computer Scientists Turn Amazon Alexa Into a Tool for Software Engineers - TNet - May 24, 2018
Empowered Startups forms Research Partnership with UBC to further human-computer interactions - Cision, May 22, 2018
2017
Early Google Investor donates $7.5 million to UBC Computer Science - Daily Hive News, Dec. 19, 2017
UBC recruits computer scientist from Harvard - Vancouver Courier, December 5, 2017
Go Ahead, Interrupt My Day - The New Yorker, May 5, 2017
2016
Best Computer Science Universities in Canada: 2017 Ranking - Maclean's - Oct. 31, 2016
UBC students win 25,000 euros at international tech competition - CBC, May 30, 2016
2013
Free online courses shake up the world of post-secondary education - The Vancouver Sun, November, 2013