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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 2d

The Software Practices Lab is representing UBC Computer Science in Singapore next week at a joint conference on functional programming, programming languages and software engineering! Learn more about their papers, talks and leadership roles in our new article: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...

UBC Computer Science makes waves at programming language conference ICFP/SPLASH

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 4d

UBC’s Competitive Programming Club is accepting new members! Join the club if you enjoy coding and designing algorithms. Tryouts to compete in the next ICPC are coming up on Oct 11 and Oct 18. Find more information on the club’s website: icpc.cs.ubc.ca.

UBC Competitive Programming Club

Home of the UBC Competitive Programming Club. We eat problems and pizza.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 4d

Three undergraduate computer science students represented UBC in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals last month. Congratulations to Joel Gunawan, Phu Binh Nguyen, and Rain Zimin Yang! Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...

UBC Competitive Programming team places 1st in Canada in ICPC World Finals

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 5d

Practice how to DROP, COVER and HOLD ON at 10:16 am on Oct 16 during @shakeoutbc.bsky.social! UBC Vancouver will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Students, faculty and staff will receive a test notification by text and voice message. Learn more: srs.ubc.ca/shakeout

Are you prepared for an earthquake? ShakeOut and UBC Alert testing will take place on October 16 - Safety & Risk Services

On October 16, practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:16 am during the annual Great BC ShakeOut. UBC will also test its emergency notification system.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 9d

From healthcare information to social networks, databases are everywhere. To understand how best to organize, analyze and query large sets of data, researchers gathered at the VLDB conference. Read more about the papers that UBC Computer Science published: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...

UBC Computer Science publishes four papers at Very Large Data Bases conference

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 10d

UBC research shows AI chatbots can be more persuasive than humans—raising concerns about manipulation, mental health risks and the need for safeguards.

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Can AI persuade you to go vegan—or harm yourself? - UBC News

UBC research shows AI chatbots can be more persuasive than humans—raising concerns about manipulation, mental health risks and the need for safeguards.

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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 10d

Dr. Vered Shwartz, UBC professor of computer science and author of "Lost in Automatic Translation", on the potential for #AI chatbots to cause harm to users as well as potential safeguards for the future. @cs.ubc.ca

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Can AI persuade you to go vegan—or harm yourself?

Large language models are more persuasive than humans: UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz discusses safeguards for the future of AI.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 11d

September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It's a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system and to commemorate those who didn’t return home. Learn more: irshdc.ubc.ca/learn/orange...

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 12d

UBC Computer Science researchers debuted a new technology that allows us to swipe or tap to enter a PIN or pick a tip amount. Read more about the study, led by PhD student Bu Li and Associate Professor Dr. Robert Xiao: news.ubc.ca/2025/09/forg...

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 12d

New research from UBC CS PhD student Bu Li and professor Dr. Robert Xiao!

UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 12d

In the near future, you may not need to touch a keypad to select a tip or pay for large purchases. All it may take is a swipe, tap or other quick gesture.

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Forget numbers: your PIN could consist of a shimmy and a shake - UBC News

In the near future, you may not need to touch a keypad to select a tip or pay for large purchases. All it may take is a swipe, tap or other quick gesture. Hygienic tips The innovation utilizes…

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 15d

The Department of Computer Science will be closed on Tues Sept 30 in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Join the Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30 at UBC. More information here: forestry.ubc.ca/events/2025-...

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day |

Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

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UBC Forestry🌲🇨🇦 @forestry.ubc.ca · Sep 3

Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.

Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025
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2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day |

Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 17d

Meet Laszlo Hollander. Laszlo has been a mentor in UBC Computer Science’s Tri-Mentoring Program for 22 years! As our most long-standing mentor, Laszlo shares his experience helping students in the Tri-Mentoring Program in our new article: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/09...

UBC Computer Science Tri-Mentoring Program. Mentor Spotlight: Laszlo Hollander.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 22d

UBC CS PhD graduate Frederik Kunstner received the 2024 AAAI/ACM SIGAI Dissertation Honorable Mention for his thesis, “Why Do Machine Learning Optimizers That Work, Work?” Congratulations Dr. Kunstner! aaai.org/about-aaai/a...

AAAI/ACM SIGAI Doctoral Dissertation Award - AAAI

The AAAI/ACM SIGAI Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes and encourages superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in AI.

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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 23d

Machine learning today learns once from a massive amount of data. In our changing world, @cs.ubc.ca prof Dr. Evan Shelhamer thinks it's useful to have ML keep learning. He's a @vectorinstitute.ai member & CIFAR AI Chair.
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Dr. Evan Shelhamer, computer scientist

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 24d

Calling all CS students! The CS Book Club is starting again for the new school year. September's topic is "Indigenous protocol and artificial intelligence"! RSVP and join us tomorrow at 3PM at the ICICS/CS Reading Room!

Welcome to... CS Book Club at ICICS/CS Reading Room. Indigenous protocol and artificial intelligence. Thurs Sept 18, 3 - 4pm. Check our website for details and to RSVP.

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 24d

The Distinguished Lecture Series is back! Learn about topics such as generative AI in healthcare, how data can inform AI for education, and the past and future of parallel algorithms. Lectures are free to attend and open to the public. Learn more at cs.ubc.ca/DLS

UBC Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series. Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall, UBC), Room 2020/2030.

All lectures are free and open to the public.

J. Ross Mitchell, University of Alberta
Talk Date: September 25, 2025 ; 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Title: Generative AI in Healthcare

John Stamper, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Date: October 9, 2025 ; 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Title: What is the role of Data Science in the era of Generative AI?

Kimberly Keeton, Google
Talk Date: November 6, 2025; 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Title: Not Your Grandparents' Memory System

Guy E. Blelloch, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Date: November 20, 2025 ; 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
Title: Parallel Algorithms : A Retrospective and current directions

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Thomas Pasquier @tfjmp.bsky.social · 26d

I’m recruiting funded PhD students to work on intrusion detection at the intersection of machine learning, systems, and security. Deadline is Dec 15.

Learn about our group at UBC: spg.cs.ubc.ca/
Some information about the application process: tfjmp.org/#phd

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · 29d

Congratulations to our undergraduate researchers on their successful summer projects!

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UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · Sep 9

@science.ubc.ca is hiring a Black scholar for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor of Teaching! Seeking applicants in data, computer, computational, environmental sciences, or stats.

❗Deadline: Oct 15, 2025❗

🔗Details: tinyurl.com/4xxt5nww

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · Sep 8

Looking for some advice as you start the new school year? Five UBC computer science professors share their best tips for success! www.youtube.com/shorts/fFs6y...

What's your advice for computer science students?

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · Sep 8

Dr. Jiamin (Carrie) Dai from UBC Computer Science will present her research at UBC iSchool's first colloquium of the year! Join to hear more about supporting aging and accessibility needs in social, financial, and digital engagements. Register here: ischool.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · Sep 5

This July, UBC Computer Science helped organize and presented at this year’s ACM Conference on Reproducibility and Replicability (ACM REP). Read more here: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/09...

UBC Computer Science organizes conference on reproducibility and replicability of computer science research

Two papers, one keynote

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · Sep 5

As the field of computer science expands, researchers are publishing more and more scientific papers. With increasing numbers of studies, scientists must ensure that their results are validated and that the knowledge they generate is true.

UBC Computer Science organizes conference on reproducibility and replicability of computer science research

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UBC Computer Science @cs.ubc.ca · Sep 4

UBC Computer Science professors Dr. Joanna McGrenere and Dr. Tamara Munzner have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada for their excellence in research and innovation. Read more about their work: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/09...

Congratulations! Dr. Joanna McGrenere and Dr. Tamara Munzner. Two UBC Computer Science professors join the Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Cs.ubc.ca.

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