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Monday, March 27, 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar • Systems and Networking • Rescuing Data Center Processors

Please note: This seminar will take place virtually over Zoom.

Tanvir Ahmed Khan, PhD candidate
Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

Billions of people rely on web services powered by data centers, where critical applications run 24/7. Unfortunately, data center applications are extremely inefficient, wasting more than 60% of all processor cycles, and causing millions of dollars in operational expenses and energy costs.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Ludwig Wilhelm Wall leads construction of interactive art installation at Ontario Place

PhD candidate Ludwig Wilhelm Wall and two recent Waterloo graduates have built an interactive installation at the intersection of art and technology called The Light Within. Their installation is part of Lumière: The Art of Light, a free outdoor light experience on exhibit at Ontario Place’s Trillium Park from March 10 to May 7.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Software Engineering | Artificial Intelligence • To What Extent do DNN-based Image Classification Models Make Unreliable Inferences?

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2564.

Yongqiang (Victor) Tian, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Chengnian Sun

Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Human-Computer Interaction • Critical and Speculative Design for Human-Computer Interaction

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304 and virtually over Zoom.

Matthew Lakier, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel

Thursday, April 13, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Human-Computer Interaction • From Boring to Overwhelming: Using Juicy Stimulus for Cognitive State Manipulation Measured by Eye Tracking

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.

Alessandra Luz, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • An Investigation of Preference Judging Consistency

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3317.

Linh Nhi Phan Minh, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Mark Smucker

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • Data-driven Estimation of Soiling Loss and Optimal Cleaning Schedule for a Utility-scale PV Plant

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Abhinav Bora, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Srinivasan Keshav, Lukasz Golab

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Joel Wretborn and colleagues win Emerging Technology Award at Annual VES Awards for water simulation toolset used in Avatar: The Way of Water

PhD candidate Joel Wretborn and his colleagues Alexey Stomakhin and Steve Lesser at the New Zealand–based visual effects studio WētāDigital x Unity and Douglas McHale at WētāFX have won an Emerging Technology Award at the 21st annual Visual Effects Society Awards for their water simulation toolset used in Avata

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Machine Learning • Approaches and Techniques to Enhance Efficiency and Performance of Non-Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning Methods

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Ali Saheb Pasand, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Ali Ghodsi