Events

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Chengyao Fu, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Alan Huang and Yuying Li

Sentiment analysis has been widely used in the domain of finance. There are two most common textual sentiment analysis methods in finance: \textit{dictionary-based approach} and \textit{machine learning approach}.

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online. Also note the new date and time — Wednesday, September 23 at 3:00 p.m.

Nafisa Anzum, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Semih Salihoglu

Moshe Y. Vardi
University Professor
Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Guojun Zhang, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Yaoliang Yu and Pascal Poupart

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Akshay Ramachandran, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Lap Chi Lau

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Marko Ilievski, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Farzan Dehbashi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Omid Abari

On Saturday, September 26, the Faculty of Mathematics is celebrating Alumni Black and Gold Day at Home!

Join us for fun, family-friendly math activities and lively discussions featuring leading alumni and researchers speaking about their cutting-edge work in healthcare and entrepreneurship.

Recently appointed Dean Mark Giesbrecht will kick-off the celebrations by presenting the Faculty’s exciting vision for the future. Professor Giesbrecht says that the coronavirus pandemic has made clear the continuing importance and urgency of the Faculty’s work.

Please note: This seminar will be given online.

Aukosh Jagannath, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
University of Waterloo

Please note: This PhD defence will be given online.

Alexandra Vtyurina, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Charles Clarke and Edith Law