Computer Science / en Fanny Chevalier named to France's Order of Academic Palms /celebrates/fanny-chevalier-named-france-order-academic-palms <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Fanny Chevalier named to France's Order of Academic Palms</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-08-03T10:27:05-04:00" title="Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 10:27" class="datetime">Thu, 08/03/2023 - 10:27</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/l-ordre-des-palmes-academiques" hreflang="en">l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/20230523_Order-of-the-Academic-Palms_Fanny-Chevalier_76.jpg" width="750" height="580" alt="Fanny Chevalier"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Fanny Chevalier (photo by Matt Hintsa)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="http://fannychevalier.net/"><strong>Fanny Chevalier</strong></a>, assistant professor in the department of computer science and department of statistical sciences in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been made a knight in the prestigious<a href="https://amopa.asso.fr/lordre-des-palmes-academiques/historique-des-palmes-academiques/"> Order of Academic Palms (l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques)</a>, France’s national order recognizing exemplary services to education and culture.</p> <p>Originally established by Napoleon I in 1808, the civil honour is awarded to members of the educational community for their contributions to French culture both in France and abroad. &nbsp;</p> <p>“I am profoundly honoured to be bestowed with the prestigious Order of Academic Palms from France and humbled to play a role in fostering and strengthening the relationship between France and Canada,” Chevalier said.</p> <p>“I will wear this title with pride, and look forward to contribute with dedication to the shared advancement of scientific knowledge, education and the deepening ties between our two nations.”</p> <p>Chevalier received the badge from&nbsp;Tudor Alexis, the Consul General of France in Toronto, at a recent ceremony.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chevalier’s research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction and information visualization. Her work delves into addressing the challenges involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of novel interactive tools supporting visual analytics and creative activities.</p> <h3><a href="https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/fanny-chevalier-named-to-frances-order-of-academic-palms">Read the department of computer science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Computer Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:27:05 +0000 siddiq22 302312 at Alec Jacobson receives CS-Can/Info-Can Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Researcher Award /celebrates/alec-jacobson-receives-cs-caninfo-can-outstanding-early-career-computer-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Alec Jacobson receives CS-Can/Info-Can Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Researcher Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-24T12:00:07-04:00" title="Monday, July 24, 2023 - 12:00" class="datetime">Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:00</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/Alec_Jacobson.JPG" width="750" height="500" alt="Alec Jacobson"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Alec Jacobson (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jacobson/"><strong>Alec Jacobson</strong></a>, an associate professor in the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, is a 2022 recipient of the <a href="https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/alec-jacobson-wins-cs-caninfo-can-outstanding-early-career-computer-science-research-award">Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Research Award</a> from Computer Science Canada/Informatique Canada (CS-Can/Info-Can), Canada’s national academic organization for computer science.</p> <p>The award, announced earlier this year, recognizes rising academic researchers at Canadian universities who are within 10 years of completing their PhD.</p> <p>Jacobson’s research spans computational geometry, graphics, vision, machine learning and human-computer interaction. His contributions to geometry processing research have had a significant impact on fields ranging from architecture to structural engineering and theatre.</p> <p>Jacobson, who holds the Canada Research Chair&nbsp;in geometry processing, has served as a valuable mentor. In 2020, when most research programs were impeded and conferences cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he initiated the <a href="https://toronto-geometry-colloquium.github.io/">Toronto Geometry Colloquium</a>, an online research web series to serve as a platform for underrepresented researchers.</p> <p>He was celebrated alongside his fellow 2022 CS-CAN/Info-Can award winners at a gala in Montreal in June.</p> <h3><a href="https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/alec-jacobson-wins-cs-caninfo-can-outstanding-early-career-computer-science-research-award">Read the department of computer science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Computer Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:00:07 +0000 siddiq22 302311 at DiDi Graduate Awards recognize outstanding student researchers /celebrates/didi-graduate-awards-recognize-outstanding-student-researchers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">DiDi Graduate Awards recognize outstanding student researchers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-12-09T11:22:14-05:00" title="Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:22" class="datetime">Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:22</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/didi-partnerships-event-december-5-2019_49177708928_o.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Didi award winners group photo"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Nine of the inaugural winners of the DiDi Graduate Awards with, at centre, DiDi's Tracy Li and Hongtu Zhu (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ten University of Toronto graduate students are receiving DiDi Graduate Awards in recognition of their contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence, vehicle autonomy, transportation analytics, human-machine interfacing and&nbsp;related topics.</p> <p>They are the first Թϱ students to receive scholarships from <a href="https://www.didiglobal.com/">Beijing-based Didi Chuxing, the world’s largest ride-hailing service</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Թϱ is very prestigious in cultivating outstanding leaders and innovators,”&nbsp;said Hongtu Zhu, chief scientist of statistics at DiDi. “DiDi hopes to contribute to this endeavor in fostering top talents to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges with smart transportation innovations.”</p> <p>The recipients are:</p> <ul> <li>PhD students <strong>Danijar Hafner</strong> and <strong>Nicole Barbosa Sultanum</strong>, from the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering PhD students <strong>Alaa Itani </strong>and <strong>Junshi Xu</strong> of civil engineering; <strong>Hao Wang</strong> and <strong>Bilal Majed Taha</strong> of electrical and computer engineering and <strong>Dengbo He</strong> of mechanical and industrial engineering</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering master’s student <strong>Nazli Eser Kaya </strong>of mechanical and industrial engineering</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;master’s students <strong>Abhishek Goudar</strong> and <strong>Shangyi Xiong </strong>of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-sets-stage-strategic-research-partnership-world-s-largest-ride-hailing-company">Read about Թϱ's&nbsp;partnership with DiDi</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:22:14 +0000 lanthierj 161173 at Geoffrey Hinton wins 2019 Honda Prize /celebrates/geoffrey-hinton-wins-2019-honda-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Geoffrey Hinton wins 2019 Honda Prize</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>s.anderson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-09-20T11:19:13-04:00" title="Friday, September 20, 2019 - 11:19" class="datetime">Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:19</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/geoffrey-hinton.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Photo of Geoffrey Hinton speaking on stage"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Geoffrey Hinton</strong>, <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">a University Professor</a> Emeritus at the University of Toronto, has received the 2019 Honda Prize for his pioneering work in the field of deep learning in artificial intelligence&nbsp;– and for his contributions to bring this technology to the broader world.</p> <p>The Honda Foundation’s Honda Prize is awarded to one interdisciplinary researcher each year who is addressing global challenges and contributing toward “the creation of a truly humane civilization.”</p> <p>Hinton is the first Թϱ researcher and the second member of a Canadian institution to receive the international prize, which comes with an honorarium of 10 million yen (about $123,000).</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-s-geoffrey-hinton-pioneer-deep-learning-wins-2019-honda-prize">Read the <em>Թϱ</em> story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:19:13 +0000 s.anderson 159903 at Michelle Craig recognized with President’s Teaching Award /celebrates/michelle-craig-recognized-president-s-teaching-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Michelle Craig recognized with President’s Teaching Award </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-05-31T10:02:14-04:00" title="Friday, May 31, 2019 - 10:02" class="datetime">Fri, 05/31/2019 - 10:02</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/0W7A0667.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Portrait of Michelle Craig"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Perry King)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Michelle Craig</strong> has received a President’s Teaching Award for sustained excellence in teaching, research in teaching and the integration of teaching and research.</p> <p>An associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, Craig is one of two professors receiving the award this year. She led a team that produced more than 125 videos and over 200 exercises about C and Systems Programming&nbsp;that have been viewed thousands of times by Թϱ students.</p> <p>President’s Teaching Award winners receive an annual professional development allowance of $10,000 for five years, and are designated members of the Թϱ Teaching Academy for at least&nbsp;five years. The academy meets regularly to discuss teaching and offers advice to the vice-president and provost, as well as the director of Centre for Teaching Support &amp; Innovation.</p> <h3><a href="/news/two-u-t-professors-honoured-president-s-teaching-award">Read the <em>Թϱ</em> story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 31 May 2019 14:02:14 +0000 lanthierj 160329 at