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Upcoming Events

Check back often, as we're always adding events, conferences, competitions and more.

This is only the public version of upcoming events and announcements for CS undergrads. Log into our My CS intranet for more event listings like info-sessions, workshops, and socials, and to create a customized calendar feed of events you'd like to attend.

Tech Talks

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DLS Talk by Guy Blelloch, Carnegie Mellon University

Speaker:  Dr. Guy E. Blelloch, U.A. and Hellen Whitaker University Professor, CMU

Title:  Parallel Algorithms : A Retrospective and Current Directions

Abstract/Bio: TBA

Host:  Yuanhao Wei, UBC Computer Science

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DLS Talk by Kimberly Keeton, Google

Speaker:  Dr. Kimberly Keeton, Principal Software Engineer, Google

Title:  Not Your Grandparents' Memory System

Abstract/Bio:  TBA

Host:  Reto Achermann, UBC Computer Science

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Fireside Insights: Navigating the Landscape of Artificial Intelligence

What are your thoughts about AI on education, job market and society? Come and have a candid fireside chat with two of our AI/ML faculty members! Dr. Shwartz and Dr. Schmidt will share some of the advances and limitations of AI in their area of

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DLS Talk by John Stamper, Carnegie Mellon University

Speaker:  Dr. John Stamper, Associate Professor, Human-Computer Institute, CMU

Title:  What is the role of Data Science in the era of Generative AI?

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Within the last few years Large Language Models (LLMs) have created renewed interest

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PhD Thesis Defense - Mir Rayat Imtiaz Hossain

Name: Mir Rayat Imtiaz Hossain

Date: Mon, October 6, 2025

Time: 1 pm 

Location: ICCS 146

Supervisors: Leonid Sigal and James Little

Title: Learning Efficient Representations for Generalizable Segmentation in Data-Limited Scenarios

Abstract:
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Wendy Powley Woman of Inspiration Award Award – Student Nominations

This award recognizes a self-identified female student in a post-secondary Computer Science program who has inspired young women to explore or pursue careers in technology. Candidates may be nominated for leadership in clubs, women’s groups