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Xi He joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an assistant professor in March 2019. She received her BS in computer science and applied mathematics from the University of Singapore in 2012 and her PhD in computer science from Duke University in 2018. Her research is on privacy and security for big-data management and analysis.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its 2019 World University Rankings and once again À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ finds itself amongst the best universities in Canada and around the world. Building on momentum,Ìý, up nine spots relative to the 2018 ranking.Ìý

The Ìý(IOI), held this year in Tsukuba, Japan, is an annual competitive programming competition for secondary school students and consists of two days of computer programming and algorithmic problem-solving.Ìý

Joey Yu, a graduate of Thornhill Secondary School and now a first-year student in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, finished 26^th in the gruelling contest, earningÌýaÌýgold medal.

A team of four À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students took first prize in the first Citadel and Citadel Securities Data Open datathon competition of 2018. The event drew 80 competitors from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, University of Toronto and University of Montreal. The winning team, which included À¶Ý®ÊÓƵÌýcomputer science studentÌýRichard Wu, will compete in the championship against approximately 20 other teams later this year.

A trio of computer science students from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ were among the top programmers from 128 universities across six continents invited to battle it out in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 24, 2017 at theÌý.

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science professor Joanne Atlee has been appointed as the first director of Women in Computer Science. A long time advocate of supporting women in computer science, Atlee explains that she is happy to take on the role and continue pushing for women to feel comfortable and confident in the field.

The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Black team finished 1^st at the East Central North AmericaÌý in Windsor, Ontario this past weekend. The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Red and Gold teams, which comprised of only first and second year students, placed impressively 7^th and 8^th place respectively.

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The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science will host the fourth annual Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing this weekend.

The conference brings together female professionals from across the province, students and faculty who are interested in, or working in, computing. The conference, on November 8 and 9 helps generate excitement about the field while providing attendees with opportunities for networking, sharing and mentoring.