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Masters students Filip Krynicki, William Saunders, and Valerie Sugarman from the Human-Computer Interaction Lab in the Cheriton School of Computer Science placed second at the International Student Design Competition held at the for Human Factors in Computing in Toronto. The theme of this year's design competition was "Designing for the Qualities of the Quantified Self", and was posed as the following challenge:

Ìýand the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ announce a research partnership focused on the continued development of machine learning and natural language processingÌýtechniques to improve brand customer service via social media globally.

UK firm Ìý(QS)Ìýhas ranked the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science 10th, in their 2014 North American University Rankings. Computer Science also ranks 24thÌýin the world – second among Canadian universities in this subject. This is the fourth consecutive year that Computer Science has risen in the international classification.Ìý

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.

TianÌýQiÌý(Dinah)ÌýShiÌýofÌýMississaugaÌýwas awarded one of threeÌýBlackBerryÌýscholarships and will be joining the David R. CheritonÌýSchool of Computer Science pursing a degree in software engineering programs this term. ShiÌýjoins Anastasia Santasheva of Maple, ON, a newÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering systems design engineering student, andÌýXiao Yan (Cheyenne) Guo of Toronto who joins the Faculty of Mathematics.
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