Daniel Harley,professor at theStratford School of Interaction Design and Business and Games Institute faculty member, co-authored “” with Aneesh P. Tarun, Bonnie J. Stinson, Tudor Tibu, and Ali Mazalek.
This past weekend, over 100 industry professionals, students and speakers participated in BLND - the annual business and design conference hosted by the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.
As the pandemic drove people online to work, study and connect with loved ones, Leah Zhang-Kennedy doubled down on her commitment to making digital spaces safer for everyone.
2020 was a year we will never forget. It was not the year we expected, but in true Warrior spirit, our students and the team at Stratford showed their resiliency, ambition, courage, creativity, and ability to shape the future and overcome many challenges. Here are a few of the highlights we are celebratingfrom this past year.
Lennart Nacke has partnered with Alpha Labs, Wiggles 3D, and MLD Solutions to help these companies tackle challenging problems they are facing. Mitacs Accelerate grants support collaborative research between faculty at academic institutions, non-academic partners, and research interns.
73 students created innovative solutions toaprivacy design challengeatuXperience| Think Privacy–the annual fall design camp hosted by the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business–competing formore than $7,400 in prizes.Students were challenged to design a solution inspiredbythe increased need for virtual connectionbrought on by COVID-19.
Convocation is a time to celebrate a significant milestone. This year’s convocation celebrations may look a little different, but the role of the valedictorian remains the same — to represent the graduating class and address the students, families and supporters who will come together to recognize this important day.
Valedictorians have been selected by their peers in recognition of their social and academic contributions to the ݮƵ community. We are excited that Sim Purba, BGBDA '20 was selected for the Faculty of Arts.
Students have a unique opportunity to spend a week in November, hacking hockey and innovating with 5G technology.
When investors logged in to Y Combinator’s virtual summer 2020 Demo Day, they saw ݮƵ entrepreneurship in action. OpenUnit, acompanyfounded by Stratford School alumni,took part in the event, among three other ݮƵ/startups. Y Combinatorbrought together a class of 198 founders from 26 different countries.
The University of ݮƵ has become one of the first 5G smart campuses in Canada as part of a partnership with Rogers Communications that leverages the University’s global leadership in computing, engineering, creativity, and industry relationships.