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A leading academic computer science department in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
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UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
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“It’s the same as losing your keys for your business front door — you definitely have multiple copies of that key available and you make sure the right people have it."

@cs.ubc.ca prof Dr. Robert Xiao discusses cyber security for organizations buff.ly/y29PEPC
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join us on November 11 at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium for a ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day.

All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.

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November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Curious about graduate programs at UBC Computer Science? Join our virtual Q&A sessions about admissions to our MSc, PhD-track and PhD program on Wed Dec 3! Register here: www.cs.ubc.ca/graduate-pro...
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
From a personalized AI agent to help you communicate with your long-distance family members to a tool that gives subtle feedback on your body language during video calls, UBC’s eDAPT group presented their studies at CSCW2025 last month. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Xin Tang, an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Michael Smith Laboratories and the Department of Computer Science, on recently being appointed a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Computational Cell Biology!

Read more: www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/dr-xin-...
Dr. Xin Tang appointed Canada Research Chair - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
Congratulations to Dr. Xin Tang, an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) and the Department of Computer Science,
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November 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
UBC Computer Science welcomes new Assistant Professor Peter West! Dr. West will lead a research program studying large language models. Learn more about Dr. West’s journey into computer science and his research program at UBC! www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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One day left to apply!
Queer in AI and oSTEM are launching our 2025 Grad School Application Mentorship program! Queer graduate school applicants, you can apply at openreview.net/group?id=Que... to get feedback on your application materials (e.g., CV, personal statement, etc). More info @ www.queerinai.com/grad-app-aid 1/3
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November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Whether it’s through a graph or chart, conveying information visually helps people understand data quickly and in an unbiased way. To discuss the latest in data visualization, UBC’s InfoVis Group will be in Vienna next week for the 2025 IEEE VIS conference. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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It was such a pleasure talking to Jekaterina and Malikeh about cultural biases in AI. Thank you for hosting me!
🎙️ New episode of Women in AI Research (WiAIR) out now!

We sit down with @veredshwartz.bsky.social (Asst prof and CIFAR AI Chair) to talk about the important challenge in AI — cultural bias. 🌍

#nlproc #wiair #wiairpodcast

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October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Do you have thoughts or questions on the impact or potential of AI for climate? Come to our AI Climate Conversation next Nov. 21st to hear from faculty experts online and meet with colleagues. Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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🎙️ New episode of Women in AI Research (WiAIR) out now!

We sit down with @veredshwartz.bsky.social (Asst prof and CIFAR AI Chair) to talk about the important challenge in AI — cultural bias. 🌍

#nlproc #wiair #wiairpodcast

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October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From a new tool that analyzes bias in text-to-image models to a new method for summarizing multiple documents, UBC researchers are presenting their papers at the Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) conference. Read more about their work: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Protect yourself from the flu — Get your flu shot. #UBC is once again offering free flu immunization clinics to students, faculty and staff on Nov. 5 and 12. To learn more, visit srs.ubc.ca/flu
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Come work with us!
UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
In a new paper, UBC Computer Science researchers present a deep learning model to help scientists integrate and generate new multiomics data. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Come join us in a great department in a great city! I'm not on the search committee, but feel free to be in touch if you have any questions or anything.
UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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We’re excited to feature @veredshwartz.bsky.social , Asst Prof at @cs.ubc.ca, CIFAR AI Chair @vectorinstitute.ai, and author of lostinautomatictranslation.com, in the next @wiair.bsky.social episode.
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Dr. Caroline Lemieux and Dr. Xin Tang from UBC’s Department of Computer Science have been appointed as new Canada Research Chairs. Congratulations! Learn more about their research: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Congratulations to the five UBC Science researchers announced as new Canada Research Chairs, Drs. Caroline Lemieux, Eva Nichols, Julie Prytulak, Chiara Saffirio and Xin Tang.

@cs.ubc.ca @chem.ubc.ca @ubcmath.bsky.social

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New CRCs include focus on software, AI-driven health research
New CRCs focus on software security, electrocatalysts for carbon recycling, isotope geochemistry, quantum systems, and AI-driven celluar health studies.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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UBC’s department of Computer Science invites applications for up to 2 full-time tenure-track positions. The department is particularly interested in researchers in: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. @cs.ubc.ca

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October 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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@ubcmds.bsky.social is hosting a virtual info session on Tues, Oct 21 from 10 - 11 AM PT.

Register now to:
✔️ Learn about the Master of Data Science & Computational Linguistics programs at UBC
✔️ Understand admission requirements
✔️ Ask your questions!

Register 👉 tinyurl.com/nev8hv6d
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Software Practices Lab is representing UBC Computer Science in Singapore next week at a joint conference on functional programming, programming languages and software engineering! Learn more about their papers, talks and leadership roles in our new article: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Three undergraduate computer science students represented UBC in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals last month. Congratulations to Joel Gunawan, Phu Binh Nguyen, and Rain Zimin Yang! Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/10...
October 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Practice how to DROP, COVER and HOLD ON at 10:16 am on Oct 16 during @shakeoutbc.bsky.social! UBC Vancouver will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Students, faculty and staff will receive a test notification by text and voice message. Learn more: srs.ubc.ca/shakeout
Are you prepared for an earthquake? ShakeOut and UBC Alert testing will take place on October 16 - Safety & Risk Services
On October 16, practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:16 am during the annual Great BC ShakeOut. UBC will also test its emergency notification system.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM