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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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I just published "AI Language Technologies are Powerful—But Not Without Limits" cambridgeblog.org/2025/11/ai-l... via @universitypress.cambridge.org
AI Language Technologies are Powerful—But Not Without Limits - Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press
Imagine waking up in the morning. You read your emails with the morning coffee and use Gmail’s autocomplete feature to compile the answers. Before leaving the house, you ask Siri for the weather forec...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I just published "AI Language Technologies are Powerful—But Not Without Limits" cambridgeblog.org/2025/11/ai-l... via @universitypress.cambridge.org
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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
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...
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UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz—a member of CIFAR’s newly launched AI network on safeguarding courts from synthetic content—discusses manipulation and the need for guardrails as we adopt AI. @cs.ubc.ca
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Can AI persuade you to go vegan—or harm yourself?
Large language models are more persuasive than humans: UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz discusses safeguards for the future of AI.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz—a member of CIFAR’s newly launched AI network on safeguarding courts from synthetic content—discusses manipulation and the need for guardrails as we adopt AI. @cs.ubc.ca
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Joanna McGrenere has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her research on interactive computer technologies that can be personalized to the needs of individual users. Dr. McGrenere is Co-head of @cs.ubc.ca.
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Royal Society of Canada 2025: Dr. Joanna McGrenere
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November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Joanna McGrenere has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her research on interactive computer technologies that can be personalized to the needs of individual users. Dr. McGrenere is Co-head of @cs.ubc.ca.
@src-rsc.bsky.social
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Meet Enas Kosa! Enas has been a mentor in the Tri-Mentoring Program for the past 12 years. In this interview, she shares her journey from mentee to mentor and how mentorship has shaped her career trajectory. www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Meet Enas Kosa! Enas has been a mentor in the Tri-Mentoring Program for the past 12 years. In this interview, she shares her journey from mentee to mentor and how mentorship has shaped her career trajectory. www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
This week is Climate Emergency Week at UBC. The Sustainability Hub has organized events, workshops and activities for the UBC community to show support for climate action work and highlight climate justice issues. Learn more: climateemergency.ubc.ca/climate-emer...
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This week is Climate Emergency Week at UBC. The Sustainability Hub has organized events, workshops and activities for the UBC community to show support for climate action work and highlight climate justice issues. Learn more: climateemergency.ubc.ca/climate-emer...
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UBC computer scientist Dr. Tamara Munzner has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her visualization research which involves designing systems to solve specific needs for a target group of real-world users. @cs.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social
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Royal Society of Canada 2025: Dr. Tamara Munzner
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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
UBC computer scientist Dr. Tamara Munzner has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her visualization research which involves designing systems to solve specific needs for a target group of real-world users. @cs.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social
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Less than a month left to apply to the UBC Computer Science graduate program!
I am looking for (fully funded) graduate students.
- Admissions info: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
- More details for those interested in working with me: tfjmp.org/#phd
I am looking for (fully funded) graduate students.
- Admissions info: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
- More details for those interested in working with me: tfjmp.org/#phd
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Less than a month left to apply to the UBC Computer Science graduate program!
I am looking for (fully funded) graduate students.
- Admissions info: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
- More details for those interested in working with me: tfjmp.org/#phd
I am looking for (fully funded) graduate students.
- Admissions info: www.cs.ubc.ca/students/gr...
- More details for those interested in working with me: tfjmp.org/#phd
UBC Computer Science welcomes new Assistant Professor Hila Gonen, Ph.D. Dr. Gonen will lead a research group on reliability and multilinguality of language models. Read more about Dr. Gonen’s journey into computer science and her research program at UBC: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
UBC Computer Science welcomes new Assistant Professor Hila Gonen, Ph.D. Dr. Gonen will lead a research group on reliability and multilinguality of language models. Read more about Dr. Gonen’s journey into computer science and her research program at UBC: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/11...
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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
@cs.ubc.ca prof Dr. Robert Xiao discusses cyber security for organizations buff.ly/y29PEPC
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“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
@cs.ubc.ca prof Dr. Robert Xiao discusses cyber security for organizations buff.ly/y29PEPC
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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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.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 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.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
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.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
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
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...
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
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...
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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!
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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
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-...
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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
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...
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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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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
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...
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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. 🌍
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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
It was such a pleasure talking to Jekaterina and Malikeh about cultural biases in AI. Thank you for hosting me!
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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
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...
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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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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
🎙️ 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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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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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
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...
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
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
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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
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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
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...
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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
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.