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 Job Growth in Computer Science
Tue, 05 Jan 2010
Where the Jobs Are.. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released a 10-year forecast of job growth that projects "professional and related" occupations will increase by 16.8 percent between 2008 and 2018. The professional and related category, which includes computer science jobs, is expected to be the fastest growing category of the 10 major BLS occupational groups. All occupations are projected to grow an average of 10.1 percent. The professional and related category is comprised of eight occupational clusters, including computer and mathematical jobs. The government forecasts a 22.2 percent increase in computer and mathematical jobs by 2018. Moreover, computer science occupations are projected to account for nearly 60 percent of all job growth among all fields of science and engineering over the next eight years. About 13.4 percent of job growth in science and engineering fields is likely to be in engineering positions. For more details check out: http://www.cccblog.org/2010/01/04/where-the-jobs-are/ Masters student Elmira Ghoulbeigi recieves an ACM-W scholarship to attend ACM-SAC.
Wed, 16 Dec 2009
Elmira Ghoulbeigi, has been awarded an ACM-W scholarship to attend ACM-SAC. Graduate Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence
Tue, 03 Nov 2009
On behalf of the Department Award Committee, I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008-09 Graduate Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence. The award winners are: - Vahab Akbarzadeh - Helia Mohammadi Recognition of the recipients of the awards will be done on Fri Nov. 13th, 2009 during the Annual Science Award Ceremony. On behalf of the Department, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to the award winners. Masters student Elmira Ghoulbeigi's paper "Probabilistic Developmental Program Evolution" has been accepted at the 25th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
Tue, 20 Oct 2009
Elmira Ghoulbeigi's paper "Probabilistic Developmental Program Evolution" has been accepted as a full paper at the EC track of the 25th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, to be held at Sierre, Switzerland. With only an acceptance rate of 26.5%, it is a reflection of her dedication and hard work. On behalf of the EvolBic (Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Computing) group, Dr. Marcus Vinicius dos Santos would like to express his sincere congratulations to Elmira for her achievements. The Principles of Instruction - Ryerson University Department of Physics Colloquium - Dr. Alex Ferworn
Canada's IT industry to create 84,000-plus highly skilled jobs by end of 2013.
Recent Graduates of Master of Science program in Computer Science
Fri, 09 Oct 2009
While only a few years old, the Master of Science program in Computer Science is producing a steady stream of high-quality graduates. We would like to share their names with our community. We would also like to thank those that participate in our students' education. For the list of graduates and more details check out: Graduate List Dr. Alex Ferworn receves ITAC Community Hero Award
Mon, 21 Sept 2009
The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has chosen Dr. Alex Ferworn to receive its prestigious Community IT Hero award. For more details check out: ITAC Community Hero Award Science Rendezvous Event - Today's Toronto Star & "Daily Planet" on Discovery Channel
Thu, 07 May 2009
The Toronto Star has an article featuring some exciting projects from the Department of Computer Science at Ryerson University. www.thestar.com/article/630394 For a detailed list check out: www.sciencerendezvous.ca 2009 NSERC RTI Competition
Fri, 03 Apr 2009
A one year $24,999 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Research Tools and Instrument (RTI) grant has been awarded to Professor Mark Fiala. Robot Club Takes up the OCAD Robot Sumo Challenge
Fri, 27 Mar 2009
The robot club, reconstituted and run by Prof. Mark Fiala, entered three very capable robots into the OCAD Sumo Robot Challenge: A 100 lb cube of steel called Cassandra; a light-weight robot called Pointless; and finally, to round out the field, the wooden wedge robot "splinter". Members of the team took turns driving, performing cable management and acting as pit crew. The team did very well making it into the semi-finals in several categories. Matilda the Robot Arrives
Fri, 13 Mar 2009
In February, Computer Science took delivery of an Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) response robot called Matilda. The robot was donated by Mesa Robotics after speaking with several graduate students who were participating in NIST's annual Response Robot Evaluation Exercises in Texas A&M University's test facility. (http://ncart.scs.ryerson.ca) Ryerson Invited to Demonstrate Importance of Service Animals to Public
Tue, 06 Mar 2009
On March 1, members of the Computer Science department participated in a press event for the Ontario Government's new animal welfare act which has special provisions for the protection of service animals used by law enforcement agencies. To emphasize the importance of these animals for the safety of Ontarians Ryerson was invited to demonstrate the Ryerson-invented Canine Remote Deployment System (CRDS) for delivering supplies to victims trapped in rubble. Ryerson University News
Azure magazine says Ryerson School of Interior Design among the best in the world
Urban Hip Hop Union sees no boundaries in spreading positive messages
Jean Golden named Ryersonian of the Year
'Out from Under' exhibit kick starts 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games
Fri, 05 Mar 2010
Disability studies exhibit makes history at 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games... more Outreach and access advisor honoured for her work opening the door to post-secondary education for those to whom it seems closed
Thu, 04 Mar 2010
Program that opens doors to marginalized youth earns access advisor YWCA honour... more Black History Month celebrations continue to build awareness and mark achievement
BBB Architects & Stadium Consultants International selected for the Ryerson University Sports and Recreation Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens
Mon, 01 Mar 2010
Architects named for Ryerson University Sports and Recreation Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens... more Arts conference spotlights university-wide undergraduate student research
Engaging style earns psychology professor spot in finals of Best Lecturer competition
Customized program delivers health and safety expertise to Canadian Forces
Computer Science Events
Computer Science Visited by Dr. Moridi, M.P.P.
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 On Wednesday February 4th, Dr. Reza Moridi (MPP, Richmond Hill) the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities visited Ryerson's Department of Computer Science and gave a seminar to the students of our highly successful Masters program concerning the future of post-graduate education in Ontario. He also provided many fascinating and informative anecdotes from his life and career. During his, visit, he had the opportunity to speak with many of our graduate students who told him of their experiences within our program and their desire to continue their studies in a suitable doctoral program. Dr. Moridi reiterated the Liberal government"s support for expanding graduate education within Ontario and was very interested in our strategy for launching a doctoral program in Computer Science in support of Ryerson"s graduate program expansion. |
