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Fwd: [social] CSC318 TAs needed May-Aug, 2022, Remote!
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 20 Mar '22

20 Mar '22

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Prof. I. Posner <iposner(a)cdf.toronto.edu> Date: Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:56 PM Subject: [social] CSC318 TAs needed May-Aug, 2022, Remote! To: <social(a)dgp.toronto.edu> Hello DGP Social, Please excuse this post if it falls outside the social area! :) I'm teaching CSC318 this summer. It is a FULLY REMOTE delivery course. Students work on one group project during the entire 12 weeks. TAs supervise and guide their innovative work. It is a very fun and engaging course. There is a Student Design Competition at the end, with one group per TA advancing to the finals. If you are interested or know anyone with UX experience, who may be interested, please send them my way. Thank you, ilona ILONA POSNER UX Consultant & Educator www.ilonaposner.com _______________________________________________ social mailing list social(a)dgp.toronto.edu https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/social

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Invited Talk by Parastoo Abtahi
by Blaine Lewis 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Hi Everybody! I'm excited to announce we'll be having an invited talk from a DGP alum, Parastoo Abtahi during the usual HCI reading group time next week on Friday March 25th at 12pm EST. The talk will be virtual: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988. *Title*: From Haptic Illusions in Virtual Reality to Beyond-Real Interactions *Abstract*: Advances in audiovisual rendering have led to the commercialization of virtual reality (VR) hardware; however, haptic technology has not kept up with these advances. While haptic devices aim to bridge this gap by simulating the sensation of touch, there are many hardware limitations that make realistic touch interactions in VR challenging. In my research, I explore how by understanding human perception, we can design VR interactions that not only overcome the current limitations of VR hardware, but also extend our abilities beyond what is possible in the real world. In this talk, I will present my work on redirection illusions that leverage the limits of human perception to improve the perceived performance of encountered-type haptic devices, such as improving the position accuracy of drones, the speed of tabletop robots, and the resolution of shape displays when used for haptics in VR. I will then present a framework I have developed through the lens of sensorimotor control theory to argue for the exploration and evaluation of VR interactions that go beyond mimicking reality. *Bio*: Parastoo Abtahi is a final year computer science PhD candidate and a Gerald J. Lieberman fellow at Stanford University, where she is co-advised by Prof. James Landay and Prof. Sean Follmer. Her research area is human-computer interaction (HCI) and she works broadly on virtual reality interactions and spatial computing. Her research has been published at top HCI venues, such as the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) and the ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST), and has received two honorable mention paper awards. Her work has been supported by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, the Hasso Plattner Design Thinking Research Program, and the VMware fellowship. Prior to Stanford, Parastoo received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto as part of the Engineering Science program. Best, Blaine

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Fwd: [Criticalcomputing-thirdspace] DCI presents Vanessa Thomas – Defund Big Tech, Refund Community
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christoph Becker <christoph.becker(a)utoronto.ca> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 7:56 PM Subject: [Criticalcomputing-thirdspace] DCI presents Vanessa Thomas – Defund Big Tech, Refund Community To: criticalcomputing-thirdspace(a)dgp.toronto.edu < criticalcomputing-thirdspace(a)dgp.toronto.edu> Hello all, I want to invite you all to the next DCI event <https://dci.ischool.utoronto.ca/defund-big-tech-refund-community-reflection…>, in which Associate DCI Fellow Dr. Vanessa Thomas will build on the TechOtherwise platform’s Defund Big Tech report and reflect on their experiences attempting to implement the Canadian government’s feminist commitments <https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-analysis-plus.html>. Please join if you can and spread the word. Thank you! Vanessa Thomas – Defund Big Tech, Refund Community: Reflections and actions from a federal public servant *March 31, 12pm-1pm ET* *Online* event – please register here <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vanessa-thomas-reflections-on-defund-big-tec…>for Zoom link. The Defund Big Tech, Refund Community report offered a call to action for many industries, organizations, and individuals—including but not limited to “Governments and Policymakers <https://techotherwise.pubpub.org/pub/dakcci1r/release/3#2zuoz4a3xl>“. In this presentation, Dr. Vanessa Thomas (they/them, he/him, she/her) will draw on their experiences working in the federal public service—most recently as the lead researcher and manager for a feminist research team at Employment and Social Development Canada—to reflect on the Defind Big Tech proposals. Vanessa’s talk will address some of the challenges facing employees and teams who attempt to implement the government’s feminist commitments <https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-analysis-plus.html>; drawing from those challenges, Vanessa will speculate about the future(s) of #govtech, #civictech and government digital services if we were to attempt to defund big tech. The presentation will involve prompts to encourage an active and open discussion amongst participants. Vanessa Thomas, PhD, (they/them, he/him, she/her) is an anti-disciplinarian queer settler with training in computer science, design, management studies, feminist methodologies, and environmental studies, amongst many other fields. Vanessa currently works full-time for the Government of Canada, teaches part-time at Carleton University, and supervises graduate students part-time through HyperIsland. Vanessa’s research builds on the TechOtherwise <https://techotherwise.pubpub.org/> platform’s Defund Big Tech <https://techotherwise.pubpub.org/defund-big-tech> report to explore how governments and policymakers could take active steps in the directions outlined there. For the past seven months, Vanessa has been drawing on their expertise in speculative design, digital innovation, feminisms, and leadership to try to establish a feminist technology research team at Employment and Social Development Canada. Vanessa has been undertaking this work from multiple locations in what is currently known as Canada. https://dci.ischool.utoronto.ca/defund-big-tech-refund-community-reflection… Prof Christoph Becker he/him Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Director, Digital Curation Institute University of Toronto www.christoph-becker.info https://twitter.com/ChriBecker -- Criticalcomputing-thirdspace mailing list Criticalcomputing-thirdspace(a)dgp.toronto.edu https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/criticalcomputing-thir…

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Fwd: SRI Graduate Workshop Call for Papers announced
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

I would encourage our graduate students to consider submitting their papers to this. Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Communications - Schwartz Reisman Institute < sri.communications(a)utoronto.ca> Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 11:46 AM Subject: SRI Graduate Workshop Call for Papers announced To: Cc: Marco Monteiro Silva <marco.silva(a)utoronto.ca> Hi all, I’m happy to inform you all that we have just launched the call for papers for this year’s SRI Graduate Workshop which takes place on Day 1 of Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2022. Please feel free to interact with, and reshare, the announcement widely: SRI Twitter announcement <https://twitter.com/TorontoSRI/status/1503753335119175686> SRI LinkedIn announcement <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6909522902119809025> Call for Papers news <https://bit.ly/3JizBIm> Call for Papers Main Page <https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/2022-sri-graduate-workshop> FYI: the deadline for submissions is April 12th, 2022. Thanks, Marco

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Fwd: Call for Submissions: ICTD panel at 4S
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 06 Mar '22

06 Mar '22

Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Philip Garrison <philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 4:01 PM Subject: Call for Submissions: ICTD panel at 4S To: Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Hey Ishtiaque, we're organizing an ICTD panel at 4S this year. Can you pass along the call below to your research group and anyone else who may be interested? Cheers, Philp We invite submissions to our open panel titled Toward reunion: Conversations, criticisms, reconfigurations of ICTD to be hosted at the 4S Annual Conference in Cholula, México, Dec 7-10th, 2022. ------------------------------------------- Conference date: December 7-10, 2022 Location: Cholula, México Deadline: April 14, 2022 Notifications: May 25, 2022 Submission: 250 word abstract, in Spanish or English Submission instructions: https://www.4sonline.org/meeting/call-for-submissions/ ------------------------------------------- Toward reunion: Conversations, criticisms, reconfigurations of ICTD <https://www.4sonline.org/143-toward-reunion-conversations-criticisms-reconf…> This panel approaches the theme of knowledges and technosciences for living together through the lens of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD). ICTD is a contested and multidisciplinary field and banner for projects that try to address systemic and societal issues (infrastructure, connectivity, socio-economics, education, etc.) through innovation and reconfiguration of information and communication technologies. The description of the joint meeting states that “Reunion indicates there has been a break in relations, providing an opportunity to engage differently, this time.” ICTD can include novel forms of neocolonial extraction but also enacting relationality and the responsibility of living well together. We invite papers from/about ICTD, or those that disavow that ICTD/development, on the theme of reunion. Reunion, perhaps, between technosciences, internationalism, and critique of development. We welcome submissions in both the social studies of technologies in development and the social studies of ICTD-the-field. We invite papers from a variety of contexts, including but not limited to: - Decolonial and postcolonial computing - Indigenous knowledges in design/production of technologies - Tools of knowledge production in development and ICTD - Critique and analysis of development paradigm; alternatives to development - Transnational flows of computing materials - Ethical practices of development practitioners - Community-centered work, perspectives, and relationships between a communities and researcher/practitioner collaborators - Transfers, translations, and lifecycles of ICTD collaborations and technologies ------------------------------------------- Hacia el reencuentro: Conversaciones, críticas, reconfiguraciones de las TICD <https://www.4sonline.org/143-toward-reunion-conversations-criticisms-reconf…> Este panel aborda el tema de los saberes y las tecnociencias para la convivencia a través del lente de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación para el Desarrollo (TICD). TICD es un campo disputado y multidisciplinario para proyectos que intentan abordar problemas sistémicos y sociales (infraestructura, conectividad, socioeconomía, educación, etc.) a través de la innovación y la reconfiguración de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. La descripción de la reunión conjunta establece que "La reunión indica que ha habido una ruptura en las relaciones, lo que brinda la oportunidad de participar de manera diferente, esta vez". TICD puede incluir formas novedosas de extracción neocolonial, pero también promulgar la relacionalidad y la responsabilidad del buen vivir. Invitamos artículos de/sobre TICD, aquellos que rechazan TICD/desarrollo, o sobre el tema de la reunión. Reunión, quizás, entre tecnociencias, internacionalismo y crítica del desarrollo. Damos la bienvenida a presentaciones tanto en estudios sociales de tecnologías en desarrollo como en estudios sociales del campo TICD. Invitamos artículos de variedad de contextos, que incluyen, entre otros: - Computación decolonial y poscolonial - Conocimientos indígenas en el diseño/producción de tecnologías - Herramientas de producción de conocimiento en desarrollo y TIC - Crítica y análisis del paradigma del desarrollo; alternativas al desarrollo - Flujos transnacionales de materiales informáticos - Prácticas éticas y razonamiento moral de los practicantes del desarrollo - Trabajo centrado en la comunidad, perspectivas y relaciones entre comunidades y colaboradores investigadores/practicantes - Transferencias, traducciones y ciclos de vida de colaboraciones TIC y tecnologías

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Fwd: Request for Accommodating Students Affected by the Recent Escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

If you are affected by the war, please check the resources available to help you. Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 5:40 PM Subject: Request for Accommodating Students Affected by the Recent Escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict To: DCS Faculty <faculty(a)cs.toronto.edu>, <faculty-csa(a)cs.toronto.edu> Dear Colleagues, Please see the message below from the UofT Students’ Union regarding the effects of the Ukrainian war on our students, both graduates and undergraduates, and the need for possible accommodations in courses for those who need them. -- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Alexa Ballis <president(a)utsu.ca> Date: Thu., Mar. 3, 2022, 5:00 p.m. Subject: Request for Accommodating Students Affected by the Recent Escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict Good afternoon, On behalf of the University of Toronto Students’ Union, we are writing today to highlight the immense difficulty and sorrow that some of our students are facing in light of the recent escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The ongoing Russian military invasion poses considerable hardship not only for those within the country, but, of course, for our student body as well, many of whom are Ukrainian themselves and have close connections to affected regions. Naturally, this hardship extends also into academics. Students' mental health remains a pressing concern for us at the UTSU, as we must assume is the case for you as well. In consideration of the compounded effects of a devastating conflict and an ongoing pandemic, we would like to encourage faculties, departments, and teaching staff to display compassion and clemency to all affected students. If one reaches out to you asking for accommodations due to contemporary political developments, we ask that the respective instructor remain cognizant of the immense difficulty they are experiencing in these challenging times. The UTSU is in the process of curating resources and supports for impacted students as well, and any questions can be directed to president(a)utsu.ca and vppublicuniversityaffairs(a)utsu.ca. We thank you for your time and understanding. Sincerely, UTSU Executive Committee *Alexa Ballis* President (she/her <https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her>) University of Toronto Students’ Union 230 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1R2 *UTSU.CA <http://utsu.ca/>* | 416.978.4910

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Fwd: Data Sciences Institute – Call for Doctoral Student Fellows
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Research Alerts <rso.research(a)library.utoronto.ca> Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 3:40 PM Subject: Data Sciences Institute – Call for Doctoral Student Fellows To: If your computer does not display the file below, please visit the web version https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/alert/view_alert/5093 Manage profile <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca> [image: Logo and Title for the University of Toronto's Research Alerts] Data Sciences Institute – Call for Doctoral Student Fellows February 28, 2022 • Reply to Sean Caffrey <sean.caffrey(a)utoronto.ca?subject=RE:> The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute <https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/> is pleased to launch our inaugural call for Doctoral Student Fellows. *OVERVIEW* *Value: *$25,000/year *Duration: * Up to 3 years *Purpose:* The DSI Doctoral Student Fellowships <https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/doctoral-student-fellowships/> are designed to support multi/interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and funding partner institutions. Currently, DSI Partner institutions are: Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University Health Network, and The Hospital for Sick Children. To be considered for the Fellowship, applicants in PhD programs must pursue a research project that has a data sciences focus, through the development of novel methodology or the innovative application of existing approaches, to address major societal issues. Applicants must be registered in their second or subsequent year of their doctoral program at the University of Toronto and identify at least two faculty members from complementary disciplinary backgrounds to serve as co-supervisors, who together can supervise the different multidisciplinary aspects of the research project. At least one supervisor should have a track record supporting the training and development of novel statistical or computational tools. *Application Deadline:* April 11, 2022, 20:00 EST *Submission:* Applications are to be submitted via email ( awards.dsi(a)utoronto.ca) by the deadline *How to apply: *Access the complete application guidelines and templates via the DSI website <https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/doctoral-student-fellowships/> *Further information:* Professor Laura Rosella, DSI Associate Director, Education & Training is hosting a webinar on March 3, 2022, 9:00-10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the Doctoral Student Fellowships competition. Applicants are encouraged to attend to learn more about the DSI and the overall application process. The webinar will be recorded and will be made available along with the presentation slides shortly after the session. For further information about this opportunity, please visit DSI Doctoral Student Fellowships <https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/doctoral-student-fellowships/> or register at this link: https://cris.eve.utoronto.ca/home/events/2341. *About the Data Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto* The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) is a central hub and incubator for data science research, training, and partnerships at the University of Toronto. Its goal is to accelerate the impact of data sciences across disciplines to address pressing societal questions and to drive positive social change. DSI is focused on training the next generation of data science scholars. To learn more about the DSI, please visit our website: datasciences.utoronto.ca <https://acceleration.utoronto.ca/> Distributed to: Vice Dean / Vice-Principal Research, Student, Staff, Social Sciences, Research Honours & Awards, Research Funding Opportunities, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Information & Communications Technology, Humanities, Health & Life Sciences, Faculty Research Facilitator, Faculty, Entrepreneurship, Departmental Research Facilitator, Departmental Business Officer, Dean / Principal, Commercialization, Chair / Academic Director, CAO / CFO HOME <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/> | SUPPORT <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/content/support> | ABOUT <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/content/about_alerts> Research Alerts is the primary communication method for Research communications. Sign in <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca> to update your subscription topics or unsubscribe here. <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/unsubscribe> This communication is intended for the sole use of University of Toronto faculty and staff. Use or distribution by persons outside of the University of Toronto is prohibited. © 2022 Office of the Vice-President, Research

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Fwd: [Award announcement] 2022-2023 Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:56 AM Subject: [Award announcement] 2022-2023 Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship To: <grad-announcements(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: <supervisors(a)cs.toronto.edu> *The data science fellowship described below is worth US$35,000, and is open to students in a wide range of areas, including most subfields of AI and also “Data Science for Social Good”. Note that to be eligible, you must have an expected Ph.D. graduation date prior to the end of 2025. A**pplications should be made directly to the sponsor; the Graduate Office is not involved in the administration of this award.* -- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science ===== Bloomberg is happy to announce an exciting funding opportunity for Ph.D. students. The fifth edition of the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship Program <https://www.techatbloomberg.com/bloomberg-data-science-ph-d-fellowship/> invites Ph.D. students working in broadly-construed data science to apply for fellowships. Our fellowship program, launched in 2018, provides the opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. candidates to be funded for up to three years of their Ph.D studies to work on their research proposal. The recipients will collaborate and be supported by our Data Science community throughout this time and will complete 14-week summer internships with Bloomberg for the duration of their fellowships. Previous recipients of the fellowship are presented here: 2021-2022 <https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/announcing-bloomberg-data-science-ph-d…> , 2020-2021 <https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/announcing-the-bloomberg-data-science-…> , 2019-2020 <https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/announcing-bloomberg-data-science-ph-d…> , 2018-2019 <https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/announcing-bloomberg-data-science-ph-d…> . Applications for the 2022-2023 academic year must be submitted by April 15, 2022. Fellowship recipients will be announced by May 31, 2022. Full details about the fellowship and application process can be found at: https://www.techatbloomberg.com/bloomberg-data-science-ph-d-fellowship/ Please direct all questions and future communications to rdml(a)bloomberg.net.

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Fwd: Data Sciences Institute | Doctoral Student Fellowships open now!
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Eyal de Lara <delara(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2022, 2:22 PM Subject: Fwd: Data Sciences Institute | Doctoral Student Fellowships open now! To: dcs-all(a)cs.toronto.edu <dcs-all(a)cs.toronto.edu> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Data Sciences Institute | Doctoral Student Fellowships open now! Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:11:48 +0000 From: Data Sciences Institute <info.dsi(a)utoronto.ca> <info.dsi(a)utoronto.ca> Reply-To: Data Sciences Institute <info.dsi(a)utoronto.ca> <info.dsi(a)utoronto.ca> To: delara(a)cs.toronto.edu DSI at U of T View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/cec60aa195cd/data-sciences-institute-at-u-of-t-funding-o…> <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> DSI Funding & Support Applications Open! DSI Doctoral Student Fellowships <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> DSI Doctoral Student Fellowships support multi-disciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and external funding partner institutes. Fellows receive stipend support of $25,000/year for up to 3 years and have access to travel awards to present their work. Fellows will also participate in DSI cohort programming for professional development. *Q&A information session: March 3, 2022, 9-10 am ET Deadline for applications: April 11, 2022* Apply today! <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> Catalyzing transformative data science research Congratulations to the 2022 DSI Catalyst Grant collaborative research teams! <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> We are thrilled to announce we are funding seventeen cross-disciplinary research teams focused on using the transformative nature of data sciences to solve complex and pressing problems. The DSI Catalyst Grant projects bring together collaborative research teams focused on the development of new data science methodology or the application of existing tools in innovative ways to address these challenges. Read the full story <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> Generating evidence and tools to support social change Data Sciences Institute Thematic Program in Inequity <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> With the Inequity Thematic Program, we aim to encourage the generation of evidence and tools to enhance our understanding of inequity and support equitable social change. This is relevant across disciplines, whether it’s the social sciences, the humanities, health sciences, or physical sciences. Read about the co-leads for this thematic program and upcoming activities for community-building through informal sessions, speaker series and scholarly exchange. Read the full story <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> Don’t miss the 2022 Toronto Workshop on Reproducibility! February 23 to 25, 2022 <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> The DSI Reproducibility Thematic Program kicks off with the 2022 Toronto Workshop on Reproducibility from February 23 to 25. A virtual, free, workshop bringing together international academic and industry participants on the critical issue of reproducibility in applied statistics. Register today! <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> Events of Interest Machine Learning & Causal Inference to Improve Community Health in East Africa Data Sciences Speaker Series <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> *When: *February 28, 2022 Don’t miss our speaker series! Join us for the next installment of the Data Sciences Speaker Series with Dr. Laura Balzer <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…>, hosted by Laura Rosella from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Dr. Balzer is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the Causality Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Register now! <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> Events and other items from the U of T data sciences community - Register today for the Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE) industry seminar series and check out Oil and Water or Vinaigrette? The Forklift Industry and Data Science <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> on March 10. ------------------------------ - Apply today for CANSSI Ontario STAGE <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> (deadline February 28) and CANSSI Ontario STAGE HostSeq <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> (deadline April 14). ------------------------------ - Don’t miss the CANSSI Data Science ARES speaker series with Dr. Alicia Johnson as she discusses Demystifying Bayesian statistics <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> on March 7. You are receiving this email because you signed up for DSI news or participated in a DSI event. You can unsubscribe <https://utoronto.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0bd87d5a3f478198a616ae4a…> from this list. 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Fwd: request to circulate: Paid Student Opportunity | Jackman Scholars-in-Residence program | May 2-27
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque == Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Fellow, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> The University of Toronto Program Committee Chair, ICTD 2022 <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/> Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 5262 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada Ph: +1 647 220 3482 web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> == ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Adrien Zakar <adrien.zakar(a)utoronto.ca> Date: Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 2:38 PM Subject: request to circulate: Paid Student Opportunity | Jackman Scholars-in-Residence program | May 2-27 To: ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> * Dear Ishtiaque (if I may), I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to ask you if you could circulate the call for applications below among your students and circles. My name is Adrien Zakar and I am assistant professor at the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) and the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST). This summer I will be heading a project on the history of maps, visual practices, and geographical knowledge in Middle Eastern languages. I am looking for students with specific interests and expertise with Python, Git, 3D development software (Unity), and design concepts. We began working with materials in Turkish, Arabic, and French, and we plan on expanding to Armenian, Hebrew and Greek in the coming months. I am thus searching for talented students with at least one of these sets of rare skills. In addition to interacting with the SiR community, students will join a network of student programmers, architects, and humanists who have been involved in early stages working from UdeM, Stanford, and Yale. Jackman Scholars-in-Residence (SiR) is an intensive, 4-week paid research opportunity in humanities and social sciences for upper-year undergraduates, happening May 2-27, 2022. SiR provides students with an opportunity to acquire advanced research skills and experience while collaborating with an interdisciplinary and intellectually vibrant community of peers, professors, and research professionals. Students selected for SiR work as Research Assistants in small teams on projects led by professors. Eligible students must apply by Feb. 28, 2022 and be selected to work on one of the projects listed. For more information on the SiR program, visit: https://vic.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/scholars-in-residence/ <https://vic.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/scholars-in-residence/> PROJECT DESCRIPTION Instruments of Empire with Adrien Zakar This project will gather a team of RAs and student programmers to investigate a forgotten history of when modern mapping became part of everyday life, from paper maps and pocket atlases to aerial photography, satellite imagery, drones, and GPS. Student RAs will develop cutting-edge methods in digital research and spatial analysis, recenter non-hegemonic voices in the archive, and contribute to the creation of a platform for humanities research and world heritage particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. A previous team laid the foundations of a searchable engine (https://bit.ly/cisternwebsite <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F…>) and experimented with a 3D research room (https://bit.ly/cisternvideo <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…>). Relevant skills and interests include: navigating large digital archives and databases; Turkish, French, or Arabic language skills; familiarity with Python, Git or 3D Software (Unity). Feel free to mention previous coursework in related fields. * *Adrien Zakar* Assistant Professor Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology University of Toronto website <http://adrienzakar.com/>

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