Prof. Grossman promoted to Full Professor

Congratulations to Prof. Tovi Grossman on his promotion to full professor in the Dept. of Computer Science!  Prof. Grossman joined the Dynamic Graphics Project as an associate Professor in 2018.

Prof. Ahmed delivers keynote at PDC 2024

Prof. Ahmed was the opening keynote speaker at PDC 2024 in Malaysia. PDC is one of the premier international conferences for participatory design research, so this speaking opportunity highlights Prof. Ahmed’s significant contributions to this research area. You can find more about this year’s conference and all of the keynote speakers on the conference’s website.

DGP has strong showing at CHI 2024

DGP had a whopping 32 papers accepted to CHI 2024, the premier conference for human-computer interaction research. These papers spanned various topics including AR/VR interaction, health tracking, community support systems, algorithmic fairness, and yes, LLMs. You can find the full list of papers in this article.

Otman Benchekroun leads the first iteration of DGP Academy

Otman Benchekroun led the creation of the first DGP Academy, which offers high school students the opportunity to engage in hands-on computer graphics activities and get a comprehensive view of graduate studies. Students learned about topics ranging from 3D printing to linear algebra and calculus. You can learn more about the event here: https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/dgp-academy-high-school-students-outreach.

Prof. Buxton appointed to the Order of Canada

Congratulations to Prof. Buxton, who has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his work in HCI and user-centred design! Prof. Buxton has been a member of the DGP since the early years of the group and has published and collaborated with students and faculty here in the decades since. There is a great write-up of Bill’s history with the department and DGP on the Computer Science website and the official announcement of his appointment on the Governor General’s page.