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.
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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.
Prof. Kutulakos wins 2023 Dean’s Research Excellence Award
The faculty of Arts & Science has named Kyros Kutulakos as a recipient of this year’s Dean’s Research Excellence Award! You can read more about the award and his contributions here.
Prof. Ahmed receives 2023 Google Award for Inclusion Research
Ishtiaque Ahmed has received a 2023 Google Award for Inclusion Research for his work on making computing services useful and meaningful for rural communities in the Global South! You can read more about the award and his work here.
Prof. Chevalier named to France’s Order of Academic Palms
Fanny Chevalier has been made a knight in the prestigious Order of Academic Palms (l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques), France’s national order recognizing exemplary services to education and culture. Coincidentally, her last name translates to “knight” in French, so this was destined to happen. You can read more about the award and her contributions here.
Prof. Williams and students win XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge
The Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator team, led by University of Toronto Assistant Professor Joseph Jay Williams, has won the $500,000 (USD) grand prize in the XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge, a global competition to modernize, accelerate, and improve the identification of effective learning tools and processes. The team also includes graduate students Ilya Musabirov, Mohi Reza, Pan Chen, and Harsh Kumar, as well as collaborators from Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University. Learn more about the team, the competition, and their project in this article.
Prof. Jacobson wins Faculty of A&S Outstanding Teaching Award
The faculty of Arts & Science has named Alec Jacobson as a recipient of this year’s Outstanding Teaching Award! You can read more about the award and his contributions in this article.
Prof. Jacobson awarded Sloan Fellowship
This year’s 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship award recipients include dgp’s Prof. Alec Jacobson! In UofT’s Computer Science dept. both Prof. Jacobson and Prof. Duvenaud were chosen for this award. Computer Science’s website has a write-up of the award here.
Prof. Grossman receives tenure
Congratulations to Prof. Grossman on receiving tenure and his promotion to Associate Professor!
Prof. Wigdor promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Prof. Wigdor, who has been promoted to full Professor! In addition to his work at dgp, Prof. Wigdor is also the Director of the Facebook Reality Labs Research in Toronto.