Nominations remain open for the Board of Governors Award for Outstanding Community Achievement.

Do you know a 杏吧原创 student making a meaningful impact in the community through volunteer work? Nominate them for this $2,000 award. The deadline for nominations is聽March 6, 2026.

This national competition challenged students to develop geospatial solutions for real-world emergency response and resilience challenges.

After a month of innovation, coding, and analysis, the winners were announced live in Ottawa. Second Place was awarded to Abdul Mutakabbir, a PhD student in 杏吧原创鈥檚 DSAAI program, for his project “Heuristics for Forest Fires”鈥攁n application that visualizes changes in land cover caused by forest fires.

Congratulations to Abdul on this outstanding achievement!

Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (DSAAI) PhD student Elmira Amooei is developing AI-based models to personalize the dosing of the drug.

鈥淐urrently, dosing decisions are made based on trial-and-error and generalized guidelines, which do not capture the individual variations in patients and often result in increasing organ rejection or toxicity risks,鈥� says Amooei.

By leveraging AI methods, including machine learning and reinforcement learning techniques, the research team is developing models to predict an individual鈥檚 drug response to optimize dosing.

鈥淯sing AI to personalize drug dosing can enhance patient safety and treatment effectiveness,鈥� says Amooei. 鈥淭his field of research can potentially serve as a foundation for similar personalized dosing practices.鈥�

– Story by Elizabeth Kane. about the cutting-edge advancements in AI and machine learning being made by other 杏吧原创 graduate students.

As the European Union leads the way in AI regulation with its landmark AI Act, Canada faces critical decisions on shaping its own AI governance framework. This event will explore the key aspects of the EU鈥檚 regulatory approach, and the lessons Canada can draw from it. Legal and policy experts will discuss whether the EU鈥檚 model offers a viable path for Canada’s own rules or if alternative strategies are needed.

Presenters:

• ,聽Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
• , Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
• , Associate Professor, Department of Geography, McGill University

The event takes place on April 1, 2025 from 9:30am – 11:00am (EST). To learn more about this event, and to register, please visit the Centre for European Studies website.

This 5.0 credit program requires students to complete the following:

Whether you are aiming to advance your current career or transition into a new field, this coursework pathway provides the essential knowledge and skills to succeed in the dynamic field of data science, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

This program pathway will be available beginning Fall 2025 and will listed in the 2025-26 Graduate Calendar, which will be released in early May 2025.

Courses are being offered at a reduced rate of $160 (tax included).

ASIST is a comprehensive, two day course consisting of audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations designed to teach you how to help someone with thoughts or plans of suicide. You will learn how to recognize signs of suicide, provide a skilled intervention, and develop a safety plan to help someone choose to stay alive.

Course Details:
Dates: September 28th & 29th, 2024 and October 26th & 27th, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: In Person at 杏吧原创 University, room TBD
Cost: $160.00 (tax included).

Please complete the to register. Participants are not considered registered until payment is received.

The ASIST framework, and its instructors, are regulated by LivingWorks.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at usc@cusaonline.ca if you have any questions!

Launched in Fall 2022 as an extension of the popular Collaborative Specialization in Data Science (CUIDS), the DSAAI master鈥檚 and Ph.D. programs have quickly become the most sought-after graduate programs at 杏吧原创. Offered jointly by the School of Computer Science, the School of Mathematics & Statistics, the , and the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, DSAAI harnesses expertise from a variety of disciplines.

This year’s convocation is not only an important milestone for our graduates but also serves to acknowledge the years of dedication and hard work from the faculty and staff who tirelessly worked to launch and deliver this program.

Looking ahead, DSAAI is gearing up to introduce a master鈥檚 level co-op option and a new bachelor’s degree program in Data Science. These initiatives will help equip more students with the skills needed to thrive in today’s data-driven world, addressing the growing demand for expertise in this rapidly expanding field.