Dear all,
Congratulations to Dr. Ahmed Hassan on receipt of Ontario’s Early Researcher Award (ERA) for his “Decision Support for Software Development Activities using Historical Project Data” research program.
The ERA recognizes the best and brightest innovators and researchers early in their careers to enable them to build their research teams.
A well-deserved acknowledgment!
Selim
Dear all,
Please join me in congratulating Queen’s School of Computing Professors Pat Martin, Ahmed Hassan, Hossam Hassanein, Mohammad Zulkernine and Ying Zou (cross-appointed from ECE) on receiving the Ministry of Research and Innovation’s Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence award for their research “Delivering Ultra-large-scale Services.” Dr. Martin will lead a collaborative team of 10 researchers from Queen’s, the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario.
Well done!
Selim
http://www.ckwstv.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=5204
THE SCHOOL’S EQUIS ((EK-WISS)) LAB IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF ‘SURFACE COMPUTING’.
IT’S THE TOUCH TECHNOLOGY BEHIND TABLETS, AND CERTAIN CELL PHONES.
NOW THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WILL GET TO BROADEN THEIR STUDIES WITH EXCHANGES AT SEVERAL CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.
AS NEWSWATCH’S DARRYN DAVIS EXPLAINS, THE GOAL IS TO SHARE IDEAS, EXPERTISE AND PUSH THE TECHNOLOGY TO NEW LEVELS.
PKG
THE PROGRAMMERS AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF COMPUTING EQUIS LAB ARE COMING UP WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
THAT CUTTING EDGE WORK IS BEING ADVANCED IN PART THROUGH A NEW EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.
TAD STACH
“WITH THIS RESEARCH NETWORK BECAUSE IT’S BETWEEN CANADA AND EUROPE THE IDEA IS TO SHARE INFORMATION. EACH RESEARCH GROUP MIGHT BE WORKING ON A DIFFERENT AREA BUT BY HAVING THE STUDENTS GO BACK AND FORTH THEY’LL BRING THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE.”
QUENTIN BELLAY IS PART OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN CANADA AND EUROPE.
HE’S BEEN WORKING ON THE TOUCH SCREEN APPLICATIONS FOR THE EDITOR PART OF A GAME WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
QUENTIN BELLAY
“WHEN THE KIDS WILL PLAY OR ANYBODY WILL PLAY THE GAME WE’LL BE ABLE TO GET THE LEVEL…WHEN THEY PLAY… MAKE EVENTS.”
THE EDITOR ALLOWS THE GAME TO BE CHANGED IN REAL TIME MAKING THE GAME DIFFERENT AND FRESH FOR THE PLAYER.
WHICH IS HANDY IF THE GAME IS BEING USED TO BUILD UP THE MUSCLES OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
ZI
“KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AS THEY GET OLDER THEIR MUSCLES BECOME WEAKER OR THEY DON’T GROW ANY STRONGER BUT THEIR BODIES ARE BECOMING LARGER AND HEAVIER SO THEY’RE LESS ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN WEIGHT.”
THE MEDICAL FIELD ISN’T THE ONLY ONE JUMPING ON BOARD.
AMIR SEPASI IS A GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND HE’S WORKING ON SOFTWARE FOR THE CANADIAN MILITARY.
IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE USED TO HELP TRAIN OFFICERS ON THINGS LIKE STRATEGY AND TACTICS.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGE TOUCH SCREEN IS OFFICERS CAN WORK IN THE SAME SPACE TOGETHER CONVERSING IN REAL TIME INSTEAD OF EACH OFFICER BEING STUCK AT SEPARATE TERMINALS.
AMIR SEPASI
“THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS BASICALLY TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF HOW THEY CAN MAKE FOR ONE THING THE TRAINING FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE AND THE OTHER WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE MORE REALISTIC.”
THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO INVOLVE OVER 60 STUDENTS AND 16 FACULTY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
DARRYN DAVIS CKWS NEWSWATCH KINGSTON.
Quentin Bellay, an exchange student from France, demonstrates the work he is doing at the Engineering Interactive Systems at Queen’s University (EQUIS) lab. Mr. Bellay is at Queen’s for six months as part of the LEIF project designed to enhance surface computing research and education.
Queen’s has joined an eight-member consortium of Canadian and European universities to create a transatlantic exchange project that will enhance surface computing research and education. Surface computing is a tactile and direct form of computer interaction commonly seen on multi-touch smartphones and tablets.
“Graduate or upper-year undergraduate students can broaden their experience and knowledge of surface computing by working in a different lab for a period of time. Also while on exchange, they get exposed to different kinds of applications and ways of thinking,” says Nick Graham, director of the Engineering Interactive Systems at Queen’s University (EQUIS) lab and the Queen’s lead for the LEIF project, named in honour of the Norse explorer.
The School of Computing is the host of the LEIF project at Queen’s, and the EQUIS lab has welcomed its first project exchange student. Quentin Bellay arrived in March from the Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in Toulouse, France. The master’s student, who researches human-computer interaction, joined a project team at the EQUIS lab that is developing a computer-aided exercise program for children with cerebral palsy.
“I get to practice what I am working on back home. The project is also a great opportunity to come to Canada and discover a new culture,” he says.
The LEIF project will support at least 64 student exchange experiences in total and 16 faculty exchanges over the next three years. The partner universities will also jointly develop graduate-level curriculum specialized in interactive surface computing.
Queen’s students can apply for an exchange to one of the LEIF European partners located in France, Germany or Austria in the near future. More information about LEIF can be found online. If you have questions about the exchange project, contact Nick Graham by email or call (613) 533-6526.