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Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

webfull — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000

Published: 20 May 2025

Sustainable Data Science Training Program awarded $1.65 M from NSERC CREATE

webfull — Thu, 16 May 2024 14:35:33 +0000

Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $26 million in funding for 16 new training initiatives through its Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program.

Published: 16 May 2024

Millions of gamers advance biomedical research

webfull — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:01:01 +0000

Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology.

Published: 15 April 2024

RI-MUHC and 91�� researchers make a breakthrough in understanding brain nanoarchitecture, using computer vision

webfull — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:57:57 +0000

A new study published in Current Biology reveals the nanostructure of brain cells at an unprecedented level of resolution.

Published: 7 March 2023

Revolutionary identity verification technique offers robust solution to hacking

webfull — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:11:31 +0000

A team of computer scientists, including Claude Crépeau of 91�� and physicist colleagues from the University of Geneva, have developed an extremely secure identity verification method based on the fundamental principle that information cannot travel faster than the speed of light. The breakthrough has the potential to greatly improve the security of financial transactions and other applications requiring proof of identity online.

Published: 3 November 2021

91�� Professor Jin Guo awarded research grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

webfull — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:03:09 +0000

Jin Guo, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at 91��'s School of Computer Science, was awarded $382,020 in research funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Better Software for Science program to study and improve the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users.

Published: 10 August 2021

Five 91�� teams awarded funding in new Genomic Integration program

webfull — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:24:00 +0000

Today Genome Quebec announced the results of its Genomic Integration Program, Human Health Stream competition. Five 91�� teams from a diverse array of fields were awarded funds, totaling nearly $1 million. One of the defining features of this program is the requirement that institutional applicants must also have an external non-academic partner, thus supporting program goals of stimulating the Quebec economy and encouraging the use of genomic technologies in the Quebec healthcare system.

Published: 21 June 2021

Training the next generation of leaders in the responsible use of artificial intelligence

webfull — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:17:21 +0000

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in powerful ways, from improving medical care and changing the retail landscape to enabling convenient features on our smartphones. But as AI increasingly underpins our daily lives, important questions about its application – and potential misuse – will continue to arise.

Published: 16 June 2021

Experts: Apple users can say no to being tracked with new software update

webfull — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:10:15 +0000

Apple rolled out a software update for its mobile devices that gives users the option of stopping apps from tracking their location and sharing other identifying information with third parties. Services such as Facebook and others currently have the ability to track users on mobile devices in order to learn more about them to target advertisements and other location-based services to them. In some instances, the tracking is in place even if the user is not actively using the app in question.

Published: 29 April 2021

Experts: Federal elections 2019

webfull — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:59:03 +0000

Here are the 91�� experts available to comment on the upcoming Canadian Federal Election. The election is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2019.

Published: 27 August 2019

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