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Students’ Queen’s To Go app hits top 5 trending on Android

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in News.

After student app Queen’s to Go’s Sept. 11 release, campus resources have never been more portable. The app was developed by second year CompSci students—Yifei Yin, Faranak Shairifi, Shreyansh Anad, Sammy Moss, and Rithik Bhatia—with the goal of making campus more accessible. “The application...

COMPSA 2018 elections see only one contested position

Written on January 26, 2018. Posted in News.

This year, only one of three executive Computing Student’s Association (COMPSA) positions will be contested in a race of all second-year students. The Journal met with the four candidates running to hear about their platforms, prior leadership experience and visions for the future of COMPSA. President Max...

Introducing the first tenure-track computing professor in 10 years

Written on January 17, 2017. Posted in News.

As the first tenure-track professor hired into the School of Computing this decade, Farhana Zulkernine’s appointment has been a long time coming. “I know what the students are going through,” she said, referring to the ten-year hiring hiatus in the School of Computing. “I knew the program was lacking.”...

Agreement allows computing students to transfer between Queen’s and Dubai

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

With the signing of a new agreement between Queen’s and the Canadian University of Dubai (CUD), a strange equation may find two plus two equalling 20. The “2+2” pathway program is now set to allow up to 20 students from the CUD to transfer into the Queen’s School of Computing for their third and...

School of Computing to hire first tenure-track professor in 10 years

Written on September 27, 2016. Posted in News.

Max Garcia loves the Denver Broncos, and earlier this year he watched them win the highest accolade in the NFL. For him, that kind of joy isn’t easily topped. However, in early September, Garcia — the former president of the Computing Students’ Association (COMPSA) — told The Journal he’d received...

Students, staff and faculty raise thousands of dollars in memory of late professor

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

In wake of Professor Roger Browse’s death, Zac Baum, CompSci ’17, decided to set up a Tilt page to collect funds in his memory from students and alumni. The funds will be used to purchase a bench in Browse’s name. The computing professor passed away in July 2015 after a long battle with ALS. Browse...

Two new inventions released by Human Media Lab

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

Douglas Library has long been hailed as the “Harry Potter” room on campus: however, the Human Media Lab (HML) just took Queen’s one step further, with moving photographs and magic wands. On May 5, the HML announced the development of two new devices: the MagicWand and the HoloFlex. The MagicWand is...

Don’t value efficiency over creativity

Written on September 29, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Your company is after a new look. But instead of consulting a design firm, you decide to try out a new computer program. Within minutes, your company is presented with a complete redesign pitch, neatly crafted to the meet current trends. So far, automation and smarter technologies have provided us...

Cutting edge creativity

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in Arts.

If you combine arts with computing, you get cutting-edge creativity. Queen’s professor Roel Vertegaal said he believes in combining computing with the creative arts. By using state-of-the-art new media software technology, it may give students a new kind of multidisciplinary education. This, he said,...

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Students’ Queen’s To Go app hits top 5 trending on Android

COMPSA 2018 elections see only one contested position

Introducing the first tenure-track computing professor in 10 years

Agreement allows computing students to transfer between Queen’s and Dubai

School of Computing to hire first tenure-track professor in 10 years

Students, staff and faculty raise thousands of dollars in memory of late professor

Two new inventions released by Human Media Lab

Don’t value efficiency over creativity

Cutting edge creativity

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