A total of 22 computer science and mathematics students competed Friday to represent Windsor in the regional competition of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.
Friday’s local competition had contestants battle it out in Erie Hall’s Java Lab for three hours to solve five programming problems using the C, C++ or Java language. The top two teams, with a third participating as a reserve, are:
Students and faculty from the School of Computer Science will be among those celebrating National Science and Technology Week at a Robotics Open House at the Windsor Public Library’s central branch on Thursday, October 11.
“We will be displaying a number of robots, including the new Turtlebot, football-playing Lego NXTs and a robot that can solve Rubik’s cube,” says professor Ziad Kobti, director of the School of Computer Science.
Were Charles Darwin alive today, he’d probably be very interested in working with Robin Gras.
Without such modern technology as high performance computing, Darwin developed his theory of natural selection, an explanation of how all species of life on Earth have descended from common ancestors.
Heartfelt tributes marked a May 16 reception celebrating the posthumous bestowal of the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award on computer science professor Angela Sodan. The award, named for a late UWindsor faculty member, honours individuals who demonstrate the spirit of equity leadership by working to create an equity culture on campus
The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce honoured several members of the UWindsor community Wednesday at the Ciociaro Club during its annual Business Excellence Awards presentations.
Lancer women’s basketball coach Chantal Vallée’s Athena Award and Board of Governors member Fouad Tayfour’s Believe Windsor Essex Award had been announced prior to the formal event.
The Electro-Federation of Canada -- a national association representing the electrical, consumer electronics and appliance sectors – invites applications for 45 scholarships with a total value of more than $100,000.
Now in its 17th year, the program provides university and college students across Canada with support to pursue a career in the electrical and electronics industries. Since its inception, more than 300 scholarships have gone to qualified students in such areas as electrical or environmental engineering, computer science, and business.
There’s a difference between math and baking, says Kevin St. Denis: “Math is easier.”
The third-year mathematics major prepared a couple of pies in celebration of Pi Day, Wednesday in Erie Hall.
“It’s just some premade crust and I poured in two cans of filling – cherry and blueberry,” St. Denis said. “I tried to shape them like the letter R because I was going for two pie R.”
