Thank You
A few thoughts after receiving the University of Guelph Alumni Volunteer Award. Thank you to my family, friends, colleagues, and community partners - this honour is a collective achievement.
Author: Dan Gillis
A Case Of “They Do”
This weekend I officiated the wedding of two former students. And yes, I blessed the rings "in the name of mathematics, statistics, and computer science" ;)
Unravelling eDNA With Association Rule Mining
Nikolett Toth, an undergraduate research assistant, explores eDNA and association rule mining. eDNA, found in water, soil, and air, is transforming biodiversity research. Nikolett and Dr. Jarrett Phillips aim to apply association rule mining to understand eDNA degradation rates and predict optimal sampling conditions for environmental conservation.
A Subtle Change
Today, I was promoted to Full Professor at the University of Guelph. I acknowledge that this achievement is a result of collective effort, not just my own. My team has supported and challenged me, and I am proud and thankful for their contribution. I am grateful to everyone who has been part of my journey.
#StudentsOnSTEAM
A team of educators and students spent three weeks in Iqaluktuuttiaq, Nunavut, camping and learning in an organic, free-form manner. Students engaged in activities like scientific sampling, photography, hunting, and teaching the educators about local plant life. The experience aimed to inspire innovative, curiosity-driven learning and to inform university teaching practices.
Summer URA Position
If you’re an undergraduate student at the University of Guelph interested in research, you might want to check out this opportunity. Dr. Jarrett Phillips and I are looking for a student to work with us this summer to explore eDNA and data science! Job Title: Mining Association Rules for Environmental DNA (eDNA) Spatiotemporal Sampling JobContinue...
Ph.D. Defence – Fatemeh Safari
Ph.D. candidate, Fatemeh Safari will defend her Ph.D. dissertation on Monday, August 22nd, at 1 pm. Fatemeh has spent several years developing and evaluating new routing protocols for use with Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). The defence will take place virtually. The title and abstract for the defence are provided below. Title: A Novel Quality-of-Service-AwareContinue...
Ph.D. Defence – James Fraser
Join us on August 30th at 12 p.m. for the Defence of Ph.D Candidate, James Fraser. James will present his work exploring novice programmer profiles as determined through interaction with an immediate feedback tool that he created to support students learning to code. The defence will take place via Zoom. The title and abstract forContinue...
Dear Future CIS3750 Students
I’m looking forward to meeting you in CIS3750 – Systems Analysis and Design in Applications this fall. Since this is a required course for the Computer Science and Software Engineering majors, your enrolment in the course this fall will really depend on your schedule and the prerequisites required to take the course. Regardless, like CIS4020Continue...
Pride In Science
Hot off the press, Technology Networks has just released a free eBook celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM). The eBook includes 17 interviews with STEMM scientists from around the world (all at varying stages of their careers), and I was fortunate to be one of those scientists. You canContinue...
