Earlier this summer I posted several research opportunities for senior students interested in taking CIS4900, CIS4910, MATH4600, or STAT4600. While those projects are still available for interested students, I have several others that are also available. Investigating Diversity in Research: This project will involve the development of several web scrapers that will be used toContinue reading "More Fall 2020 Independent Study Opportunities"

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Join us on Thursday, August 27th at 9:00 am for the MSc Thesis Defence of Nic Durish. Given the ongoing pandemic and the need to physically distance ourselves, the defence will take place virtually using Microsoft Teams. If you wish to take part in the defence, please send me a quick note and I willContinue reading "MSc Thesis Defence – Nicolas Durish"

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As the fall semester quickly approaches, I’ve been spending as much of my time as possible getting my fall courses organized. Over the past month, most of that time has been focused on the content of the course – what to cover, when to cover it, and how best to deliver it to the studentsContinue reading "Course Outlines: A Fall 2020 Update"

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Are you looking for a unique research internship during the summer of 2021? If so, check out the Mitacs Globalink program. More than 2600 new projects – including 51 at the University of Guelph – have just been posted. This year I am excited to offer 5 different research projects for up to 10 students.Continue reading "2021 Mitacs Globalink Positions Available"

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I’m excited to announce that Michael Griffiths will defend his Master’s (Mathematics) thesis on Thursday, August 13th at 9:00 am. Due to COVID-19, we will gather online via Teams. If you are interested in joining, please message me and I will share a link with you. Title: Analysis of a Generalized Nonlinear Delay Differential EquationsContinue reading "MSc Thesis Defense – Michael Griffiths"

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Last week it was officially announced that I have joined the University of Guelph’s Annual United Way Campaign as Faculty Co-chair. I am excited to join such an incredible team of people who bring the annual campaign to life, and I know that I’m going to learn a lot from them. While the COVID-19 pandemicContinue reading "A New Role"

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The Fall 2020 semester is going to be – well – different. But different doesn’t mean that it’s going to be bad. It does mean, however, that it is absolutely necessary that we take care of ourselves, our families and friends, and our community as we navigate the challenges ahead. Many people, including me, areContinue reading "Dear Students Of CIS3750 & CIS4020: Further Updates For Fall 2020"

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If you are a University of Guelph student who is interested in registering for an independent study course this fall (such as CIS4900, MATH4600, STAT4600, or UNIV4200), I have several projects available. As with all of the courses I am offering this fall, any independent study course will be strictly online. More details can beContinue reading "Fall 2020 Independent Study Opportunities"

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At the end of May I wrote an Open Letter To The Students of Fall 2020. In that letter I promised to be open and transparent about all decisions related to the classes I lead this fall; to provide regular updates about each of my courses; and to answer any questions you might have aboutContinue reading "An Open Letter To The Students Of Fall 2020: An Update On CIS3750 & CIS4020"

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The last few weeks have been packed! One reason for this has been the addition of several new members to our research team. In particular, we’ve been onboarding 10 new co-op students to help out with several different projects. All of this has been made possible thanks to subsidies provided through the Work Integrated Learning DigitalContinue reading "COVID-19 & Co-op: Work Integrated Learning Through ICTC – Part III"

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