UBC Computer Science

UBC Computer Science is accepting applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching position, with an anticipated start date of July 2027. More information and link to apply: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...

Congratulations to Dr. Dongwook Yoon, who has been appointed as a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair! Dr. Yoon is among 25 UBC researchers with a new or renewed appointment in the latest cohort. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10...

UBC CS researchers will be in Budapest tomorrow for EMNLP2026! With topics ranging from computer-use agents to retrieval-augmented generation frameworks to post-training of large language models, the researchers will be presenting a total of 14 papers: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10...

Congratulations to new Canada Research Chair Dr. Dongwook Yoon of UBC Computer Science, and to renewed chair holders Drs. Rashid Sumaila, Jessica McIver and Laurel Schafer. @cs.ubc.ca @ubcphas.bsky.social @ubcoceans.bsky.social @chem.ubc.ca research.ubc.ca/news/october...

Congratulations to UBC CS student Pranav Rajesh Krishnan and teammates Olivia Whitelaw, Grace Bertozzi, Jossie Yan, and Leanne Farmer for winning first place in Victoria’s Ocean Hackathon! Read more: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/a...

Participants wanted for UBC research study: are you a #visualization researcher with experience in designing both text and structured-data projects? Sign up at ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... PI: Tamara Munzner. Questions: Ryan Smith, rs0914@cs.ubc.ca

Congratulations to Dr. Peter West, who has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair! Dr. West is among seven newly appointed or renewed Chairs in the latest cohort recognized for their world-leading AI research. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10...

Last night, we held an alumni panel on how our department is reimagining CS education in the AI era, led by Professors Meghan Allen and Cinda Heeren. Thank you to our speakers for providing insight into the future of computer science education and thank you to our attendees for coming!

Each year on Sept 30, people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day to recognize and raise awareness about the history and legacies of the residential school system in Canada. Join the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day: forestry.ubc.ca/events/2026-...

Paper by Dr. Schmidt and former trainees Hamed Karimi and Julie Nutini recognized at ECML PKDD 2026 for lasting impact in past decade. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/09...

Do you like VIS/HCI/programming interfaces? Do you care about critical visualization? Or perhaps building dynamic data interfaces? Perhaps some combo therein? If so! I'm hiring for Ph.D. student to work with me at UBC starting Fall 2027! You should apply! www.mcnutt.in#/hiring-26

UBC CS is looking for Assistant Professor of Teaching in Systems – Tenure Track. Please spread the word! Details: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...

Please join us on Sept 24 for a talk titled "Veridical Data Science towards Trustworthy AI" by UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Bin Yu. 📍ESB 5104 & Online 🕚11 AM - 12 PM Details: tinyurl.com/53t9rstp @ubcmath.bsky.social @cs.ubc.ca

Come to the Reading Room to study, check out books and magazines, or join any of our in-person events such as art circles, the monthly book club and book giveaways! For more information, check out the Reading Room website: cs.ubc.ca/rr.

"In my role at UBC, I have been privy to governmental discussions on the benefits and risks of AI – and I remain skeptical that we really need more data centres," says UBC Computer Science Professor Raymond Ng in a new Op-Ed. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Interested in statistics & data science education? Join our Teaching & Learning Seminar Series! 🗓️ Sept 29: Dr. Tiffany Timbers on how data scientists use LLMs and what it means for data science education. 🕚 11 AM–12 PM 📍ESB 4192 & online 🔗 tinyurl.com/2d2bfujm

Some big news: I’ve accepted a position at University of British Columbia 🇨🇦🇨🇦!! I’ll be starting at the beginning of next year (Jan 2027). I’m delighted to return to the pacific northwest (my home) and overwhelmingly excited to get to work with such a thriving and vibrant department

This week, we started our series of Kick-off Events for our Tri-Mentoring Program! Mentors and mentees gathered in small groups to chat about mentorship, careers and the industry. Learn more about the UBC Computer Science Tri-Mentoring Program: www.cs.ubc.ca/alumni/tri-mentoring-program

Meet Serena Wang, a new Assistant Professor at UBC Computer Science! By combining methods in theoretical computer science, statistics and economic theory, she aims to influence how researchers think about how evaluations of AI systems are designed. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/09...

Are you new to UBC Computer Science? Here's everything you need to know to have a successful undergrad at UBC CS! www.youtube.com/shorts/jNPQx...

Welcome back to UBC campus! We're so glad to have you back!

We're excited to welcome you back to campus on Tues Sept 8 for UBC's Imagine Day! Undergrad CS majors can come by our Open House to meet with our academic advisors, learn about our programs, and connect with student clubs (with a free BBQ lunch)! www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/09...

"The rush to make AI agents ever-more clever and creative will also make them better at evading the constraints put on them by their developers," says UBC computer science professor Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown. @cs.ubc.ca www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...

Meet Patrice Belleville! Patrice is an Associate Professor of Teaching and the Associate Head of Operations at UBC Computer Science. In January, he will be teaching CPSC 313. Here, he talks about what topics will be covered in the course and his advice for students in his class.

Meet Cinda Heeren, Professor of Teaching at UBC Computer Science. This fall, she will be teaching DSCI 220 and CPSC 221. Here, she talks about what students will learn in these classes, what she enjoys about being a professor, and what she does outside of teaching! www.youtube.com/shorts/jfm2S...

This month, researchers presented new findings at ACM SIGKDD, including a new framework for fair resource allocation and a new foundation for developing and evaluating intrusion detection systems. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/08...

Meet Susanne Bradley, an Assistant Professor of Teaching at UBC Computer Science. Here, she talks about what students will learn in CPSC 418, her advice to computer science students, and what she enjoys outside of teaching! Learn more about Susanne: ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/july-07...

Thank you to all the students who presented their research at the Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session!

CFI funding will support research by computer scientist Dr. Nguyen Phong Hoang to measure online censorship and privacy, plus 10 other UBC Science projects on Multiple Sclerosis, next gen materials, and microbial diversity. @cs.ubc.ca @innovation.ca @np-tokumei.net bit.ly/4hF2thT

Congratulations to Irmak Bayir and Selin Uz, who were named as top emerging leaders in the Class of 2026 for their work leading initiatives, solving challenging problems and advancing inclusion in computer science. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/08...

Meet Jordon Johnson, a Lecturer at UBC Computer Science!This fall, Jordon will be teaching CPSC 213: Introduction to Computer Systems. Here, Jordon talks about what students will learn in CPSC 213, why teaching is important to him, and what he enjoys outside of teaching.

Congratulations to Alan Milligan, a recent MSc graduate of UBC Computer Science, who has been awarded the Best Master’s Thesis Award by Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association / Association pour l'Intelligence Artificielle au Canada (CAIAC)! Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/08...

Our (Phoebe Xu, Zahin Wahab, Reid Holmes, and I) work on DocPrism has been accepted at ISSTA'26! See here: www.carolemieux.com/docprism_iss...

"I hope to help students become confident, independent learners who embrace challenges and think critically." Read more about Assistant Professor of Teaching Susanne Bradley, in a new Q&A: ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/july-07...

Congratulations Dr. Meghan Allen! The award, given by Canada’s computing research community, honours one person each year who has made remarkable contributions to computer science education and has demonstrated exceptional teaching ability. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Congratulations to the recipients of our Incredible Instructor Awards: Susanne Bradley, Arpan Gujarati, Paulette Koronkevich, Seva Lynov, Rachel Pottinger, and Abner Turkieltaub Melo!

Congratulations to the recipients of our Graduate Teaching Assistants Awards: Chester Gould, Gautam Luhana, Tommy Nguyen, Jeffrey Niu, Rudra Sanajee Saha, Joseph Wonsil, and Bicheng Xu!

Next week, several UBC Computer Science researchers will be at SIGGRAPH 2026 to present new papers! From a new model for complex surface geometries to a new framework for multibody simulation, read more about the papers: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Congratulations to Rubia Guerra and Vivian White on receiving the Maria Klawe Service Award for demonstrating outstanding community service!

Congratulations to our students who received the Community Building Awards for Undergraduates: Zelalem Araya, Iris Cheung, Karan Chick, Kaitlin Khu, Ryan Lowe, Belal Mohammed-Nur, Le Minh Anh Nguyen, Kimberly Tran, Chloe Van and Claire Zhang!

“This work is critically important for the health of Canadian democracy and any country’s democracy,” says Dr. Lakshmanan. “Our research can contribute towards building tools to enable holding our politicians accountable, regardless of their party.” Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

This week, UBC researchers are presenting new papers on live virtual machine introspection and data center memory management policies at OSDI ‘26 in Seattle, Washington! Read more about the papers: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Dr. Laura Cang is the new Director of the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) program. Starting in July 2026, she is leading the program, supporting the students and ensuring that they are well-equipped to face the job market. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...