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Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Socio-Affective Signals as Facilitators of Human-Human and Human-Agent Interaction

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome! Speaker:  Elisabeth André, University of Augsburg Homepage:  https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet/fai/informatik/prof/hcm/team/andre/ Location:  Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Socio-Affective Signals as Facilitators of Human-Human and Human-Agent Interaction Abstract: Social interactions profoundly shape our human life. This presentation explores the potential of imbuing machines with socially-aware interfaces, creating pathways for more natural and […]

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What can black carbon in the ocean tell us about wildfire in the Earth system?

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Speaker: Dr. Sasha Wagner, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute In the deep ocean persists an enigmatic class of organic compounds that are presumed to have a condensed aromatic structure, are biologically unreactive, and are broadly termed “black carbon”. In the dissolved phase, black carbon comprises ~2% of the total […]

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Uses in Health Care Services

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Speaker: Sian Tsuei The health care industry has seen increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies over the last several years. The dizzying pace of development is generating a vast range of implications for health care service providers and policymakers. To facilitate productive dialogue and research on AI-related health services and policies implementation and research, […]

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Unboxing Quantum 2024: Navigating the Nanoscale for Novel Applications

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Cohosted by UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute  (Blusson QMI) and Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF), the inaugural event of the 2024 Unboxing Quantum Series: Navigating the Nanoscale for Novel Applications takes place virtually from 10:00 to 11:00am (PT) on February 14, 2024. Featuring speakers active in both academia and industry, the panel is an opportunity for […]

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Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome! Speaker:  Nikhil Swamy, Microsoft Research Location:   Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure Abstract: From the early days of computer science, the potential of mathematical proofs of programs to eradicate large classes of software errors has been widely recognized; however, historically, few practical applications […]

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Invasive or Introduced?

Beaty Biodiversity Centre 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As people and goods move around the world, so do other organisms, sometimes intentionally and sometimes by accident. These organisms can become established in new areas and may be out of balance with the local ecosystem.  The Beaty Biodiversity Museum holds a record of changes in biodiversity, including these types of events. Artist, Eden Zinchik […]

Enhancing Marine Conservation through Adaptive Management in the Northern Shelf Bioregion MPA Network: Insights from a Commercial Fisherman

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Enhancing Marine Conservation through Adaptive Management in the Northern Shelf Bioregion MPA Network: Insights from a Commercial Fisherman Speaker: Fraser McDonald, Commercial Fisherman and IOF Adjunct Faculty member This seminar explores the perspective of a small-scale commercial fisherman operating within the Northern Shelf Bioregion in British Columbia regarding the implementation of static conservation models in […]

Data Science and Health (DASH) Cluster AI Meets Ethics #4

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In this fourth session featuring Dr. Julie Robillard, we will explore the impact of social robot use in the context of brain health and illness, and discuss key ethical implications surrounding their use. Dr. Julie Robillard is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of British Columbia and Scientist in Patient Experience at BC […]

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Anti-Inequity and the Blue Economy

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Speaker: Dr. Andres Cisneros Montemayor, Assistant Professor, SFU The "Blue Economy" is the most widely used term throughout ocean policy and development, but what does it actually mean? (Spoiler: whatever you need it to.) In this talk, I'll go through some of the history and current narratives about the Blue Economy, especially as it relates […]

Discussion of Maya Wind’s New Book, Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom

Geography Building 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Please join us for a discussion of Dr. Maya Wind’s new book, Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom (Verso Press), exploring how Israeli institutions of higher education are enlisted in Israel’s settler-colonial project. From campuses strategically built to anchor Israeli territorial expansion and Palestinian dispossession, through tailored degree programs for the military […]

Rowing the Atlantic — Four marine scientists row 5000km for ocean conservation

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In December 2023, four women marine scientists set out from La Gomera, Canary Islands, on an 8.5m row boat. They were participating in the World’s Toughest Row, a grueling, unsupported, 5,000km race across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera to Antigua. Their team, Salty Science, encountered a swath of challenges, including heavy weather, equipment failures, […]