April 2020
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
In an era when digital transformation is rapidly changing industries around the world, Dal's new Master of Digital Innovation program draws on expertise from four Faculties to help train digital professionals that can work in any sector.
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
New smartphone apps being developed could help track and trace where people with the virus have been and alert others who might be at risk of coming into contact with it. But Stan Matwin, director of Dal's Institute for Big Data Analytics, says decision-makers must grapple with how to make these programs both effective and respectful of people’s privacy.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Computer Science researchers are using algorithms and machine learning to listen for the distinct calls of one of the world’s most endangered animals in a bid to identify where they are and shield them from one of their greatest threats.
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Monday, April 27, 2020
Drs. Thomas Trappenberg and Sageev Oore comment on Canadian company Draganfly Inc.'s plans to adapt drones and CCTV to use machine learning for COVID-19 detection.
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Friday, April 24, 2020
Code-makers and code-breakers alike come together at the Communications Security Establishment — Canada’s national cryptologic agency. Learn how Dal students, through co-op, have been helping CSE improve data security on a national scale.
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Thursday, April 23, 2020
Dr. Stan Matwin shares his views on tracking and tracing and it's impacts on privacy during COVID-19
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Taking place early next month, the COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon will see teams of students and professionals come together remotely to find solutions to some of the challenges brought by COVID-19.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Even though classes and exams have moved online, HÂþ» students and alumni across the country have found amazing ways to contribute to COVID-19 efforts.
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
As most of us find ourselves in new work environments, we are looking to technology to keep connected and productive. With the rise of video conferencing, researcher Nur Zincir-Heywood shares some tips for protecting yourself and your meetings when using applications such as Zoom