A Quantum Leap
U of G researchers explore precision and applications for quantum computing technology:
https://www.uoguelph.ca/ceps/news/2020/03/quantum-leap
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Women in STEM: Alysha
Alysha is a Statistics and AI student (M.Sc) in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics:
https://www.uoguelph.ca/ceps/news/2020/03/women-stem-alysha
Professor Eberl is New Heliyon's Section Editor of Mathematics
Heliyon is Elsevier's Open Access mega journal (like Nature's Scientific Reports and PlosOne), published through their Cell imprint. The section editor role is similar to editor-in-chief of a traditional discipline based journal.
https://www.cell.com/heliyon/mathematics/editors
Professor Cojocaru has been awarded an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development grant
Professor Cojocaru has been awarded an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development grant with Sanofi Pasteur Canada to develop a small-population agent-based model of a day care facility for the purpose of testing and informing prevention policies against viral infections (enteric, influenza, etc.) that can be implemented in a child care setting.
Faculty Award Winners
Several members of our faculty have been recently recognized for their excellence in teaching as well as for undergraduate and graduate supervision.
https://www.uoguelph.ca/ceps/news/2019/06/faculty-award-winners
Congratulations to Dan Ashlock for being awarded the CEPS Excellence in Undergraduate Research Supervision Award. Dan additionally makes significant contributions to graduate-level education, through teaching, supervision, and serving on the Bioinformatics Steering Committee.
Southwestern Ontario Graduate Mathematics and Statistics Conference on June 17
The 2019 Southwestern Ontario Graduate Mathematics and Statistics Conference is being held here at Guelph on June 17.
Date and Time: Monday, June 17, 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Location: SSC 2315
This is a free event and will feature presentations from students working in all areas of mathematics and statistics. This is a great opportunity to gain conference presentation experience, show off your research, and learn about what other grad students from across southern Ontario are up to!
Guelph BioMathematics & Statistics (BioM&S) Symposium, May 13 “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biology”
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is holding its BioM&S Symposium, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biology” at the University Guelph on Monday, May 13th, 2019.
Quantum Information Meets Quantum Matter: Now Published!
Professor Bei Zeng recently published a book, "Quantum Information Meets Quantum Matter".
Dr Vardayani Ratti appointed as Assistant Professor at California State University
We are pleased to announce that our former graduate student Vardayani Ratti (MSc 2011, PhD 2015) has accepted a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Cal State University, Chico. In her PhD thesis in our department, Vardayani developed and studied differential equation models for the disease and population dynamics of honeybee colonies that are infected with the Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, an infectious disease of the Western Honeybee that is transmitted by parasitic Varroa mites.
Guelph U launches AI ethics centre amid growing debate around data privacy, bias
The University of Guelph is launching a new hub for artificial intelligence to grapple with ethical questions amidst growing concern around issues of privacy, bias and human-machine interaction.