Computer Science

Jason Hopper (BSc’14) and his team at Hyperion Gray submitted a tool to help predict cyberattacks to a US national intelligence initiative. The software research scientist manages the data centre for Omnisense from his Nova Scotia basement.

A shift in public discourse around equality, diversity and safety inspired Sage Franch (BCS ’16) to begin her journey from Tech Evangelist at Microsoft to start-up founder.  “I was inspired when movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter were in the spotlight to really think about how workplaces are in a period of change,” says Franch. It […]

Ashwin Kutty could be best described as a consummate explorer. “I’m fascinated by the various facets that impact on our day-to-day lives.

From coast to coast, Faculty of Computer Science alumnae and students spent their time volunteering at the fifth-annual National Girls Learning Code Day.

Ozge Yeloglu (MCSc’07) co-founded and led Halifax-based startup topLog before moving to Toronto to pursue a data scientist position on Microsoft’s artificial intelligence team. She shares insights on the lessons she has learned at Microsoft and how they apply to startups.

Alumni Oluronke Taiwo (BSW’06, MSW’08), Ghada Gabr (MHI’04), Chinweotito Atansi (BEng’14), Faten Alshazly (BSc(CS)’99) and Ashwin Kutty (BSc(CS)’99), as well as Dal professor David Divine, are honoured on myHalifaxExperience magazine’s list of Top 25 Immigrants in the Maritimes.

Dalhousie alumni were recognized as Canada’s Most Powerful Women – Top 100 in 2017 by Women’s Executive Network. List includes Sara Austin (BA’98), Christine Cooper (MBA’99), Sandy Sharman (MBA’03), Caroline Zayid (LLB’88, BA’85, BSc’82) and Maike van Niekerk (BScN’17), plus Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia.

Majid Nasirinejad (MCSc’16), founder & CEO of Deprolabs Technology in Halifax, created Goldoon, the world’s first learning flowerpot watering system.

Computer science master’s students are working on a Siri-like application to assist seniors with dementia or memory loss. The app, MyMem, was conceptualized by alumnus Eric Fisher (PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)’13).

Eric Fisher (PhD’13) is working with computer science master’s students on an app to assist seniors with dementia or memory loss through ShiftKey Labs.

Thomas Rankin (MBA’04) and Tomek Niewiarowski (MCSc’13) of Instagram analytics company, Dash Hudson closed a round of more than $2 million in funding.