Although CHORUS has gone virtual for the foreseeable future, we are still actively doing research. We have several new summer undergraduate students joining us to learn about the research process and engage in research. Welcome to Hamza Sohail from Computer Science, Jarimey Rada from Interactive Multimedia & Design, Ivy (Jing) Cao from Interactive Multimedia & Design. Computer Science undergrad Sebastian Navas Chaparro has also returned to the lab for the summer. … [Read more...] about Summer students in the lab
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Hamza awarded i-CUREUS funding
Computer Science undergraduate Hamza Sohail has been awarded i-CUREUS funding to work in the CHORUS lab over the summer and conduct research on the implementation of educational games to teach digital literacy to children. Congratulations Hamza! … [Read more...] about Hamza awarded i-CUREUS funding
Sebastian receives USRA
Computer Science undergraduate student Sebastian Navas Chaparro has received an NSERC USRA award to conduct research in our CHORUS lab this summer. Congratulations Sebastian! … [Read more...] about Sebastian receives USRA
Fall 2019 Convocation
Four students from our lab graduated in the Fall convocation this weekend. Navneet received her MCS. Jessica received her MA(HCI) and was awarded the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Michael received his MCS. Reham received her PhD in Computer Science. Congratulations everyone! … [Read more...] about Fall 2019 Convocation
Jessica defends MA(HCI) Thesis
Jessica Rocheleau has successfully defended her thesis entitled Privacy attitudes and behaviours of autistic and non-autistic teenagers on social networking sites. Her thesis was accepted "as-is". Congratulations Jessica! … [Read more...] about Jessica defends MA(HCI) Thesis
Hosting SHAD workshop
On July 16, members of the CHORUS lab are organizing a half-day workshop for SHAD high school students, introducing them to human-computer interaction. Participants will try out emerging technologies in this hands-on workshop and discuss on-going research in human-computer interaction. On July 15, Sonia gave a lecture on cybersecurity and practical advice for staying safe online to SHAD students. … [Read more...] about Hosting SHAD workshop
Hala and Becky graduate
Hala Assal and Becky Jeong attended yesterday's convocation and officially received their degrees. Hala completed her PhD in Computer Science and Becky completed her Masters in Human Computer Interaction. Hala also received the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Congratulations Hala and Becky! … [Read more...] about Hala and Becky graduate
Research Seminar June 12
Reham will soon be presenting her PhD research seminar. All are welcome to attend. Details are as follows: School of Computer Science Seminar June 12, 2019 @ 1:30pm Gradually decaying content protects social media users’ privacy Speaker: Reham Mohamed Location: 5345 Herzberg Laboratories ABSTRACT Decaying representations can be used on social media profiles to gradually decay older content, and help users disassociate from past online activities. We showed … [Read more...] about Research Seminar June 12
3MT videos posted
Earlier this year, Reham competed in the Carleton 3-Minute Thesis competition. Videos of the presentations have been posted. Here is Reham's: Other presentations are also available … [Read more...] about 3MT videos posted
Daniela awarded OGS
PhD student Daniela Napoli was recently awarded a $15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship for 2019-2020. Daniela's research is on improving cybersecurity and privacy for users with visual impairments. Congratulations Daniela! … [Read more...] about Daniela awarded OGS