SIS Faculty member received 2016 SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Dr. Catherine Guastavino, Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, has received a 2016 SSHRC Insight Development Grant in collaboration with Ville de Montreal and Dumoulin Acoustics. Doctoral student Daniel Steele from the Multimodal Interaction Lab takes a leading role in the project. Visit sounds-in-the-city.org听for more information.
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Continued Accreditation Granted
The American Library Association granted continued accreditation to our school in January 2017.
The full external review panel report can be seen here
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SIS Faculty awarded Canada Research Chair
Prof. Karyn Moffatt, Assistant Professor, 成人VR视频 School of Information has been awarded the Tier 2 鈥� Canada Research Chair in Inclusive Social Computing
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http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2016/12/16-canada-research-chairs-for-mcgill/
Prof. Benjamin Fung of the School of Information Studies receives the Service Award from the IEEE 2016 International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA鈥�2016)
On October 18, 2016, as a Local Arrangement Chair, prof. Fung听received the Service Award from the IEEE 2016 International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA鈥�2016). The award comes with free registrations for the conference in the next three years.
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SIS PhD student Fei Shu awarded FRQSC Doctoral Fellowship for research on bibliometric database comparison
Congratulations to 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies PhD student Fei Shu on receiving a FRQSC Doctoral Fellowship.
Fei鈥檚 research investigates the difference between Web of Science and local Chinese bibliometric databases and contributes to understanding of whether international bibliometric databases can be used to evaluate national research performance.
成人VR视频 School of Information Studies newsletter - Spring 2016 edition
Announcing the Spring 2016 edition of the 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies newsletter, featuring updates about the School and achievements of our alumni, faculty, and students. Download the Spring 2016 newsletter as a PDF via our website, or browse articles on our SIS news blog.
SIS PhD student Fei Shu wins iFellowship award for national-scale digital research in Chinese bibliometrics
The 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies congratulates PhD in Information Studies student Fei Shu, recently selected for the iFellows Doctoral Fellowship program. Fei's thesis proposal was selected from a pool of applicants from 65 iSchools across the world. As an iFellow, Fei will receive a stipend of $50,000 USD over two years to pursue independent dissertation research that supports the goals of the Coherence at Scale Program.
Dr. Benjamin Fung of the School of Information Studies appointed Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity
成人VR视频 School of Information Studies faculty member Dr. Benjamin Fung has been awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC Tier 2) in Data Mining for Cybersecurity. Dr. Fung's research program aims to enhance the data sharing and data mining capabilities for healthcare and cyber security professionals.
成人VR视频 School of Information Studies alum Marc-Andr茅 Bernier, MLIS'11, Quebec's first deaf librarian, in service to his community
Since 2013, 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies graduate Marc-Andr茅 Bernier (MLIS'11) has been providing services to deaf clients at the Montreal public library Biblioth猫que Le Pr茅vost.
Career preparation workshops for School of Information Studies students
Students of the 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies: in partnership with 成人VR视频's Career and Placement Service (CaPS), the Career Fair Committee is once again holding workshops to help you grab attention from employers.
Dr. Catherine Guastavino of the School of Information Studies awarded NSERC Engage Grant for virtual acoustics research
Congratulations to 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies faculty member Dr. Catherine Guastavino on receiving an NSERC Engage Grant from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, in partnership with Montreal-based industry partner and market leader Applied Acoustics Systems.
Dr. Karyn Moffatt of the School of Information Studies awarded NSERC Engage Grant for game-based physical therapy research
Congratulations to 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies faculty member Dr. Karyn Moffatt on receiving an NSERC Engage Grant from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada to further research to support technological innovation in persuasive technology and game-based physical therapy. Dr. Rita Orji, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Accessible Computing Technology Lab, will take a leading role in the project.
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SIS PhD student Fei Shu and co-authors receive awards for exceptional papers at ASIS&T 2015
Congratulations to 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies PhD student Fei Shu, recently awarded the 2015 ASIS&T SIG/MET Student Paper Contest for the paper 鈥淓volution of iSchool Movement (1988-2013): A Bibliometric View鈥� by Fei Shu and Philippe Mongeon (成人VR视频 and University de Montreal).
SIS PhD student Steven Ding wins prize for data mining search engine for computer security
Congratulations to 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies PhD student, Steven H. H. Ding, who has won 2nd prize in the Hex-Rays Plug-in Contest 2015 for "Kam1n0," a scalable data mining system for a range of computer security-related uses.
New appointments at the School of Information Studies
The 成人VR视频 School of Information Studies is pleased to announce the following appointments: