"I hope to help students become confident, independent learners who embrace challenges and think critically." Read more about Assistant Professor of Teaching Susanne Bradley, in a new Q&A: ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/july-07...

Teaching in focus: Susanne Bradley

Inspired by students who feared failure, Susanne creates learning environments that are rigorous yet supportive—where effort, experimentation, and collaboration are valued. As an assistant professor o...

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Congratulations Dr. Meghan Allen! The award, given by Canada’s computing research community, honours one person each year who has made remarkable contributions to computer science education and has demonstrated exceptional teaching ability. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Congratulations to the recipients of our Incredible Instructor Awards: Susanne Bradley, Arpan Gujarati, Paulette Koronkevich, Seva Lynov, Rachel Pottinger, and Abner Turkieltaub Melo!

Congratulations to the recipients of our Graduate Teaching Assistants Awards: Chester Gould, Gautam Luhana, Tommy Nguyen, Jeffrey Niu, Rudra Sanajee Saha, Joseph Wonsil, and Bicheng Xu!

Next week, several UBC Computer Science researchers will be at SIGGRAPH 2026 to present new papers! From a new model for complex surface geometries to a new framework for multibody simulation, read more about the papers: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Congratulations to Rubia Guerra and Vivian White on receiving the Maria Klawe Service Award for demonstrating outstanding community service!

Congratulations to our students who received the Community Building Awards for Undergraduates: Zelalem Araya, Iris Cheung, Karan Chick, Kaitlin Khu, Ryan Lowe, Belal Mohammed-Nur, Le Minh Anh Nguyen, Kimberly Tran, Chloe Van and Claire Zhang!

“This work is critically important for the health of Canadian democracy and any country’s democracy,” says Dr. Lakshmanan. “Our research can contribute towards building tools to enable holding our politicians accountable, regardless of their party.” Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

This week, UBC researchers are presenting new papers on live virtual machine introspection and data center memory management policies at OSDI ‘26 in Seattle, Washington! Read more about the papers: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Dr. Laura Cang is the new Director of the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) program. Starting in July 2026, she is leading the program, supporting the students and ensuring that they are well-equipped to face the job market. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Alex Summers is not only a Professor at UBC, but also a star goalkeeper for the Canada Master’s (over 45) Field Hockey team! He will be playing at the World Master’s Hockey World Cup, in Rotterdam from Jul 22 – Aug 1. Good luck to the team! worldmastershockey.org/wmhevents/20...

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Yichen Chen! The award recognizes researchers who have demonstrated noteworthy early-career achievements and show strong potential for continued impact in the field of computer animations. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

Congratulations to Cindy Cui on receiving the Rajan Family Award in Computer Science for demonstrating outstanding community service!

Congratulations to Thomas Ah Sing and Ben Beckford on receiving the Project to Product Award in Computer Science for demonstrating leadership, community engagement or volunteerism!

Last week, UBC Computer Science celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tri-Mentoring program! The program started in 2001 with a small group of 15 mentors and 30 students. Today, it has grown to support more than 500 students each year. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

UBC Computer Science researchers will be in Seoul next week for #ICML2026! They will present 15 papers at the conference, including two Spotlight papers. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/07...

In a new paper, UBC researchers studied people’s experiences with touchable comfort objects — how they use it, how it helps them with their emotions, where do they fall short, and how technology can enhance these experiences. www.youtube.com/shorts/Ux3k0...

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Congratulations to Lena Wang, who received the Gary Kusin Award for Women in Video Gaming!

Starting this September, CPSC 210 will have an increased emphasis on code fluency, technical skills, and software testing. The course will be transitioned to the TypeScript language. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/06...

Meet Tom Jin! Tom is a UBC Computer Science alum and a Science and Engineering Manager at Amazon. He has been a mentor in our Tri-Mentoring Program for the past 9 years. In this interview, Tom shares his experience as a mentor: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/06...

Congratulations to Ananyaa Chopra, who received the Inquiring Minds in Computer Science Award! This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate traits of lifelong learners and support individuals who strive for understanding and innovation in order to make a difference in their community.

Why is it important to understand AI? Professor Kevin Leyton-Brown explains how the new AI 100 course at UBC will prepare students for a future driven by AI. Read more: science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05...

Congratulations to Jonah Townsend and Carol Wu on receiving the Greer Family Scholarship!

Congratulations to Cheryl Chan, who received the Bit Quill Technologies Award for Women in Computer Science for outstanding academic achievement and community service!

How is AI going to affect the economy? Jobs? Relationships? This fall, UBC has a new introductory course in AI that will explore these questions. Learn more about the new AI 100 course and UBC Computer Science’s new AI-focused curriculum: science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05...

"It's stealing intellectual property. These systems have been trained on the entire internet without any regard for copyright. So people's photos, videos, books, etc. have been essentially stolen," says UBC computer scientist Dr. Alan Mackworth. @alanmackworth.bsky.social @cs.ubc.ca bit.ly/4ecCn3C

'It's a big bet': What impact could big AI data centres have in Vancouver?

As advocates rally against them, two experts warn against betting too hard on AI while acknowledging its usefulness if used ethically.

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Congratulations to Sina Mahdavi, who received the Accenture Leadership Award for achieving high academic standing and demonstrating leadership in extracurricular activities!

Congratulations to our outstanding undergraduate students who received the Rick Sample Memorial Award for their involvement in computer science research: Angela Chiang, Emilie Ma, Ali Salamatian, and Rain Yang!

This fall, UBC has a new introductory course about AI! AI 100 is open to all UBC students and covers the fundamentals of what AI is and explores its ethical and social implications. Learn more: science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05...

Congratulations to Emilie Ma, who received the Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize for demonstrating leadership and making significant contributions to student activities in the Department!