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The first issue of the Faculty of Information’s Research Newsletter is here!
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Congratulations to Professor Rhonda N. McEwen, President of Victoria University and also a professor at the Faculty of Information, for being named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by the Women’s Executive Network in the STEM category
20 #UofT community members named among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women by WXN 🍁 uoft.me/c19
ALT L-R: Mei Zhen, Rhonda McEwen, Susan Christoffersen and Denise Belsham
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Congratulations to the Faculty of Information's Professor Ebrahim Bagheri, who is co-director of the "Safeguarding Courts from Synthetic AI Content" research team
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Happening next Friday at 12 PM, Dr. Stefanie Hutka will share new perspectives on AI, automation, and design. Light refreshments will be provided. Register today: ischool.institute/event/stil…
In this talk at 12 pm Fri, Nov 21, Dr. Stefanie Hutka will share insights from her forthcoming book Designing Automated Futures. Learn how to navigate AI’s impact on product design, teams & automation. Hybrid event presented by the iSchool Institute. Register: eventbrite.ca/e/still-in-the…
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The Faculty of Information invites applications for two postdoctoral fellowship positions under the University of Toronto’s new program to support 100 new postdoctoral researchers and accelerate independent research. Learn more about eligibility and application details here: scholarship.ischool.utoronto…
#UofT launches $24-million program to create 100 new postdoctoral positions, accelerate independent research ➡️ uoft.me/bZI
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The University of Toronto's flags have been lowered to half mast today in memory of the late Professor and Dean Emeritus, Brian Cantwell Smith, who passed away on September 6th.
Also in honour of Professor Smith's passing, the Faculty of Information has posted an academic obituary, telling the story of his groundbreaking work in the philosophy of computing and artificial intelligence. ischool.utoronto.ca/news/obi…
If you are at #cscw25 please join us for the #socialagentics sig to share thoughts on #agenticai - Tues, the 21st, 11-1230 in the Peer Gynt salon! (How appropriate!)
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The Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis (CBP), directed by Associate Professor SA Smythe @essaysmythe, has released Vol. 2 of its journal, Sankofa Currents, titled Ngũgĩ’s Gourd.
🔗 Read Ngũgĩ’s Gourd and learn more about the Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis: bit.ly/CBPJournalF25
ALT Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis’s journal, Sankofa Currents
ALT Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis’s journal, Sankofa Currents
ALT Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis’s journal, Sankofa Currents
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A thought-provoking talk on “Concepts and Methods for Critical Data Studies, ” featuring Professors Emily Maemura and Karen Wickett from the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
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For Cara Krmpotich, professor at the Faculty of Information and one of the co-directors since 2017, the project’s success lies in its spirit of collaboration. “What makes GRASAC so special is the willingness people have to share, rather than guard, what they know,” she says.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Culture continues to serve the needs of Indigenous communities, cultural institutions and scholars alike.
Read more: bit.ly/4nngLDQ
ALT Heidi Bohaker and Cara Krmpotich.
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On September 25, Assistant Professor Shion Guha will speak at the community keynote “AI Won’t Fix Our Social Problems: Deconstructing Risk in Predictive Risk Models” at the @londonlibrary.
Details: starlingcentre.ca/event/ai-w…
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Curious about agentic AI? Join Professor Matt Ratto as he explores the emerging landscape of ‘agentic AI’—systems built to make decisions and take action on their own. Register today: eventbrite.ca/e/social-agent…
ALT Social Agentics: the challenges and opportunities of agentic AI
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We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Professor and Dean Emeritus Brian Cantwell Smith, a distinguished scholar and former Dean of the Faculty of Information. We extend our condolences to his family, colleagues, students, and all who knew him.
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I’m a proud grad of @ucsc & @UCSD. @UCLA is a global leader in research, innovation, education, and healthcare and the $1B federal demand would devastate the nation’s top public research university, cut off life-saving care, and halt economicgrowth. #StandUpForUC
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📣 CFP: 2025 ACM COMPASS Workshop 📣
This one-day workshop invites position contributions that explore how to ground agentic AI systems in social & organizational contexts by examining how social perspectives shape their design, use & evaluation.
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We are coming up short on associate chairs for Critical Computing, Social Justice, and Sustainability for #chi2026. Please consider doing it this year, especially if you’ve deferred for a couple years and regularly publish to CHI.
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Spring has arrived in full colour! Enjoy the stunning cherry blossoms right outside the Faculty of Information.🌸
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You are invited to the 2025 Ian P. Sharp Lecture, which will bring together two distinguished speakers to discuss how AI can be shaped with respect, relationality, and responsibility, rooted in Indigenous ethical frameworks. eventbrite.ca/e/weaving-the-… #Indigenous #uoft
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Join our Program and Concentration Fair for #MI and #MMSt on January 15, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. eventbrite.ca/e/mi-mmst-bi-p…
