Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia

Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia

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UBC Computer Science located in Vancouver, British Columbia, is one of the top Computer Science departments in North America.

The UBC Computer Science department is a leader in Canada and the world. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, human-computer interaction and computer systems are all at the forefront of our research and educational leadership. Our faculty include a Canada 150 Research Chair; plus many Fellows of prestigious societies like the Royal Society of Canada, and four CIFAR Chairs. Our

06/18/2026

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

06/17/2026

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

06/16/2026

AI is not just a technical question, but also a huge social question. 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. In AI 100, students will learn the fundamentals of AI and discuss its ethical and social implications.

Learn more about the new AI 100 course and UBC Computer Science’s new AI-focused curriculum: https://science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05/new-curriculum-preps-undergrads-ai-driven-future

06/15/2026

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

06/12/2026

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!

06/11/2026

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.

UBC Professor of Teaching Cinda Heeren, who was part of designing the new AI 100 course, shares her thoughts on why students should learn about AI and how this knowledge can empower them.

Learn more about the new AI 100 course and UBC Computer Science’s new AI-focused curriculum: https://science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05/new-curriculum-preps-undergrads-ai-driven-future

06/10/2026

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

06/09/2026

Congratulations to Jaehwan Seok, who received the Markus Meister Memorial Prize for graduating with the highest academic standing in the final year of the Computer Science BSc program!

06/08/2026

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.

The course offers a non-technical overview of AI — its characteristics, methods, and limitations — how moderns AI systems are developed.

Read more about the new AI 100 course and UBC’s new AI-focused curriculum: https://science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05/new-curriculum-preps-undergrads-ai-driven-future

06/05/2026

This week, Professor Laks Lakshmanan presented two papers and gave a workshop keynote and Professor Rachel Pottinger received a Distinguished Reviewer Award at ACM SIGMOD+PODS 2026! The conference is the premier forum for database researchers, practitioners, developers and users to share the latest research on data management.

Learn more about the papers in our new article: https://www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/sigmod26

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