Dalhousie University Faculty of Computer Science
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Affiliations | Dalhousie University |
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Website | Dalhousie Computer Science Website |
The Faculty of Computer Science is a faculty of
History
The Faculty of Computer Science was officially founded on 1 April 1997 with the merger of the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) into Dalhousie University.
The Faculty of Computer Science traces its history to the School of Computer Science at TUNS and the Computer Science Division of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at Dalhousie University.
Upon its founding, the Faculty of Computer Science took residence on the 15th and 16th floors of the
In July 2013, the Faculty launched the Institute for Big Data Analytics.[4][5]
Programs
The Faculty of Computer Science offers several undergraduate programs including:
- Bachelor of Computer Science (with/without Honours)
- Data science Specialization
- Artificial IntelligenceSpecialization
- Cyber SecuritySpecialization
- Digital MediaSpecialization
- Bioinformatics Specialization
- Bachelor of Applied Computer Science (with/without Honours)
In general, the philosophy of the undergraduate program is to build a solid foundation of mathematics and computer science during the first three years of the program, allowing students more flexibility in their fourth year.
The school offers a number of graduate level programs spanning fields such as bioinformatics, computational neuroscience, and machine learning.
Notable people
- MIT
- Danielle Fong, Co-founder of LightSail Energy[1]
- Paul Gauthier, Co-founder of Inktomi[1] and CTO of Groupon
- Peter O'Hearn[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kincade, Allison (5 November 2015). "Five things you didn't know about the Faculty of Computer Science". Dal News.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Comeau, Billy (24 June 2008). "A family affair". Dal News. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Institute for Big Data Analytics - Faculty of Computer Science - Dalhousie University". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ "Dal to Open Big Data Institute".
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