Computer Science Department at MUN

Here & Now, Tue. Sep. 16, 2025 l Party leaders hit the campaign trail after provincial election call YouTube video by CBC News NL - Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Xianta Jiang's research is showcased in this news clip:
www.youtube.com/live/qELGRXm... @memorialuscience.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social

Gut reaction Research led by Memorial University is among the first to provide evidence of a link between the gut microbiome and behaviour in pet dogs.

Interdisciplinary project looking at links between bacteria living in the gut of dogs and the dogs' behaviour. A collaborative effort between MUN science faculty in the Biology, Psychology and CS departments. @memorialuscience.bsky.social
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Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs

Just out from a multi-lab collaboration including Dr. Peña-Castillo's lab: "Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs" doi.org/10.1038/s415... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Studying a galaxy far, far away could become easier with help from AI, says researcher | CBC News Recent Memorial University graduate Youssef Zaazou's research has the potential to make astronomical research more efficient by using artificial intelligence.

Read about astronomy research going on at Dr. Tricco's lab: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
and this is the referred journal article "Mapping Galaxy Images across Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Bands Using Generative Deep Learning" iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Presented by Dr. Wareham and colleagues in the 13th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2025) and selected for Spotlight presentation: "The Computational Complexity of Circuit Discovery for Inner Interpretability" iclr.cc/virtual/2025... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

BacTermFinder: a comprehensive and general bacterial terminator finder using a CNN ensemble Abstract. A terminator is a DNA region that ends the transcription process. Currently, multiple computational tools are available for predicting bacterial

Published by Dr. Peña-Castillo's group: BacTermFinder: a comprehensive and general bacterial terminator finder using a CNN ensemble. NAR genomics and bioinformatics. doi.org/10.1093/narg...

VR-NRP: A development study of a virtual reality simulation for training in the neonatal resuscitation program - Mustafa Yalin Aydin, Vernon Curran, Susan White, Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Oscar Meruvia-P... Objectives Virtual reality (VR) offers the potential to provide a lifelike, safe, and interactive environment where healthcare providers can practice and refres...

VR-NRP: A development study of a virtual reality simulation for training in the neonatal resuscitation program. Digital health, 11. doi.org/10.1177/2055...

A comparative study of the use of extended reality simulation in neonatal resuscitation training - Advances in Simulation Background 360° video and virtual reality (VR) simulation may offer innovative opportunities as portable simulation-based technologies to enhance Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) training, updates...

Recently published by Dr. Meruvia-Pastor and colleagues:
A comparative study of the use of extended reality simulation in neonatal resuscitation training. Advances in simulation (London, England), 10(1), 15. doi.org/10.1186/s410... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Awards | Faculty of Science SEA Conference 2025 Prizes (Prizes are valued at $100 each)

Congratulations to the CS awardees from the 2025 SEA Conference!
CoLab Software best poster–Gavin Hull
Best CS poster–Anahita Nikaien
Best CS talk–Ali Bahari
Gong Show best presentation–Negin Banay Shahani
VP(Academic) best talk–Daniel Jo
🥳🎉 @memorialuscience.bsky.social
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Here & Now, Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025 YouTube video by CBC News NL - Newfoundland and Labrador

Watch here a CBC reportage on the research of our own Dr. Xianta Jiang. Awesome work! 😎 www.youtube.com/live/qmPd7kJ... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Rally supporting the "Stand Up for Science" movement, which will be taking place in Washington, D.C. and US state capitals. #standupforscience2025

When: Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM
Where: Memorial University Core Science Facility to the Confederation Building
Who: This rally for EVERYONE!

Here & Now, Wed. Feb. 12, 2025 YouTube video by CBC News NL - Newfoundland and Labrador

Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/F8Zkmxh...
a news clip about our graduate joint programs:
* Masters in AI (www.mun.ca/computerscie...)
* Masters in SE (www.mun.ca/become/gradu...)
* Master in Data Science (www.mun.ca/become/gradu...) @memorialuscience.bsky.social

So happy to see one of our own CS undergrad students emerging victorious from the Science Atlantic Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition! Congratulations! 🥳
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Read our #research on different #academic disciplines! This blog post reveals the distribution of #ComputerScience faculty at US Ph.D. granting universities by their year of terminal degree, rank, and gender.

Read more from the full blog here: aarcresearch.com/blog/2025-01...

Share the news!!! We are hiring *four* (4) people in #ComputerScience at #uOttawa! These are tenure-track, Assistant or Associate Prof positions at the School of EECS.

You will get great colleagues too :-)

Application deadline: March 1, 2025. See uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

Multiple stacked tiers representing a neural network on a silicon microchip.

🚨Our January issue is now live and includes research on using neuromorphic computing to advance AI, a large-scale analysis that shows that LLMs exhibit social identity biases, and much more! Check it out: www.nature.com/natcomputsci...

SEA Conference Poster

The fourth annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference is happening April 9-10, 2025

To register: mun.jotform.com/250235482598...

Memorial University | Conference and Event Services on LinkedIn: #happeningonthehill #signalhillcampus #gradstudents #eix… #HAPPENINGONTHEHILL - Mushroom spread, baby salmon, and reducing fatigue in drilling were hot topics at Signal Hill Campus Memorial University, Newfoundland…

Happy to see the work of CS alumnus Pranav Arora been showcased at the Signal Hill Campus Grad Student Showcase! Well done, Pranav! 🥳 www.linkedin.com/posts/signal...

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