SFU Applied Sciences

Congratulations to CS Professor Eugene Fiume and Associate Professor Manolis Savva, on receiving 2025 @CSCan_InfoCan Award. The award recognizes their exceptional contributions to the field of computing science. Learn more about the award via bit.ly/4v8SNiX

Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Oldknow on his appointment as Principal, SFU Surrey and senior advisor to the provost. Beginning September 1, 2026, Dr. Oldknow will take on this new leadership role, supporting academic programming, research and campus initiatives at SFU Surrey.

Congratulations to John Shen on being elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)! 🎉 This fellowship recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to engineering in Canada and around the world. 📖Read more via bit.ly/4dCc3hY

⚡Get ready for SEEGRAD 2026! Join SFU’s School of Sustainable Energy Engineering on May 15 for a full day of graduate research presentations, industry panel discussions and networking focused on sustainable energy innovation. RSVP now via bit.ly/4tOC0BF

Curious about cyber-physical systems? Join us on April 23 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM with a lecture from Kang G. Shin, Emeritus Kevin and Nancy O'Connor Professor at The University of Michigan!  No registration required, see you there!

CS Industry Day is back! Join us on April 23 to gain insights on making a stand out resume and landing a job with recruiters and alumni from leading companies through networking and panel discussions. Register: ow.ly/8GEQ50YJYz0

Congratulations to our CMPT 363 (User Interface Design) and CMPT 863 (Human-Computer Interaction) students on their end-of-semester project showcase! Swipe through to see more highlights!

The CS Diversity Award Presentations are back! Come support your peers and learn about their innovative projects that advance diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice in computing science research. RSVP here: ow.ly/U52V50YBsT6

Congrats MSE MASc student Sadra Bahrami for winning the first place and the People’s Choice Award and @sfucompsci PhD student Kumar Abhishek for awarding the runner-up in our annual 3MT heat. Come and support them at the SFU-wide finals on April 9.

April is packed with innovation—don’t miss out! Join our upcoming Project Showcases to see student teams present groundbreaking work across engineering, AI, and sustainability. Come support their creativity and real-world solutions—check out the dates below!

This spring, our CMPT 363 User Interface Design students & CMPT 863 Human-Computer Interaction students tackled real-world challenges in human-AI interaction. Join us on April 2 for their project showcase, which highlight opportunities for future human-centred innovations in AI.

Today’s the Giving Day! Invest in students, research and initiatives that strengthen our university and community. Support our students and enhance their experiences through the FAS Bursary Fund and FAS Dean’s Strategic Fund. Make your impact today via bit.ly/sfu-fas-2026

Join our upcoming SEE Capstone Project Showcase, where our sustainable energy engineering students present ideas tackling real-world challenges. 📅 Date: April 10, 2026 🕒 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 📍 Location: SRYE Atrium We hope to see you there!

How can robotics research become more accessible? Developed by Assistant Professor @xbpeng4, MimicKit is a toolkit with years of motion imitation and reinforcement learning research for robots to learn human and animal movements more easily. Read more: ow.ly/lOc650YwrtL

ALERT (Mar. 10): SFU’s Burnaby campus will close at 12:30 p.m. due to deteriorating weather conditions. All Burnaby classes, exams, university services and campus activities starting at or after p.m. are cancelled for the remainder of the day.

This Monday, we welcomed energy expert Kristina Lygerud for a thoughtful talk on the evolution of district heating systems in Europe. A big thank you to Professor Lygerud for an engaging and informative conversation! 👉 Swipe through to revisit some highlights from the event

Interdisciplinary teaching and learning at its finest! Engineering and political science students teamed up to tackle energy policy issues and prepare for career success in SFU's brand-new Sustainable Energy Policy course. sfu.ca/politics/news-… @SFU_polisci @SFUFASS

Want to know more about working in cybersecurity? Join us on Tuesday, March 10th from 3PM - 5PM with a talk from Jories Timmers, Director of Cybersecurity at Powerex! Register here: ow.ly/4sYL50YlFmo

Join us on Tuesday, March 3rd from 11AM - 12PM with Nutanix’s Director of Global Emerging Talent, Kayla Woitkowski, and AI Agent Architect, Ganesh Ramesh for an insightful session on elevating your job search using AI! Students will also get the opportunity to learn about upcoming career opportunities at Nutanix. Register here: ow.ly/z9kI50Yl9zy

Today marks the 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day recognizing the critical role women and girls play in the STEM field. To celebrate the day, meet a few brilliant women here at FAS via bit.ly/3Zw2hHu