Professor Jimmy Huang from the School of Information Technology was honoured in the York Research Chair category at the 2024 York University Research Awards Celebration. The York University Research Award Celebration honours York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements and contributions to creating positive change. Read the full story
This year, the School of Information Technology is excited to welcome four new faculty members: Zhenhao Li, Xuan Luo, Zisis Poulos, and Liang Xue. “We are delighted to have these four new faculty members join our School,” said Professor Enamul Hoque Prince, Director of the School of Information Technology. “Their unique insights and diverse expertise […]
Professor Jimmy Huang, who has been serving the School of Information Technology over 20 years, have been selected as a 2024 York University Research Award Winner for being named a Tier 1 York Research Chair in Big Data Analytics. His primary research focuses on developing next-generation information retrieval techniques for a variety of information search […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague, Luiz Marcio Cysneiros. Professor Cysneiros passed away on Thursday, March 30. He was an Associate Professor at the School of Information Technology, having served for over twenty years. He was one of the earliest members of our School and played a […]
Prof. Arash Habibi Lashkari, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of School of Information Technology, has been awarded the 2023 York University Research Award. Prof. Arash Habibi Lashkari is a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cybersecurity. He is a Senior member of IEEE and an Associate Professor at York University. His research focuses on cyber […]
Dr. Enamul Hoque Prince, Director and Assistant Professor of School of Information Technology has been awarded the 2021-22 Dean’s Award for Distinction in Research, Creativity or Scholarship in the Emerging Researcher category. This award acknowledges excellence in research within the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and celebrates the strengths and reputation of its […]
The School of Information Technology is privileged to welcome Prof. Arik Senderovich as a new full-time faculty member with the School. Prof. Senderovich’s research can be broadly positioned in the field of process mining having intersections with machine learning, optimization, and queueing theory. His recent interests include (but not limited to) automated simulation and queue […]
The School of Information Technology is excited to welcome Prof. Ling Jiang as a new full-time faculty member of the School. Prof. Jiang’s area is in information systems, specializing in the study of user motivations and behaviors in online labor markets. “We are very lucky to have been joined by Dr. Jiang”, said Sotirios Liaskos, […]
Marin Litoiu, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Lassonde School of Engineering and the School of Information Technology within the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) works in […]
The demand for IT professionals continues to rise, according to the latest report “Navigating the Digital Shift – Outlook 2021” from the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC). Of a potential 216,000 new ICT jobs across Canada by 2021, 88,000 are projected for Ontario. This new era of industrialization is fuelled by peer-to-peer consumerism and […]