In a world where machines are increasingly replacing paid human labour, Ontario’s high profile pilot project — the basic income guarantee — could be a solution to some of the challenges within our changing economy. Information Technology Professor Stephen Chen will be joining Canadian Senator Art Eggleton and the Why Should I Care? (WSIC) […]
Interested in studying at ITEC? Have you applied and want to learn more about our programs and students? Experience York on Saturday, March 11th and don’t miss the ITEC session which takes place 11am-1pm at Curtis Hall C. We will talk about the field of IT and why you should consider a career in IT […]
Are you thinking of joining ITEC and want to know more about our programs and your options? We welcome you to our March Break Drop-In Sessions, on Monday 13rd, Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th, from 2pm to 4pm. You will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the Directors of the School of Information Technology, […]
ITEC Information Session (pdf) What: Industry and Research Information Session When: 2:30 – 4:00 pm, Tuesday, February 28 Where: Stedman Lecture Hall A Are you an upper-level ITEC student (or a curious junior one)? We invite you the Industry and Research Information Session on Tuesday, February 28th, 2:30 at the Stedman Lecture Hall A. We […]
Ready for TIP? Join the Technology Internship Program Information Session on Wednesday March 1st. The event will take place in ATK 109 (Harry Crowe room) at 2:45-4:00pm and will feature a review of eligibility requirements, program expectations and application process. Students of all levels are welcome to come and learn more about the TIP. […]
Prof. Marin Litoiu was awarded $272,000 by NSERC to investigate multi goal self-adaptation for micro-service platforms. Micro-services are small units of program that also constitute units of deployment in virtual machines and fundamental building blocks for larger and more complex computational services. Focusing on emerging applications that rely on Big Data technologies, such as Analytics, […]
Ever thought that your utility company could start your dishwasher when it is cheaper for you? Prof. Stephen Chen and his team were recently awarded $124,155 to develop technologies that do exactly that: instead of predicting and hoping customers will behave as predicted, can utility companies move one step further and actually actuate user demand […]
The time seems to be just right! According to the Labour Market Outlook 2015-2019 study prepared by Information and Communications Technology Council (ICT) researchers, Ontario will be the province with the most in ICT positions to be filled in Canada in the period 2015-2019. A total of 76,263 hiring requirements are forecasted, approximately 70% of which […]
A fundamental requirement for effective auditing is to provide an opinion to the executive team and the board audit committee on the adequacy of the internal control framework operating within the organisation’s information technology and telecommunications (IT&T) environment. This requirement, while ongoing, may have specific meaning at some point, e.g., financial year-end when management is […]
Tech skills crisis looms (Metro, Thursday, Jan.19, 2006, page 12) Students look to other fields amid perceived slump. The Canadian high-tech sector may be in full recovery but a serious skills crisis looms unless more students, parents and high-school guidance counsellors shed the perception that information technology jobs are in short supply, two industry groups […]