Upcoming Events
Past Events
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Prospective Majors (BSc) Drop-In Advising
12th Jun 2023 2:00 pm to 12th Jun 2023 2:00 pm12th Jun 2023 2:00:pmCOGS Advising will host a drop-in advising session via Zoom for any students interested in the B.Sc. Cognition and Brain (PSYC-focused), B.Sc. Computational Intelligence and Design (CPSC-focused) streams of COGS. Second-Year Application Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67627790238?pwd=Qmhocm1BQ245TVkvMENCcGFaTlFEUT09 Meeting ID: 676 2779 0238 Passcode: 684158
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Prospective Majors (BA) Drop-In Advising
10th May 2023 12:30 pm to 10th May 2023 12:30 pm10th May 2023 12:30:pmCOGS Advising will host a drop-in advising session via Zoom for any students interested in the B.A. Cognition and Brain (PSYC-focused), B.A. Language (LING-focused), and B.A. Mind, Language, and Computation (PHIL-focused) streams of COGS. Application Instructions Applying to COGS FAQ Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66411189111?pwd=Z1ZJY1hmbnNTblZPZ2JualBTNVM4dz09 Meeting ID: 664 1118 9111 Passcode: 720235
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Meet Your Major 2023
6th Mar 2023 5:30 pm to 6th Mar 2023 5:30 pm6th Mar 2023 5:30:pmAre you a first-year Science student applying for your B.Sc. major in June 2023? Meet Your Major 2023 is a must-go! Meet Departmental/Program Advisors and senior student representatives. COGS will participate in virtual boothing this year. More information about Meet Your Major can be found here: https://science.ubc.ca/students/events/meet-your-major
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Prospective Majors (BA) Drop-In Advising
8th Feb 2023 12:30 pm to 8th Feb 2023 12:30 pm8th Feb 2023 12:30:pmCOGS Advising will host a drop-in advising session via Zoom for any students interested in the B.A. Cognition and Brain (PSYC-focused), B.A. Language (LING-focused), and B.A. Mind, Language, and Computation (PHIL-focused) streams of COGS. Application Instructions Applying to COGS FAQ Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64026528111?pwd=YW0xb1BEbEtVT2thNkFwMzB6MDFLUT09 Meeting ID: 640 2652 8111 Passcode: 327954
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Prospective Majors (Internal Transfer Students) Drop-In Advising
18th Nov 2022 12:30 pm to 18th Nov 2022 12:30 pm18th Nov 2022 12:30:pmWhat is an internal transfer student? Internal transfer students are students who already have a declared major in the Faculty of Arts (BA) or the Faculty of Science (BSc), and are wishing to switch their major to COGS. Internal transfer students have the option for admittance to COGS at two points in the academic year....
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Arts Faculty Fair 2022
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[Online] MURC 2021
20th Mar 2021 to 20th Mar 202120th Mar 2021Are you interested in an opportunity to showcase your research and expand your network? The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) is UBC’s largest undergraduate research conference, encompassing students from all faculties and year levels. Presenting at MURC is a great way for students to communicate their academic work to the UBC community through oral or...
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CogSci 2020 Virtual Meeting
29th Jul 2020 6:00 am to 29th Jul 2020 6:00 am29th Jul 2020 6:00:amThe CogSci 2020 Conference is going virtual! More details available here: https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-2020
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COGS Alumni Night 2020 – CANCELLED
19th Mar 2020 6:30 pm to 19th Mar 2020 6:30 pm19th Mar 2020 6:30:pmMarch 17, 2020: Alumni Night 2020 is CANCELLED in support of social distancing. Wondering about what people do after graduating from COGS? Hear from the alumni themselves! The format will start off with a facilitated panel and end with general mingling (with potential drinks afterwards at the Gallery or Koerner’s).
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Gearing Up For 402 2019W T2
6th Feb 2020 6:30 pm to 6th Feb 2020 6:30 pm6th Feb 2020 6:30:pmGearing Up for 402 is back! Come talk to people about that COGS course shrouded in mystery, and gain clarity. Figure out what you need to do to set yourself up for success. Remember to review the COGS 402 page and the COGS FAQ (the “COGS 402” section) before attending the event!
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COGS Careers Night 2020
31st Jan 2020 6:30 pm to 31st Jan 2020 6:30 pm31st Jan 2020 6:30:pmAttention COGS students: Meet your COGS alumni and ask questions about life after graduation at the COGS Careers Night! The format will begin with some rounds of facilitated networking followed by more general mingling. Date: January 31, 2020 Time: 6:30-8:30pm 6:30-6:40pm | Opening remarks, explanation of format 6:40-7:30pm | 3 rounds of breakout discussions 7:30-8:30pm...
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Developmental Guest Talk: Dr. Sotaro Kita
30th Jan 2020 2:00 pm to 30th Jan 2020 2:00 pm30th Jan 2020 2:00:pmDr. Sotaro Kita, University of Warwick Department of Psychology professor, will present on Thursday January 30th at 2:00pm in the Suedfeld Lounge. Dr. Sotaro’s research interests are psycholinguistics and psychology of communication. The main focus is on gestures that are spontaneously produced during speaking and thinking. The second focus is development of communicative abilities in children. Dr. Kita...
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UBC 2020 Technical Career Fair
30th Jan 2020 to 30th Jan 202030th Jan 2020UBC 2020 Technical Career Fair Time: January 30-31, 2020 10:00am – 4:00pm Location: Great Hall, AMS Nest There’s a networking opportunity for COGS students! Last year, over 50 companies attended the Tech Career Fair (TCF) to meet undergraduate and graduate students from a wide range of disciplines, including Computer Science, Cognitive Systems, Engineering Physics and...
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Developmental Guest Talk: Dr. Jana Iverson
27th Jan 2020 12:30 pm to 27th Jan 2020 12:30 pm27th Jan 2020 12:30:pmDr. Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh Infant Communication Lab director, will present on Monday January 27th at 12:30pm in the Suedfeld Lounge. Dr. Jana Iverson’s research focuses on relations between early motor development and later-emerging ‘higher-order’ skills. She is interested in understanding: a) the way in which development in motor skills provides infants with an increasingly diverse set...
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CS/Life Sciences Career Panel 2020
21st Jan 2020 5:30 pm to 21st Jan 2020 5:30 pm21st Jan 2020 5:30:pmCS/Life Sciences Career Panel & Networking Event Date: Tues. Jan. 21 Panel: 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM Food & Networking: 6:45 PM onwards Location: Life Sciences Centre (2350 Health Sciences Mall) Lecture Hall 3 (LSC 3) for the panel and West Atrium for networking Moderator: Dr. Michael Murphy, Professor and Department Head, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UBC Panelists: Dr....
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Life Sciences Research Night 2019
22nd Nov 2019 5:00 pm to 22nd Nov 2019 5:00 pm22nd Nov 2019 5:00:pmLife Sciences Research Night (LSRN) is one of the largest life science events on the UBC campus. This event offers a variety of workshops and panels, which aim to educate undergraduate students on how to get involved with research and all other aspects associated with pursuing careers in life sciences research. More information available at:...
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COGSCI 2019
24th Jul 2019 to 24th Jul 201924th Jul 2019The 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society will be held in Montreal, Canada at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal on Wednesday July 24th – Saturday July 27th, 2019 (Wednesday, July 24th is the Tutorials and Workshops day). This year’s conference highlights research on the theme, Creativity + Cognition + Computation, in addition...
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The Science of Magic Conference 2019
14th Jul 2019 to 14th Jul 201914th Jul 2019The Science of Magic Association brings together academics, researchers and magicians from around the world and will feature top keynote speakers, presentations on recent research, a poster session, and a gala show. Learn more and register here: https://scienceofmagicassoc.org/home#conferences
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From text analytics to predictive analytics enhanced by language sciences
21st May 2019 2:00 pm to 21st May 2019 2:00 pm21st May 2019 2:00:pmData Science Institute Director and UBC Computer Science Professor Raymond Ng will give a short overview of some of his research, analyzing various types of text data, including sentiment analysis and abstractive summarization. Then, he will discuss how to build predictive models based on text and data of various kinds and use examples involving identifying...
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HackUBC: Learning Analytics + Canvas API Hackathon
29th Mar 2019 to 29th Mar 201929th Mar 2019Are you interested in exploring educational data and thinking of ways you can visualize or act on that data? Do you like the sound of designing or building a Canvas app that improves your own learning? If yes — or if you just want find out more about learning analytics, data analysis, or visualization —...
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COGS Alumni Night 2019
22nd Mar 2019 5:00 pm to 22nd Mar 2019 5:00 pm22nd Mar 2019 5:00:pmWondering about what people do after graduating from COGS? Come to the alumni night to find out!
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Entry Points to Visualization
12th Mar 2019 12:30 pm to 12th Mar 2019 12:30 pm12th Mar 2019 12:30:pmGo here for more information and to RSVP: https://dfp.ubc.ca/news-and-events/events/entry-points-visualization
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Learning to Visualize Data in Augmented Reality
8th Mar 2019 5:00 pm to 8th Mar 2019 5:00 pm8th Mar 2019 5:00:pmCo-hosted by the Cognitive Systems Society (CSS) and the Emerging Media Lab! Message from the CSS: We are teaming up with the Emerging Media Lab to present this workshop. This workshop will teach how to build an augmented reality app to visualize data in real time. We’ll be using an autonomous robot (a la COGS...
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A Primer on Data Visualization
5th Mar 2019 12:30 pm to 5th Mar 2019 12:30 pm5th Mar 2019 12:30:pmThe goal of visualization is insight, not numbers. Interactive data visualization tools provide researchers with remarkable capabilities to support discovery from Big Data and Small Data resources. Users can begin with an overview, zoom in on areas of interest, filter out unwanted items, and then click for details-on-demand. Data Science initiatives and commercial success stories,...
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Algorithmic Accountability: Designing for Safety
4th Mar 2019 4:00 pm to 4th Mar 2019 4:00 pm4th Mar 2019 4:00:pmDue to Tuesday, February 12th weather conditions, this event has been rescheduled for March 4th. Vital services, such as communications, financial trading, healthcare, and transportation depend on sophisticated algorithms, some relying on unpredictable artificial intelligence techniques, such as deep learning, that are increasingly embedded in complex software systems. As high-speed trading, medical devices, self-driving cars,...
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Gearing Up for 402 2018W T2
13th Feb 2019 5:00 pm to 13th Feb 2019 5:00 pm13th Feb 2019 5:00:pmGearing Up for 402 is back by popular demand! Come talk to people about the most infamous COGS requirement. Get guidance, see what others did for their COGS 402 projects, and figure out what you need to set yourself up for success. RSVP here!
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UBC 2019 Technical Career Fair
31st Jan 2019 10:00 am to 31st Jan 2019 10:00 am31st Jan 2019 10:00:amThe Cognitive Systems Society in collaboration with other clubs have helped organize the Technical Career Fair! This is a good opportunity to come out and talk to recruiters, and potentially get your foot in the door for your career! Speak with representatives from over 50 companies looking to hire for new graduate, summer, internship, or...
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CS/Life Sciences Career Panel
17th Jan 2019 5:30 pm to 17th Jan 2019 5:30 pm17th Jan 2019 5:30:pmComputer Science/Life Sciences Career Panel Date: Thurs. Jan. 17 Panel: 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm Food & Networking: 6:45 pm onwards Location: Life Sciences Centre (2350 Health Sciences Mall) Lecture Hall 3 (LSC 3) Networking: After the panel, Life Sciences Centre, West Atrium Description: Join us for a panel to explore careers and opportunities within the combined field of Computer...