2013 Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship Awarded
Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Matthew Pan is the 2013 recipient of the Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship. The $5,000 annual award is granted to a second-year Masters or PhD student who is supervised by an ICICS member, and who demonstrates excellence in multidisciplinary, application-oriented research. Matthew’s research interests are in human–machine interaction and biomedical engineering. He […]
Future Communications and Multimedia Systems Workshop
On March 8, 2013, ICICS co-hosted a one-day workshop entitled Connecting People and Machines, featuring sessions on Smart Cities; The Status of Digital Watermarking; and The Future of Internet TV. For details, please see workshop website.
ICICS–Industry Dinner
Over the past three years, ICICS Director Panos Nasiopoulos has focused on launching large-scale initiatives that benefit the entire ICICS membership. A key component of this effort is building meaningful partnerships with industry, in support of broad-based research projects, professional graduate programs, and other endeavours. To foster new and deepen existing collaborations with industry, ICICS […]
UBC Awarded $10M Canada Excellence Research Chair in Digital Media
In the spring of 2012, ICICS at the request of UBC’s Office of the VP Research & International led development of a proposal for a $10M, 7-year Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Digital Media Research and Innovation. Our proposal was recently selected as one of 11 successful CERC applications from across Canada, out of […]
“Reaching Out”: ICICS Co-hosts Biomedical Engineering Workshop
On November 16, 2012, ICICS and UBC’s Biomedical Engineering Program co-hosted the third annual Biomedical Engineering Workshop, entitled “Reaching Out”. Seesions included “Challenges and Trends in Medical Image Segmentation”; “Commercializing Technologies in Genomics and Nanosystems”; and “Biomedical Education Around the Province”. The workshop was well-attended by researchers, industry personnel, health care professionals, and students. For […]
MAGIC Joins ICICS
The Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC), under Acting Director Vicki Lemieux (SLAIS), has recently become part of ICICS. Since most researchers associated with MAGIC are ICICS members and often use ICICS facilities, it made sense to join forces under a common administrative umbrella. ICICS and MAGIC will now be able to more easily leverage […]
Motion Metrics International Supports Graduate Scholarships, Research
Motion Metrics International and ICICS have recently created the Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship. The $5,000 annual award will be granted to a Masters or PhD student who is supervised by an ICICS member, with preference given to students who have demonstrated excellence in multidisciplinary, application-oriented research. Students do not apply for the award, it is […]
Musical Dialogues: Hearing the Conversation Unfold
Alfredo Santa Ana, Wall Composer In Residence presents Musical Dialogues: Hearing the Conversation Unfold with David Gillham, UBC School of Music (violin), and Rebecca Wenham (cello). Plato’s dialogues capture the evolution of an exchange between two characters, and present a linear progression of arguments unfolding through the text. In music, the listener is presented with […]
ICICS/ECE/IEEE Workshop on Future Communications and Multimedia Systems
On Friday, March 9, 2012, ICICS co-hosted a full-day communications workshop featuring Wireless Networks; Multimedia; and Communications for Smart Grid. For workshop details, please see workshop website.
Foundations for the Future: Second Annual Biomedical Engineering Workshop
ICICS and UBC’s Biomedical Engineering Program co-hosted the second annual Biomedical Engineering Workshop on November 17, 2011, entitled “Foundations for the Future”. Researchers, health care professionals, industry personnel, and students participating in this full-day workshop explored the latest advances in biomedical engineering, under the following themes: Micro and Nano-Structures and Devices for Sensing, Energy Storage […]