91ֱ�� News - School of Information Studies

School of Information Studies professors awarded $5.6M to propel Canada to the forefront of cybersecurity data analytics research

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:27:34 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung and Professor Steven Ding, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE! The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Congratulations Professors!

Published: 9 July 2025

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Published: 9 July 2025

SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Godwin Akrong as FRQSC recipient!

webfull — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:48:15 +0000

Congratulations to Godwin Akrong, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ֱ��), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.

Godwin’s Research:

Published: 5 June 2025

SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Chong Hu as FRQNT recipient!

webfull — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:35:23 +0000

Congratulations to Chong Hu, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ֱ��), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Nature et Technologies scholarship! The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.

Chong's research:

Published: 5 June 2025

SIS PhD student Feng Fei's project awarded 91ֱ�� Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS)

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:21:16 +0000

The School of Information Studies is very pleased to announce that our PhD Student, Feng Fei, along with her supervisor Prof. Benjamin Fung (PI) and Prof. Catherine Guastavino (Co-PI) have been awarded $10,000 CDN funding from the 91ֱ�� Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) for their project, “City-scale Urban Sound Synthesis Using Multimodal Generative AI”. As part of the Computational & Data Systems Initiative, the award encourages interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding and positively influencing the impact of AI on Society.

Published: 3 June 2025

SIS PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson awarded Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:59:17 +0000

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been selected for a Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-2026 year. Congratulations Owen!

Published: 3 June 2025

SIS is pleased to announce 2 McCall MacBain Scholar recipients

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:42:59 +0000

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that two incoming MISt students Nina Zepcan, and Wala Al-Sadi have been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nina and Wala!

Published: 3 June 2025

SIS Welcomes MISt student Liam Dearin as part of the Indigenous Student Librarian program

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:13:33 +0000

The School of Information Studies is happy to announce the incoming MISt student Liam Dearin as part of the Indigenous Student Librarian program. This programs offers a tuition waiver to an Indigenous student as well as part time employment as a student librarian or archivist at Concordia Library. The program is a partnership between 91ֱ��, Concordia and Univesité de Montreal.

Published: 3 June 2025

SIS Master's Student David Medcalfe Won Retail Council of Canada Scholarship

webfull — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:22:55 +0000

Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) project-stream student at 91ֱ��, who was selected as one of 14 national recipients of the 2025 Retail Council of Canada (RCC) Retail Education Scholarship. The award recognizes academic achievement, leadership, and professional experience in the retail sector.

He was further awarded a top-tier national prize, the “Lead the Way” award, sponsored by Costco Wholesale Canada. Read here

Published: 3 June 2025

Seeking SIS Practicum Hosts!

webfull — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:10:20 +0000

Our School is currently recruiting new Sites, Site Supervisors, and Projects for our Winter Semester Practicum.

The SIS Practicum is a 3-credit, tuition-based academic elective course for 2nd-year Master of Information Studies students. It consists of a supervised work placement at an approved site, typically unpaid, with required course assignments (e.g., work logs, mid-term report, final paper). The fieldwork component is a total of 100 hours.

Published: 6 September 2024