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May 8/26 10:27 am

Dr. Esteve Hassan Wins Best Presentation Award

Dr. Esteve Hassan from Acadia University's Jodrey School of Computer Science was awarded Best Presentation at the ICECC 2026 international conference held in Yokohama, Japan.

Feb 5/26 10:02 am

HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: ACADIA STUDENTS GETTING PUBLISHED

Two Acadia students, Sammy Stockdale and Claire Dinn, never expected to become published authors before finishing their degrees. After enrolling in Dr. ZoëMigicovsky's Bioinformatics class, they ended up as co-authors on a scientific paper published in Plants, People, Planet.

Aug 31/25 3:42 pm

Welcome to Jodrey School of Computer Science - 2025/26 Guide

Check out our Welcome Guide for everything you need to know about programs, courses, important dates, and how to get involved with the ACSS community.

Research Highlights

Estimating Plausibility of LLM-Generated Debugging Feedback

A new paper by Brendan Toscano investigates whether the plausibility of AI-generated debugging feedback for beginner programmers can be predicted using computable features, achieving up to 92% accuracy in flagging helpful feedback.

See more on the CILS Instagram page

New IEEE Publication on AI and Museums

A new IEEE paper has been published by the research group led by Dr. Esteve Hassan, building on the team's work exploring the use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance museum experiences.

Read the original Acadia Newsroom story here
View the new IEEE publication here

DAHLIA Intelligence Inc.

Supervisor: Dr. Andrew McIntyre
Interns: Luke Wagner & Luke Mainwaring

This Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur project investigates autonomous AI agents that interpret natural language requests, create multi-step plans, and execute actions across email, calendar, and reminder systems.