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Apr 20/23 11:11 am

COMP 2213 Presentation

Dr. Shakshuki's COMP 2213 class recently delivered a wonderful final presentation. Congratulations to the students!

Seminar Presentation: Why is video game writing so... bad?

Jakub Szamalek, award-winning novelist and writer behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, presents a talk on why video game storytelling struggles to match the standards of literature and cinema on Thursday, February 16th at 2:30pm in KCIC Auditorium.

Nov 29/22 4:12 pm

Seminar Presentation: AIDA Overview Presentation

Crewe Bailey presents an overview of the Acadia Institute for Data Analytics (AIDA), its projects, methodology, and impact on rural Nova Scotia on Friday, December 2nd at 2:30pm in Carnegie Hall 113.

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.