Ever wanted to see AI play poker? Here is your chance!! Join us on Thursday March 8th, 2018 at 6:30pm to 11:30pm at the Faculty Club for food and fun as we have Prof. Michael Bowling give a talk on the DeepStack bots that beat poker. The talk will be followed by a poker tournament where human…
Join us for Coffee and Code this Friday February 9th from 2:30-4:30 PM at the Heritage Lounge in Athabasca Hall! It’s a great chance to meet new people, relax and get some work done. Also, we have snacks 😁
Hopefully the second week of school is going well for everyone! If it is or it isn’t, Ada’s Team is hosting a Coffee && Code this Friday, January 19th, from 2:30pm to 4:30pm in the Heritage Lounge in Athabasca Hall to cheer you up! We’ll have warm beverages and some snacks to share with you to create a…
Some of you may recall that way back in April 2017, Calvin Beck, Computing Science graduate of University of Alberta and longtime Ada’s Team member gave a talk entitled “A Journey Through Types”. In this talk Calvin informed, terrified and enlightened us. Using Python, Java, Haskell and Idris as reference languages we learned about the…
Here is some exciting news about a recent Ada’s Team event! This year we took a mixture of 21 undergraduate, masters, and phD students to Montreal, Quebec for the Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing. We are eager to share the results of our trip with everyone. Here are a few of the highlights: We…
Hi Ada’s Team! Have you ever had a burning question you wanted to ask a member of an underrepresented group about what it’s like to work in tech? THIS FRIDAY is your chance! CSGSA and Ada’s Team have gathered 5 members of our CS department and the Edmonton tech industry to openly discuss issues facing members…
The Network of Empowered Women (NEW) annual Business conference is a student-organized opportunity which engages students nationwide and provides numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth, thoughtful conversation on female empowerment, and the chance to connect with and be inspired by remarkable leaders from various industry sectors. From March 15-18, 2018, one hundred students, along with…
Hello Ada’s Team Members! In honour of Ada Lovelace, and the international Ada Lovelace Day celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of October, Heather Baker and Tess Lamer invite you to participate in a celebration of women in STEM! All students, postdocs, professors, and their friends and role models are invited for an evening to…
