computer science
Leaked audio files reveal controversial comments by an SFU lecturer last semester
March 18, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: Mentions and descriptions of anti-semitism, Islamophobia, and hate speech, mention of suicide. In a recent post published to r/simonfraser, a Redditor posted leaked audio files of SFU computer science lecturer Steven Pearce making several threatening statements. These files were allegedly recorded on October 30, 2024 during a CMPT 276: Introduction to Software Engineering class. His statements in class regarded his support for a well-known Islamophobe and skepticism around climate change. “When I go to England in January [ . . . ] I’ll be detained as a domestic terrorist because I supplied money…
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SFU Women in Computing Science have been transforming the program for the past 20 years
December 2, 2024By: Denise Siu, SFU student Editor’s note: Denise Siu is an executive member of SFU WiCS. The SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS) is an organization that deserves more recognition. Our organization is inclusive of nonbinary, transgender, and gender non-conforming…
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SFSS Council is launching their own breakfast program for SFU students
February 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On February 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include discussing the new SFSS breakfast program, the Applied Science formal, and the Computer Science…
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SFU team competes in Zurich in Cyborg Olympics
October 24, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU researchers were tested on the world stage on October 8 at ETH Zurich’s Cybathlon — the first ever Cyborg Olympics. The researchers’ bionic arm, which was developed to act as a more intuitive prosthetic arm for amputees, competed with…
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