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SFU associate professor Jiguo Cao renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair

EIC March 3, 2021

by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Initially nominated in 2015 for Tier 1 of the program, Jiguo Cao was renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in data science. With this title, Cao takes on the responsibility of promoting and leading research within his area. Cao told The Peak in an interview that this position is meant to provide leadership to new researchers in their careers by conducting research in areas such as the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and the advancement of artificial intelligence.  Data science involves extracting information through statistics to gain insights on a subject. It is an interdisciplinary…

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SFU set to host the headquarters of CANSSI

Peak Web July 15, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   The Office of the SFU Vice-President, Research has announced that SFU is set to collaborate with the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). The national headquarters of CANSSI will be hosted at SFU’s Big…

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