Archived Halifax Events

These Halifax events have been archived based on an expiry date set by the originator. Please note that these events are only presented for interest – to give volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and site visitors an opportunity to see the types of events occurring in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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PhD Defence - Faculty of Computer Science (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 16, 2016 - December 16, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce Ghada Amoudi, PhD candidate from the Faculty of Computer Science, will be defending her thesis entitled "A Study of the Relationship Between the Geographic Locations of the User and Participation in Twitter During Different Types of News Events" on Friday, December 16th, 2016 at 9:00 am.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/16/phd_defence___faculty_of_computer_science_.html

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Announcement of Dalhousie University Arthur B. McDonald Chair (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 15, 2016 - December 15, 2016

Named after the 2015 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (and Dalhousie alumnus), the Arthur B. McDonald Chair recognizes high caliber professors who are actively involved in world-class research. Dr. Arthur McDonald will be on campus to participate in the presentation of the awards to the inagural chair holders. A reception will follow the formal portion of the event.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/15/announcement_of_dalhousie_university_arthur_b__mcdonald_chair.html

Egg Nog day (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 15, 2016 - December 15, 2016

Lunch begins with a complimentary glass of Egg Nog or Mulled Wine ~ Roast Beef au jus buffet with creamy mashed potatoes, medley of roasted root vegetables ~ Tossed salad with our house French vinaigrette

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/15/egg_nog_day.html

Expertise Modeling Using Hierarchical Classification And Wikipedia Knowledge (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 15, 2016 - December 15, 2016

Abstract: The traditional text classification approach involves classifying document into a class where classification hierarchy is limited to one level. However, the real-world problems are more complex and could be related to hierarchical structure and therefore there has been numerous research in hierarchical classification and algorithms. Millions of enthusiastic researchers contribute in the form of research articles, books and conference dissertations, and abundance of research data makes finding an expert a non-trivial task. We define expertise modeling as profiling an expert, a knowledgeable person in one or more domains, based on evidence from research articles into one or more research topics. A hierarchical classifier is trained on titles and abstracts of research articles and predicts the research topic(s) for a given document as a title and an abstract. We have used traditional Bag-of-Words (BOW) representations of the text which is enriched using a semantic knowledge from Wikipedia’s concepts and categories. The representations based on concepts and categories are called Bag-of-Concepts (BOC) and Bag-of-Categories (BOK) respectively. For each of these representation a hierarchical classifier is trained and an output from each of these hierarchical classifiers are combined using consensus methods to output a class. In reality, a research articles can belong to multiple research areas and therefore two methods to multi-label a research article is proposed. We evaluate and compare the performance of hierarchical model with a baseline traditional classifier, and using different training set amount and evaluation parameters such as precision, recall, and f-measure. The combined outputs from hierarchical classifiers, BOW, BOC, and BOK is compared with a traditional classifier and hierarchical classifier based on BOW. The results from various approaches, comparison of performance of different hierarchical classifiers and current issues are also discussed. Speaker Bio: Afiz Momin received his under-graduate major in Bioinformatics and before joining graduate school at Dalhousie University, he has professional experience on various projects such as web and database technologies, big data and text analysis. Currently, he is involved in research in Visual Text Analytics Lab under supervision of Dr. Evangelos Milios. His thesis research is focused on expertise modeling using hierarchical classification and semantics from external sources such as Wikipedia. Afiz’s research interests mainly include software engineering, data science, text analysis and visualization.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/15/expertise_modeling_using_hierarchical_classification_and_wikipedia_knowledge.html

Four Centuries of Shakespeare (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 14, 2016 - December 14, 2016

Curated by Ron Foley MacDonald The year 2016 marks four hundred years since William Shakespeare’s death. The Bard’s works continue to inspire and confound, with significant motion picture versions appearing on a regular basis. In this series, films have been chosen for manageable durations as well as their overall quality. The series begins and ends with films about The Bard, kicking off with the Oscar-Winning Shakespeare in Love and concluding with Anonymous, which questions Shakespeare’s authorship. 14 December – Anonymous Roland Emmerich, Germany/UK/USA, 2011, 130 minutes. A luxuriant thriller that suggests The Bard was a front for a subversive aristocrat. Anonymous stars Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/14/four_centuries_of_shakespeare.html

Deep Reinforcement Learning with Subsumption Architecture for Embodied Agents (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 13, 2016 - December 13, 2016

Abstract: Deep Reinforcement Learning methods have gained a lot of attention in recent years due to their ability to learn complex behaviors based only on high-level sensory input and simple rewards as the feedback. Deep Q-Networks (DQN) could be a well-fitted solution for controlling embodied agents such as mobile robots, which need to interact with the environment using their senses and actuators. The subsumption architecture is a classic method for controlling embodied agents using parallel, loosely coupled processes. The subsumption architecture includes a hierarchy of layers - each layer is controlling different aspect of the agent's behavior and may inhibit or suppress actions of other layers. In my research I am showing how DQNs may be used with the subsumption architecture and thus, how such system may learn to control an embodied agent. Speaker Bio: Tomasz Tajmajer is a PhD student of computer science in the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics at the University of Warsaw where he works under the supervision of Dr Piotr Wasilewski. He received a MSc in telecommunications engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology where he also participated in several research projects related to Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Cities. Currently he is interested in embodied artificial intelligence and his area of research includes Deep Neural Networks and their applications to cognitive science and robotics. He is also a member of the Mars Rover Team at the University of Warsaw.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/13/deep_reinforcement_learning_with_subsumption_architecture_for_embodied_agents_.html

PhD Defence - Department of Chemistry (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 13, 2016 - December 13, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce Daniel Chevrier, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemistry, will be defending his thesis entitled "Studies on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Thiolate-Protected Gold Nanoclusters by X-Ray Spectroscopy" on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 at 1:30 pm.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/13/phd_defence___department_of_chemistry_.html

Complex Event Processing in ProSyWis (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 12, 2016 - December 12, 2016

Abstract: The goal of the research project ProSyWis is to support so-called knowledge workers in their daily business. Knowledge workers are assumed to work on dynamic cases, whose sequence of actions can hardly be foreseen in advance. In contrast to static business models, dynamic cases are continuously driven by exogenous business events (e.g. E-Mails, location-based events, workflow events) or social media events (e.g. Twitter or RSS feeds) as well as by context-based data, as for instance, from previously closed cases or additional case-based meta data (e.g. the liquidity of a client). The CEP engine ESPER has been adopted for gathering, correlating, and analyzing these events. Given the occurrence of an event, further subsequent actions can be invoked within the CEP engine, for instance, for executing cases or business processes in a workflow engine or for reporting events together with recommended actions in a user portal. Stochastic models like MEP (Markov Decisions Process! es) are used to predict optimal strategies for invoking those actions that achieve maximal benefit. In this presentation, a brief introduction is given to the ProSyWis project. Besides, research results from various master and bachelor theses are presented that have aimed at integrating the CEP engine into the ProSyWis software architecture. A prototype will be presented demonstrating the capabilities of such an engine. Current and future research topics will be addressed in the end of the presentation. Speaker Bio: Sascha Alda works as a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Bonn since 2010. His main areas of interests in both research and education are software engineering, and software architecture. Before his academic career, he worked for various IT companies in industry such as IBM and Accenture. Sascha Alda received his doctoral degree at the University of Bonn (2006) and obtained a diploma in Computer Science at the University of Koblenz (2000).

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/12/complex_event_processing_in_prosywis.html

PhD Defence - Department of Mechanical Engineering (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 12, 2016 - December 12, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce S. Rasoul Asaee, PhD candidate from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis entitled "Development and Analysis of Approaches and Strategies to Facilitate the Conversion of Canadian Houses into Net Zero Energy Buildings" on Monday, December 12th, 2016 at 1:30 pm.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/12/phd_defence___department_of_mechanical_engineering_.html

Senate Meeting (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 12, 2016 - December 12, 2016

To see the agenda for the current meeting, visit the Senate website Meetings and Minutes page.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2017/02/27/senate_meeting.html

Zen Meditation (Dalhousie University)

Category: Sports and Fitness
Dates: December 12, 2016 - December 12, 2016

Start your week off right with a one hour session of Instruction and practice in Zen meditation. Offered each Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Quiet Room of the Dalhousie Multifaith Centre.

More information at:https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/10/zen_meditation.event.html/showing8.html

Christmas in Song, Dalhousie Collegium Cantorum (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 11, 2016 - December 11, 2016

An afternoon of Christmas carols and other special music, with special guets, the famed Children's Quiz, and a visit from Santa!

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/11/christmas_in_song__dalhousie_collegium_cantorum.html

Zen Meditation Instruction & Practice (Dalhousie University)

Category: Sports and Fitness
Dates: December 11, 2016 - December 11, 2016

Instruction and practice in Zen Meditation

More information at:https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/09/zen_meditation_instruction___practice.event.html/showing9.html

International Human Rights Day (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 10, 2016 - December 10, 2016

International Human Rights Day

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/10/international_human_rights_day.html

50 Years of Human Rights in Nova Scotia - Conference (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 9, 2016 - December 9, 2016

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission was established in March, 1967. To mark the 50th anniversary -- and to further engage Nova Scotians in a meaningful discussion about human rights and issues of equity -- Dalhousie University's School of Social Work will host this one-day conference. Leading human rights professionals, students, advocates, and members of the public will come together to critically review what we have learned, and to evaluate how effective we have been in challenging and changing long-standing patterns of discrimination. All are invited to join us after the conference for a reception in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the School of Social Work.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/09/50_years_of_human_rights_in_nova_scotia___conference.html

PhD Defence - Department of Biology (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 9, 2016 - December 9, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce Grace Murphy, PhD candidate from the Department of Biology, will be defending her thesis entitled "Impacts of Anthropogenic Environmental Changes on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Processes, and Trophic Interactions" on Friday, December 9th, 2016 at 10:30 am.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/09/phd_defence___department_of_biology_.html

PhD Defence - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 9, 2016 - December 9, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce Abdulrazig Alarabi, PhD candidate from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be defending his thesis entitled "Multidimensional Optimal Control of Wind Turbine Generator" on Friday, December 9th, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/09/phd_defence___department_of_electrical_and_computer_engineering_.html

AIDS Day Trivia Contest (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

The Global Health Office will post 2 HIV AIDS related questions per day on social media to create awareness and encourage conversation. At the end we will acknowledge the winners and make a donation to a local AIDS organization. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DalGlobalHealth/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DalGlobalHealth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dalglobalhealth/ Blog - https://blogs.dal.ca/globalhealth

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/07/aids_day_trivia_contest_.event.html/showing1.html

Centre for Comparative Genomics & Evolutionary Bioinformatics Lecture (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

Title:“Greening the embryo: an enigmatic algal-salamander symbiosis and how genomics can help”

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/centre_for_comparative_genomics___evolutionary_bioinformatics_lecture.html

Elec & Comp Engineering - Senior Year Capstone Presentations (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department is having their Senior Year Capstone Project Presentations. The senior students have been working diligently on their projects for the senior-year project course this fall. It is now time for the unveiling of their hard work. Both their internal and external supervisors, classmates and other members of the university are invited to sit in on their presentations. The projects have come from industry and/or the university or were sought out by the students themselves. These projects offered students the opportunity to collaborate and interact with industry and/or university liaisons. Some of the types of projects being presented are instrumentation projects, circuit designs, control projects, system designs, communications, and development of new products, development of teaching material or development of labs. Please feel free to attend all presentations or pick a few to attend. If you would like a hard or soft copy of the schedule, please contact Shelly or Nicole at the numbers listed below. We welcome your attendance at this final showing of our senior students' accomplishments over the fall term. RSVP to Shelly Landry (e-mail: ecess@dal.ca or phone: 494-3106).

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/elec___comp_engineering___senior_year_capstone_presentations_.html

Halifax Planetarium Show - "Old Stories of the New Season's Stars" (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

Presented by Chris Young Come tour the fall constellations named by the ancient Greeks and hear at least one story with a happy ending for the mortals! We'll find our way from the "summer" stars still visible in the west and also visit the "winter" stars just beginning to rise in the east. All this, and more, in an hour at the Halifax Planetarium.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/halifax_planetarium_show____old_stories_of_the_new_season_s_stars_.html

King's Chapel University Choral Eucharist (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

In the university chapel tradition, the style of corporate worship is peculiar to the college setting: richly poetic, liturgical, challenging,and countercultural. Led by the King's College Chapel Choir, this weekly Thursday service features some of the greatest music of the Sacred Choral tradition, including mass settings by Byrd, Palestrina, Monteverdi, and Howells. All are welcome, of any faith or none.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/20/king_s_chapel_university_choral_eucharist.event.html/showing7.html

Managing Data Provenance in the Semantic Web (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

Abstract: The Web contains some extremely valuable information; however, often poor quality, inaccurate, irrelevant or fraudulent information can be found. With the increasing amount of data available on the Web, is it becoming more and more difficult to distinguish truth from speculations on the Web. One of the most, if not the most, important criterion used to evaluate the data credibility is the information source, i.e. the data origin. Trust in the information source is a valuable currency users have to value or judge such data. Data popularity, recentness (or the time of validity), reliability, or vagueness ascribed to the data may also help users to judge the validity and appropriateness of information sources. We call this knowledge derived from the data the provenance of the data. Provenance is an important aspect of the Web. It is essential in identifying the suitability, veracity, and reliability of information, and in deciding whether information is to be trusted, reused or even integrated with other information sources. Therefore, models and frameworks for representing, managing, and using provenance in the realm of the Semantic Web technologies and applications are critical required. This dissertation highlights the benefits of the use of provenance in different Web applications and scenarios. In particular, it presents management frameworks for querying and reasoning in the Semantic Web with provenance, and a collection of Semantic Web tools that explore provenance information when ranking and updating caches of Web data. This dissertation aims to prove the importance and benefits of the use of provenance in different Web applications and scenarios. The flexibility of the approaches presented combined with their high scalability makes this dissertation a possible building block for a Semantic Web proof and trust layer. Speaker Bio: Renata Dividino will be giving a PhD test talk on “Managing and Using Data Provenance in the Semantic Web”. She will defend her PhD in the University of Koblenz, Germany, this December. Her reseach interests are Semantic Web, Data and Workflow Provenance, knowledge Representation and Reasoning, AI and Visualization. Renata has worked for several universities and research institutes such as the Fraunhofer IGD, is the world's leading institute for applied research in Visual Computing, and the DFKI, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/managing_data_provenance_in_the_semantic_web_.html

Opening Reception for 63rd Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

Our annual celebration of the creativity of the students, staff, faculty and alumni of Dalhousie University and the University of King's College. Join us for a toast to the creative members of our community! Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/opening_reception_for_63rd_student__staff__faculty_and_alumni_exhibition_.html

PhD Defence - School of Nursing (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 8, 2016 - December 8, 2016

The Faculty of Graduate Studies wishes to announce Latifah Almater, PhD candidate from the School of Nursing, will be defending her thesis entitled "The Process of Teaching Caring as a Multidimensional Phenomenon in Undergraduate Nursing Programs" on Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at 1:00 pm.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/08/phd_defence___school_of_nursing.html

AIDS Day Trivia Contest (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 7, 2016 - December 7, 2016

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/07/aids_day_trivia_contest_.html

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 7, 2016 - December 7, 2016

Title:“Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis is Involved in Autophagy Regulation in Ras-Transformed Intestinal Epithelial Cells” Abdul Zetrini, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/07/department_of_biochemistry___molecular_biology_.html

Community Health & Epidemiology Seminar Series - Wheelchair Skills Assessment and Training – What in the World is Going On!? - R. Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

R. Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC Professor, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Adjunct Professor Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University Abstract: In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its Guidelines on the Provision of Wheelchairs in Less-Resourced Settings. Training packages have subsequently been released to assist practitioners in meeting these Guidelines. A number of organizations, universities and agencies are now involved in the implementation of these training packages and to oversee the certification of providers. A new organization, the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP), was formed in 2015 to help lead and coordinate these efforts. The WHO Guidelines include an 8-step process for wheelchair service delivery. Two of these steps – assessment and training – are relevant to the Wheelchair Skills Program (www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca) that includes assessment and training protocols (the Wheelchair Skills Test and Wheelchair Skills Training Program). This session will provide an overview of the developments in global wheelchair service delivery since the re! lease of the paradigm-changing WHO Guidelines will show the relevance of the low-tech and high-impact Wheelchair Skills Program to these developments and will suggest directions for the future. Biography: Dr Kirby received his MD degree from Dalhousie University. His specialty training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was carried out at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA, at Dalhousie University and at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. He is a Professor in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University with a cross-appointment in Community Health and Epidemiology. He is based at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre Site of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. His primary research interest is the safety and performance of wheelchairs. He has held research grants from a number of national and international funding bodies. He has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and made many presentations to national and international meetings. He heads the team that developed the Wheelchair Skills Program (www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca), a low-tech, high-impact training! program that is relevant for both more- and less-resourced settings.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/06/community_health___epidemiology_seminar_series___wheelchair_skills_assessment_and_training___what_in_the_world_is_going_on_____r__lee_kirby__md__frcpc.html

Dal Women in Engineering's December 6th Memorial (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

This event will include a candle bearing ceremony for the 14 victims of the Montreal Massacre, as well as discussions from current day incidents of violence against women. Open to the public.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/06/dal_women_in_engineering_s_december_6th_memorial_.html

Fall 2016 Noon Hour Recitals (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

Weekly Informal Recitals at the Dalhousie Arts Centre

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/09/26/fall_2016_noon_hour_recitals.event.html/showing20.html

FRENCH CONNECTIONS, Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

Conducted by Peter Allen, the Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra explores the "French connection" of three pieces: Mozart's Paris Symphony, Berlioz's Le Corsaire (Overture), and Gershwin's An American in Paris.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/06/french_connections__dalhousie_symphony_orchestra.html

Halifax Support Group for People Who Stutter (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

The Halifax Support Group for People Who Stutter meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the fall, winter and spring months. We are a small group offering a friendly environment to discuss challenges experienced by people who stutter, as well as share experiences and support each other through suggestions and ideas. All people who stutter are welcome!

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/09/21/halifax_support_group_for_people_who_stutter.event.html/showing5.html

Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computation in Cryptography (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 6, 2016 - December 6, 2016

Abstract: In this talk, we address several applications of metaheuristics and machine learning in cryptography. We start with a brief introduction on machine learning and metaheuristic techniques and following that, we address two practical scenarios. More specifically, as the first example we consider a combinatorial optimization problem in the form of designing S-boxes with good cryptographic and implementation properties (with a special emphasis on area and power perspective). Moreover, we discuss how to use population based metaheuristic techniques like those belonging to the evolutionary computation area in the design process. Following that, we investigate how to use machine learning in side-channel attacks. There, we elaborate on the life-cycle of a machine learning process with an example application taken from the DPA contest web site, more specifically, attacking masked AES implementation. Finally, we give a brief conclusion and address several possible future research a! venues. Speaker Bio: Stjepan Picek is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC) group at KU Leuven, Belgium. His research interests are applied cryptography, machine learning, and evolutionary computation. He finished his PhD in 2015 as a double doctorate under the supervision of Lejla Batina (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and Domagoj Jakobovic (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia). Prior to that, Stjepan worked in industry and government. He regularly publishes papers in both evolutionary computation and cryptography conferences. Stjepan is also a member of organization committee for International Summer School in Cryptography and the vice-president of the Croatian IEEE CIS Chapter, as well as the member of several professional societies (ACM, IEEE, IACR).

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/06/machine_learning_and_evolutionary_computation_in_cryptography_.html

Fall 2016 Noon Hour Recitals (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2016

Weekly Informal Recitals at the Dalhousie Arts Centre

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/09/26/fall_2016_noon_hour_recitals.event.html/showing21.html

Festive Feast in the Pub (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2016

Turkey buffet with roasted Fall vegetables,creamy mashed potatoes,turkey stuffing,gravy,house made cranberry sauce and assorted Christmas treats

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/05/festive_feast_in_the_pub_.html

Human Trafficking Survivor Sheds light on the Canadian Industry (Dalhousie University)

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Dates: December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2016

Human trafficking survivor shares her story and sheds light on the trafficking issues/industry in Canada. Hosted by Dalhousie Women In Leadership.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/05/human_trafficking_survivor_sheds_light_on_the_canadian_industry_.html

Monday Night Meal (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2016

Free meal and conversation.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/31/monday_night_meal.event.html/showing4.html

Zen Meditation (Dalhousie University)

Category: Sports and Fitness
Dates: December 5, 2016 - December 5, 2016

Start your week off right with a one hour session of Instruction and practice in Zen meditation. Offered each Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Quiet Room of the Dalhousie Multifaith Centre.

More information at:https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/10/zen_meditation.event.html/showing10.html

Dal Out Coffee Social (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 4, 2016 - December 4, 2016

Join DalOUT at Just Us! for an afternoon of warm beverages, tasty snacks and pleasant conversation!

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/04/dal_out_coffee_social_.html

Zen Meditation Instruction & Practice (Dalhousie University)

Category: Sports and Fitness
Dates: December 4, 2016 - December 4, 2016

Instruction and practice in Zen Meditation

More information at:https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/10/09/zen_meditation_instruction___practice.event.html/showing10.html

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM By William Shakespeare, Directed by Philip Akin (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 3, 2016 - December 3, 2016

"And to that place the sharp Athenian law cannot pursue us!" In Athens, love is restricted by unfeeling men and by the harsh edicts of the law. But beyond the walls, the wild woods beckon to the lovers who seek to break feee. Freedom has its own dangers, though, for in the forest are spirits of another sort. In the unchained, shifting world of the Fairy King and Queen, true love can die, clowns can become monsters, friends can become enemies, and cues can be misunderstood. In Shakespeare's fantasy of escape, we learn how a night in the forest can transform the city forever.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/11/29/a_midsummer_night_s_dream_by_william_shakespeare__directed_by_philip_akin.event.html/showing2.html

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM By William Shakespeare, Directed by Philip Akin (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 3, 2016 - December 3, 2016

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/11/29/a_midsummer_night_s_dream_by_william_shakespeare__directed_by_philip_akin.event.html/showing2.html

AIDS Day Trivia Contest (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 3, 2016 - December 3, 2016

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/03/aids_day_trivia_contest_.html

International Day of Disabled Persons (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 3, 2016 - December 3, 2016

International Day of Disabled Persons

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/03/international_day_of_disabled_persons_.html

Resistance in the Time of Trump (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 3, 2016 - December 3, 2016

What does the election of Donald Trump, and the accompanying rightwing populist upsurge, mean for social justice and basic democratic rights? While many feel shocked and frightened by this “exceptional” moment, context is necessary to understand it. White supremacy, misogyny, xenophobia, settler-colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism have deep roots that grew long before Trump -- in Canada as well as in the US. How can we critically understand and resist these toxic dynamics? How can we build alternatives to them right now in our own communities? Please join a public discussion about moving beyond both the fascist “altright” and a bankrupt (neo)liberalism; toward a collectively liberated society with justice and democracy for all. On-site Child care provided, and pizza will be served.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/03/resistance_in_the_time_of_trump_.html

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM By William Shakespeare, Directed by Philip Akin (Dalhousie University)

Category: Arts and Entertainment
Dates: December 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/11/29/a_midsummer_night_s_dream_by_william_shakespeare__directed_by_philip_akin.event.html/showing2.html

Button Making (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016

Join your Respect Reps in the Killam Atrium for an afternoon of button making! Personalize your own button to represent the ways that YOU want to take action again gender based violence!

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/02/button_making_.html

Development in Times of Crisis: The 2014/15 Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone and its Legacies (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016

Join us on Dec. 2 from 12 - 130 pm in McCain 2198 for a facilitated conversation with Edward Zvekic (Bo District Ebola Task Force) and Shelly Whitman (Child Soldiers Initiative) on the subject of working in International Development during the recent Ebola epidemic outbreak in Sierra Leone. Panellists will reflect on the everyday experiences of doing development in times of crisis.

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/02/development_in_times_of_crisis__the_2014_15_ebola_outbreak_in_sierra_leone_and_its_legacies_.html

Fall 2016 Noon Hour Recitals (Dalhousie University)

Category: Other Event
Dates: December 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016

Weekly Informal Recitals at the Dalhousie Arts Centre

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/09/26/fall_2016_noon_hour_recitals.event.html/showing22.html

Feminist Seminar Series - Using caring science as a framework for understanding queer invisibility in nursing (Dalhousie University)

Category:
Dates: December 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016

As part of the Feminist Seminar Series, Lisa Goldberg (School of Nursing) will be delivering a seminar on "Using caring science as a framework for understanding queer invisibility in nursing".

More information at: https://www.dal.ca/news/events/2016/12/02/feminist_seminar_series___using_caring_science_as_a_framework_for_understanding_queer_invisibility_in_nursing.html

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Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.

David Thomas