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Dr. Daniel Gillis (he/him) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Associate Professor, Statistician, Co-founder Farm To Fork, GuelphHacks, and the Improve Life Challenge, Co-creator of the ICON Transdisciplinary Classroom and the Gryphons Care Initiative, former Director of PSEER.

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  • BioI am an Associate Professor & Statistician in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph.
  • Our LabOur research lab is a dynamic interdisciplinary lab made up of undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates.
  • Join Our TeamInterested in joining our research lab? I am unfortunately not currently accepting new graduate students at this time.
  • PublicationsIf you’re interested in our recent publications, you can find a list of them here.
  • Media LinksOur research group has been featured in various media outlets, including Motherboard and BBC World Service Radio

Our Lab

I am an Associate Professor and Statistician in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. I am the co-founder ofΒ Farm To Fork, GuelphHacks, and the Improve Life Challenge, and I am the co-creator of the ICON Classroom, and the Gryphons Care Initiative.

Awards & Honours

The research team has been nominated and awarded numerous awards over the years. The following is a list of awards and honours that we have received for our research, teaching, and service. Continue reading “Awards & Honours”Continue reading “Awards & Honours”

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Research

Research conducted in our lab is inherently interdisciplinary, involving the combined expertise of academics, as well as industrial, government, and…

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The Farm To Fork team at the Guelph Farmers' Market

Service

The Farm To Fork team at the Guelph Farmers’ Market. Left to right: Dr. Daniel Gillis, Corey Alexander, Danny Williamson,…

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Teaching

Over the years I have had the opportunity to teach courses in the School of Computer Science, the Department of…

Videos

https://danielgillis.wordpress.com/testimonials

The ICON Classroom

In A World Of Plenty

Power Of One

Digital Inclusion

Committee…

Ph.D. Seminar – Ammar Almutawa

27 Feb 2023
Join us on Friday, March 3 at 11 am (via Zoom) for a seminar by Ph.D. candidate (Computational Sciences), Ammar Almutawa. You can find the title and abstract for Ammar's…
Biology…

Summer URA Position

30 Jan 2023
Join our lab this summer! We are currently recruiting a senior undergrad student to help develop and evaluate a model of seafood fraud. We're looking for students who are curious…
Computer Science…

M.Sc. Seminar – Jeremie Fraeys de Veubeke

24 Jan 2023
Join us on Tuesday, January 31 at 10 am (via Zoom) for a seminar by M.Sc. student, Jeremie Fraeys de Veubeke. Jeremie is using natural language processing to better understand…
Computer Science…

Ph.D. Defence – Hillary Dawkins

9 Jan 2023
Ph.D. candidate, Hillary Dawkins will defend her Ph.D. dissertation on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 1 pm. Hillary has spent the last few years developing new approaches to debiasing in…
Computer Science…

M.Sc. Defence – Patrick Houlding

8 Dec 20228 Dec 2022
Join us on December 15th at 1 pm for the MSc defence of Patrick Houlding. Patrick's work exploring clustering algorithms for use in Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) technologies is…
Computer Science…

Ph.D. Defence – Ali Al Hadwer

7 Dec 20226 Dec 2022
Ph.D. candidate, Ali Al Hadwer will defend his Ph.D. dissertation on Wednesday, December 14 at 12 pm. Ali has investigated factors affecting the adoption of cloud-based data analytics in the…

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Acknowledgement

Some of the research and work presented here takes place in the ancestral and continued homelands of the original peoples of Labrador:Β the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit of NunatuKavut, the Innu of Nitassinan, and their ancestors.Β  Some of our work also takes place on the ancestral lands of the Katzie, and Lummi people.Β Finally, we acknowledge that the University of Guelph resides in theΒ ancestral and treaty lands of the Attawandaron people and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and we recognize and honour our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and MΓ©tis neighbours.

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Some of the research featured on this website was undertaken thanks in part to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Other funding sources have included NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC, Mitacs, CIRA, CFIA, LEF, PSEER, and SOTL.

Recognitions

Science Borealis Logo - click to go to the Science Borealis website
This blog is on Science Borealis!
The Quakemaster’s Aftermath
Science Borealis: 100 Voices of Canadian Science Communication
Science Borealis: 100 Voices of Canadian Science Communication [Image by @Vexedmuddler]
Used with permission, copyright Real Scientists.
Used with permission, copyright Real Scientists.

Featured on Unique Scientists.


Featured on 46 Questions.

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Contributor to COVID-19 Resources Canada

Fight the spread of COVID-19 related misinformation with #ScienceUpFirst.

Social Media

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  • Ideas Congress

Listed on 500 Queer Scientists and Skype A Scientist.

Member of the Royal City Science Steering Committee

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Mushroom stew for dinner (served on raw baby spinach). #Yum
Fifty shades of grey - puzzle edition.
Breakfast for dinner. Cinnanomnom baked French toast.
Fresh out of the oven focaccia. :)
C is for dark chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies :) πŸͺ #NomNomNom
Mmmm, heart shaped donut.
It’s a cinna-nomnom bun kind of eve.
My coworkers can sometimes be a little annoying to work with. #Freddie #CatsOfInstagram
Roughly 12 years ago, my face was introduced to the floor during a yoga session - and thus was born the Harry Potter-like scar above my eye.
Do you like my hat? #catsofinstagram
Keeping a watchful eye on my progress.
I’ve got my eye on you, 2023. #HappyNewYear
#TopNine pics for 2022. It’s probably not shocking that it’s mostly kitty pics.
Ever get the feeling that you’ve interrupted a plotting session?
Crispy mashed potato and stuffing patties - a tasty way to eat my way through my turkey leftovers.
Bought a beer advent calendar from @collectivebrew. These are the first 12 beers :)
Freshly made shortbread cookies with mocha drizzle. Yum.
Someone seems to like the new tree.
A rather foggy start to the morning.
It’s times like this that I wish I knew what they were thinking. #FrankieAndFreddie
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