Future Students Event: March Break Drop-in Sessions. March 13, 15, 16, 2pm - 4pm, 3068 DB (Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building).

Are you thinking of joining ITEC and want to know more about our programs and your options? We welcome you to our March Break Drop-In Sessions, on Monday 13rd, Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th, from 2pm to 4pm. You will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the Directors of the School of Information Technology, […]

MAIST, ITEC4000 and TIP: Industry and Research Information Session for Current Students on Tuesday Feb. 28th, 2:30pm

ITEC Information Session (pdf) What: Industry and Research Information Session When: 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Tuesday, February 28 Where: Stedman Lecture Hall A Are you an upper-level ITEC student (or a curious junior one)? We invite you the Industry and Research Information Session on Tuesday, February 28th, 2:30 at the Stedman Lecture Hall A. We […]

Ready for TIP? Technology Internship Program Information Session, Wednesday March 1st.

  Ready for TIP? Join the Technology Internship Program Information Session on Wednesday March 1st. The event will take place in ATK 109 (Harry Crowe room) at 2:45-4:00pm and will feature a review of eligibility requirements, program expectations and application process. Students of all levels are welcome to come and learn more about the TIP. […]

Prof. Marin Litoiu is awarded $272,000 by NSERC for research in micro-service platforms.

Prof. Marin Litoiu was awarded $272,000 by NSERC to investigate multi goal self-adaptation for micro-service platforms. Micro-services are small units of program that also constitute units of deployment in virtual machines and fundamental building blocks for larger and more complex computational services. Focusing on emerging applications that rely on Big Data technologies, such as Analytics, […]

Prof. Stephen Chen and his team earn NSERC I2I grant for developing cutting edge Active Data Technologies.

Ever thought that your utility company could start your dishwasher when it is cheaper for you? Prof. Stephen Chen and his team were recently awarded $124,155 to develop technologies that do exactly that: instead of predicting and hoping customers will behave as predicted, can utility companies move one step further and actually actuate user demand […]

Thinking of a career in IT? 76,263 new ICT jobs in Ontario by 2019: ICTC

The time seems to be just right! According to the Labour Market Outlook 2015-2019 study prepared by Information and Communications Technology Council (ICT) researchers, Ontario will be the province with the most in ICT positions to be filled in Canada in the period 2015-2019. A total of 76,263 hiring requirements are forecasted, approximately 70% of which […]

ISACA recognizes Information Technology Auditing and Assurance program

A fundamental requirement for effective auditing is to provide an opinion to the executive team and the board audit committee on the adequacy of the internal control framework operating within the organisation's information technology and telecommunications (IT&T) environment. This requirement, while ongoing, may have specific meaning at some point, e.g., financial year-end when management is […]

IT skills crisis looms ::: Metro

Tech skills crisis looms (Metro, Thursday, Jan.19, 2006, page 12) Students look to other fields amid perceived slump. The Canadian high-tech sector may be in full recovery but a serious skills crisis looms unless more students, parents and high-school guidance counsellors shed the perception that information technology jobs are in short supply, two industry groups […]

North American IT Jobs ::: Information Week

Here are some interesting IT employment numbers for North America (from "Information Week", July 18, 2005) In the Summer 2005 the total number of IT professionals reached 3.43 million which only slightly less than the 3.55 million of Summer 2001. Between 2001 and 2005 the IT industry suffered a big slump and then a slow […]

Forty two percent growth in IT jobs ::: Fortune Magazine

Forty two percent growth in IT Jobs (from Fortune Magazine, March 21, 2005) A recent article in Fortune Magazine cites statistics indicating that jobs in IT and networking will experience up to a 41.9% growth in the next ten years. Nine of the top twenty fastest-growing jobs are in the IT field.* * "Fortune 75: […]