School of Information Technology
York U celebrates transformative research excellence, impact
LA&PS professors honoured at this year’s President’s Research Awards On Wednesday, May 6, 15 members of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) were recognized for their research excellence and transformative impact across multiple categories at York University’s President’s Research Awards. The annual awards program celebrates the creativity and outstanding research contributions of […]
How York researchers are strengthening cybersecurity
York University researchers are exploring how to better secure a digital world increasingly shaped by the Internet of Things (IoT) by understanding how malicious bots operate and developing stronger defences against them.
Five LA&PS Alumni on York's 2026 Top 30 Alumni Under 30
York University has announced its Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2026, with five of the alumni coming from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This incredible group under the age of 30 were selected based on their work creating real-world impact and positive change. They continue to use their skills developed through […]
LA&PS projects receive research infrastructure funding
The Ontario Research Fund has awarded $1,614,137 to York University to support the development of its research infrastructure. The funding will support 14 projects across multiple faculties and disciplines, strengthening York’s capacity for innovative research. The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is among the recipients, with two projects selected for funding. LA&PS […]
Province invests $1.9M in York's research infrastructure
Ontario will provide $1,942,046 to York University for initiatives that strengthen research infrastructure, including upgrades to equipment and facilities.
LA&PS to Host the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2026)
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) will host the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2026) from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, bringing one of the world’s leading conferences in process management to York University. The conference will be organized by the School of Information Technology (ITEC), with the organizing committee led by Arik Senderovich, assistant professor in ITEC, and Ravi de […]
Professor Enamul Hoque Prince and team win Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS
A research team led by Professor Enamul Hoque Prince of the School of Information Technology has won the Best Paper Award in the short category at IEEE Visualization 2025, an international conference on data visualization and analytics. The award recognizes the paper The Perils of Chart Deception: How Misleading Visualizations Affect Vision-Language Models, co-authored by […]
ITEC professor receives Canada Foundation for Innovation funding for AI project
Thirteen York University researchers have received infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The money will go to projects across a broad range of subjects and expertise from across the university including the Faculty of Health, Lassonde School of Engineering, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and Osgoode Hall Law School. Manar Jammal, associate professor in the […]