Do you know an instructor who creates exceptional learning experiences for students? Nominate them for an Award for Excellence in Teaching until October 15. www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

A place to gather, learn, breathe, and heal — the newly-opened First Peoples’ Gathering House stands proudly along the ceremonial walkway at SFU's Burnaby campus.

SIAT's virtual ambassador program gained a bit of international recognition over the weekend as SIAT VTubers Mo and Faye appeared in this article from Web Japan : web-japan.org/trends/11_cu...

Join CERi’s 2025 Workshop Series! SFU CERi is hosting in-person workshops at 312 Main as part of the Graduate Fellowship Program. Topics include collaboration, ethics, decolonization, and knowledge mobilization. Open to the public—attend the sessions that interest you. Register: bit.ly/4nfY054

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📢 Auditions for SFU’s Virtual Ambassador Program Class 2 extended until September 14th! Are you a 19+ SIAT student experienced with content creation? Become one of SFU’s official VTubers with a fully produced debut, receive monthly honoraria, and more! ➡️ studiosiat.com

Professor Steve DiPaola debuts AI sidekick in trailblazing new course! Check out this CTV story featuring DiPaola and his new course IAT 111. In the course, DiPaola will be teaching alongside a fully-expressive 3D artificial intelligence sidekick. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

From August 10-14, SIAT researchers will be at SIGGRAPH 2025 presenting and leading a variety of workshops, performances, and lectures. SIGGRAPH is the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques and will be taking place in Vancouver this year. www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

SIAT is home to labs that foster creative interaction and support collaborative research. Pictured here are researchers in our Virtual and Augmented Reality, Visual Analytics, Interaction, Systems, and Experiments lab led by Professor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger. Explore more: www.sfu.ca/siat/researc...

This weekend our StudioSIAT team will have a booth at Anime Revolution 2025 in Vancouver! The booth will feature projects from SIAT students, live interactive appearances from our virtual ambassadors, as well as exclusive new vAmbassador merchandise. Come by to say hi! www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

Soaking up the sunshine at SFU Surrey 🌞😎

Exciting announcements from StudioSIAT! 🚨 💫 Auditions for our next generation of vAmbassadors have opened! 🚀 Students in IAT 443 will have the opportunity to collaborate with StudioSIAT & local motion capture studios to work on special vAmbassador program projects. siats.ca/vambassadors...

What really makes students stand out in the workplace? 🚀 ‌ Read our co-op blog to hear from our Co-op Coordinator Afshan Basaria to learn about the soft skills that transform your creative and technical skills into tools that will make a positive impact in the workplace: www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

AI is rapidly reshaping ever sector and creative tech is no exception! If you’re an alumni or industry professional looking to up-skill and gain knowledge of emerging trends, our flexible micro-credential courses may be for you. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/siat/program...

New course in AI coming Fall 2025! 🚨 ‌ Open to all SFU students, this groundbreaking elective helps to demystify AI and equip students with the knowledge to thrive in an AI-driven future. ‌ No prerequisites are required to take this course. www.sfu.ca/outlines.htm... ‌

StudioSIAT is excited to once again open auditions for a new generation of student vAmbassadors! 🐾 Join Mo and Faye as mocap-driven virtual content creators and receive financial and creative support from SFU. SIAT students, apply here: www.sfu.ca/siat/studios...

Calling all new SIAT students! 🚨 ‌ Join SIAT Advisor Kai Hutchful at Course Planning 101 to learn everything you need to know about first-year SIAT courses and enrolment. ‌ 🗓️ July 3rd ⏰ 1:00-3:30PM 📍 SFU Surrey campus, room TBD See details and register to attend: www.eventbrite.ca/e/course-pla...

💡 New paper from TECI Lab @siatsfu.bsky.social at #IDC2025 this week! Beyond the Algorithm: Speculative Approaches to Critical AI Literacies with Diverse Youth doi.org/10.1145/3713... Sadhbh Kenny, Alissa Antle, Gillian Russell, Annemiek Veldhuis #AI #YouthEmpowerment #CriticalLiteracy

Congrats to the newest @fcatatsfu.bsky.social alumni!

Congratulations, Interactive Arts & Technology grads!! 🎓 Join us right after the ceremony today for the FCAT Convocation Reception at Halpern Centre. We are so proud to welcome you to our alumni community and we can't wait to celebrate your accomplishments with you! 🎉

Are you graduating this week?🎓Join us after the ceremony for the FCAT Convocation Reception at Halpern Centre. We can't wait to celebrate your accomplishments with you! 🎉 See details and register to attend: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Q5MVJDV

🚨 Deadline extended! Design your own version of Cappu, our red panda teaching avatar, and submit your designs to the StudioSIAT contest by June 18th. Submissions are welcome from artists of all skill levels. Fill out the form and upload your submission: forms.gle/1jbmR2969KFH...

New podcast episode featuring Professor Philippe Pasquier!🎙️ Pasquier and host Steinar Jeffs talk about what creativity means in the context of computer science and how AI systems like MIDI-GPT are designed to collaborate with musicians rather than replace them. createme.uia.no/new-podcast-...

Higher education is evolving, and micro-credentials are leading the way. SIAT has partnered with DigiBC to develop skill-focused, modular offerings that launch in fall 2025! Learn more about our new micro-credential programs in Human-Centred AI and Creative Technology 👉 www.sfu.ca/siat/program...

Don't forget to submit your Cappu designs to the StudioSIAT contest by June 8th! This is an opportunity for artists of all skill levels to give their own unique take on our teaching avatar, Capu the red panda, with prizes available to win. forms.gle/CrtFwCr48wdW...

#ICYMI: In this February Speaker Series talk, Pete Ho Ching Fung and Samein Shamsher discuss what institutions might be missing to ensure an equitable transition away from capitalism and the collective agencies that need repairing for us to govern more empathetically. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CENC...

StudioSIAT is excited to announce a "Design Your Own Cappu" contest! This is an opportunity for artists of all skill levels to give their own unique take on our teaching avatar, Cappu the red panda, with prizes available to win! For details, visit: forms.gle/CrtFwCr48wdW...

#ICYMI: Researchers from our Metacreation Lab recently conducted an online Autolume workshop and the recording is now available online! Check it out if you're new to generative AI or looking to deepen your engagement with personalized model crafting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=itAa...

Congratulations to SIAT associate professor Sylvain Moreno and @sfucmns.bsky.social professor Richard Smith on receiving this prestigious honour! 🎉

SFU’s official Virtual Ambassadors Mo and Faye will have multiple livestreams this summer roasting (or politely critiquing, depending on who you ask) SIAT student submitted projects! 🔥 Tune in live on youtube.com/@siatsurreysfu on these Wednesday evening dates! #ENVtuber

This evening's Vancouver AI meet-up will feature student projects from IAT 460 Generative AI as well as graduate student projects! All those interested in the future of AI are welcome to attend. Learn more: lu.ma/VAI16?tk=N8N... 🗓️ Wednesday, April 30 ⏰ 6:00-10:00pm 📍 H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

Congrats to the SIAT authors awarded Honourable Mention at this year's CHI conference and to all award recipients💫 Honourable Mentions were awarded to Professor Ron Wakkary, alums Nazmus Sakib and Doenja Oogjes, as well as MSc student Ying Lei! See all recipients: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/awa...

From April 26th to May 1st, researchers from SIAT will be presenting papers and research works at ACM's CHI conference, the premier international conference of human-computer interaction! Explore the papers and works being presented by SIAT researchers: www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

Professor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger was recently inducted into the Association for Computer Machinery's SIGCHI Academy! The prestigious academy is the leading international community of professionals who contribute towards the research and practice of HCI. www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

Join us for an evening of Indigenous film and animation! The Skoden Indigenous Film Festival returns for its 7th year on April 11, 2025 with two screenings of films created by Indigenous filmmakers from across Turtle Island. Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/skoden-ind...

More showcases are coming your way this week! See showcase times and locations: www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

Our last SIAT Speaker Series talk of the semester is coming up next Wednesday! ‌ Join us to hear from Dr. Parmit K. Chilana! Chilana will explore AI’s potential for reshaping knowledge work by designing with a human-centred lens. ‌ events.sfu.ca/event/44194-...

We’re excited to share that we are partnering with the Black Arts Centre for this week’s IAT 222 Interactive Arts showcase! Hafiz Akinlusi, one of the centre’s directors, will judge the projects and select the best in show. ‌ Come by the mezzanine Thursday from 12-3:30 to check out the projects!

Our showcases for the Spring 2025 semester kick off today! 🚀 ‌ Over the next three weeks, some of our SIAT courses will be hosting final showcases. Come by to explore some of the unique projects students worked on this semester. www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...

Ever wondered how StudioSIAT got the "Makoto Shinkai"-esque look in our animated lore trailer? Let's learn how to draw beautiful Shinkai-style background art together! Join Mo and our background artist Shoba (Alpha Yu) on Youtube on April 1st at 5pm: youtube.com/live/gM1k_Vu...

On April 5 and 6, the Metacreation lab invites you to an online Autolume workshop! 🚀 Whether you're new to generative AI or looking to deepen your engagement with personalized model crafting and interactive workflows, this free workshop is for you! Learn more: www.metacreation.net/autolume/wor...

SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) is planning for a new micro-credential on Human-Centred AI – and they want to hear from creative tech professionals like you! ✍ Take the survey and have your say: bit.ly/4kYeSMZ @siatsfu.bsky.social #DigiBC #SFU #SIAT #AICourses

On March 31st, IAT 445 students will be showcasing their virtual reality projects in the SFU Surrey campus mezzanine! Students were challenged with finding a topic that they care deeply about and using immersive experience design to contribute meaningful solutions to help create a better world.

Have you ever heard of someone turning their childhood phobia into research? This is exactly what master’s student Jacob Sauer is doing! Jacob’s research explores VR exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorders and animal phobias.

Calling all undergraduate students! 📢 Find out about proposed changes to our courses and curriculum and ask any questions you may have at tomorrow's Undergraduate Town Hall taking place from 12:30-2:20pm in SRYC 3170. Register to attend at: siattownhall-spring2025.eventbrite.ca

Bark, knots, maps, and loose ends: entangling practices of textiles, landscapes, and design in HCI 💫 ‌ Join us next week to hear from SIAT alum and current Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology, Doenja Oogjes! ‌ events.sfu.ca/event/44118-...

Touchpoint is three days away! Don't forget to get your tickets if you haven't yet done so: www.eventbrite.ca/e/touchpoint...

Join us on Wednesday, March 19 for the next SIAT Speaker Series talk with Ryan Betts! He will discuss novel tech and practices to help embrace friction in design. 🗓️ March 19, 2025 ⏰ 12:30-2:20pm 📍 SRYC 5380/Zoom events.sfu.ca/event/43856-...

ATTN: undergrad students! 🚨 Changes to SIAT courses and curriculum have been proposed for Fall 2025. Find out about the proposals and upcoming changes at the Spring 2025 Undergraduate Town Hall taking place on Tues., March 25. Register to attend: siattownhall-spring2025.eventbrite.ca

What is discursive design(ing) and how does it relate to other forms of critical design practice? Join us for a talk with Dr. Bruce M. Tharp tomorrow to hear more about this topic! 🗓️ March 12, 2025 ⏰ 12:30-2:20pm 📍SRYC 5380/Zoom events.sfu.ca/event/43977-...