The School of Interactive Arts & Technology is part of a large, vibrant community at Simon Fraser University. Here you can stay up-to-date on our latest news and learn about events and information sessions.
Recent News
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June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
The grant was awarded to Yalçin to support ongoing research into empathic behaviour in interactive systems.
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June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
Writer and artist Kitty Cheung is graduating at the June 2024 convocation ceremony with a degree in Interactive Arts & Technology and a minor in World Literature.
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June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
SIAT graduates its first cohort of project-based master's students at SFU's June convocation ceremony. All three students presented their final projects at a public showcase at the SFU Surrey campus in April.
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May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
The SIAT community was well represented at this year's CHI conference with SIAT faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students presenting ten papers and three late-breaking works.
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May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
Simon Fraser University researcher Alex Kitson is using virtual reality (VR) to help teens regulate their emotions. She is working with youth and using their feedback to help design and develop better technologies for psychologists.
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April 03, 2024
April 03, 2024
SIAT researchers Dr. Gillian Russell, Dr. Bernhard Riecke, and Dr. Ö. Nilay Yalçin were recently awarded SSHRC Small Explore Grants to support their diverse and dynamic research projects.
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March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
SIAT end-of-term showcases are back! Find out more about the showcases taking place this semester and join us to see some of the interesting and diverse projects created by SIAT students throughout the Spring 2024 semester.
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March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
The grant was awarded to Russell to support a new and innovative research project titled "Community Ocean Futures: activating data for alternative knowledges."
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March 07, 2024
March 07, 2024
Switched On is the first edited volume dedicated exclusively to the female protagonists of Latin American electronic music, edited by Luis Alvarado and Alejandra Cárdenas, and published by Contingent Sounds Berlin.
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March 06, 2024
March 06, 2024
Sorren graduates from SFU this fall and, coupled with the skills and knowledge gained from the Lighthouse Labs Bootcamp, feels much more confident and prepared for a future career in web development.