Our Lab

I am a Professor, Statistician, and Interdisciplinary Researcher in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. I am co-founder of 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

Beyond research and teaching, our lab is committed to active participation in community – both on and off campus. This…

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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…

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Alumni Volunteer Award

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In A World Of Plenty

Digital Inclusion

Statistics…

Recruiting UofG Undergrads For Summer 2026

10 Mar 2026

Attention University of Guelph undergrad students interested in contributing to a research project his summer while earning course credit - I have several opportunities available! The projects available this summer…

Community Partner…

An Academic Year In Review

7 Jan 20266 Jan 2026

Since I'm on sabbatical and have more time to reflect, I thought it might make sense to spend time thinking about the year that was 2025 - not only through…

Computer Science…

Recruiting UofG Undergrads For Winter 2026

12 Dec 2025

Attention University of Guelph undergrad students interested in research opportunities. I am recruiting folks for the winter 2026 semester to support several active research projects. You can also earn course…

Computer Science…

The Shifting Skills Landscape

2 Dec 2025

In 2018, the Royal Bank of Canada produced the "Humans Wanted" report - which summarized findings from a Canadian labour market survey investigating the skills that employers believed would allow…

Computer Science…

Student Burnout & The Undergraduate Experience

28 Nov 20252 Dec 2025

With the end of the semester here and final exams and projects closing in, student stress levels are likely reaching semester highs. One only needs to read the university's Reddit…

Acknowledgement

Some of the research and work presented here takes place in the ancestral and continued homelands of the original peoples of Labrador: the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit of NunatuKavut, the Innu of Nitassinan, and their ancestors. Some of our work also takes place on the ancestral lands of the Katzie, and Lummi people. Finally, we acknowledge that the University of Guelph resides in the ancestral and treaty lands of the Attawandaron people and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and we recognize and honour our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Métis neighbours. Click here for more information about territorial acknowledgements.