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268UNIVERSITY SPEAKERS
235INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
75TECHNICAL BOOTHS
69DEV TALKS
30WORKSHOPS
39ACADEMIC TALKS
10TECHNICAL THEMES
5KEYNOTES
14PANELS
5FIRESIDE CHATS
0SALES TALKS
CASCON x EVOKE 2019 November 4, 2019 - November 6, 2019
Hilton Toronto / Markham Suites Conference Center and Spa
INTERDISCIPLINARY. INTERCONNECTED. INTEGRATED.
From November 4th to 6th, 2019, the IBM annual academic and research conference, CASCON is partnering with the annualdeveloper conference, Evoke to present CASCON x EVOKE.
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CASCON x Evoke will feature over 1,500 attendees bringing together the worlds of academia, research, development and everyindustry for three days of demos, discussions and talks on everything AI, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Data, Extended Reality,Quantum Computing, Software Engineering and more. It attracts software developers, researchers, innovators, technologists anddecision makers from academia, industry, and government who come together to learn about technology trends, present papers,participate in workshops, and exhibit prototypes and solutions. Conference proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library.
Opening Remarks
November 4th 09:00am - 09:30pm
Keynote Speakers
Steve Astorino
VP, DEVELOPMENT, HYBRID CLOUD,ANALYTICS & CANADA LAB
DIRECTOR IBM
Sep Seyedi
CTO HAVAS CANADA
Robert Herjavec
FOUNDER & CEO, HERJAVEC GROUP
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL PRIVACY & SECURITY BY DESIGN CENTRE
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Rob Thomas
GM, IBM DATA & WATSON AI
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Brad Micklea
SR. DIRECTOR & BU LEAD, RED HAT
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Featured Speakers
Amber Simpson
ASSOCIATE PROFFESSOR, QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
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Bruce Croxon
MANAGING PARTNER
ROUND13 CAPITAL
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Kardinal O�shall
ARTIST, ENTREPRENEUR UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
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Rhonda Lenton
PRESIDENT & VICE-CHANCELLOR, YORK UNIVERSITY
Melody Adhami
CEO, PLASTIC HAVAS
Sam Lightstone
CTO FOR DATA & IBM FELLOW IBM CANADA LTD.
Ron Williams
CHIEF ARCHITECT THREATPROTECTION,
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT X-FORCE EXCHANGE
IBM
Alexandra Panousis
PRESIDENT, CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER HAVAS MEDIA
SHOWCASE YOUR RESEARCH. SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
Papers
Submit your paper and showcase your research �ndings to a variety of attendees from different backgrounds and specialties.
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Workshops
You will have the opportunity to present, discuss, and debate ideas, challenges, emerging technologies and project directions in an interdisciplinaryenvironment.
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Expos
Our famous technology showcase is interactive, innovative, and includes diverse exhibits of research interests, technologies, joint projects, andcollaboration opportunities.
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Dev Talks
CASCON x Evoke is bringing in a series of development talks on everything AI, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Data, Extended Reality, QuantumComputing, Software Engineering and more.
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Tech For Good Pitch Competition
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CASCON, the 29th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, is the premier industrialand academic conference for advanced studies in computer science and software engineering sponsored by the IBM Canada
Laboratory.
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Evoke, a non-pro�t initiative, presented by Plastic Havas, brings together the developer community in Toronto for one of thelargest developer conferences and events in Canada. Evoke’s mission is to inspire, excite, motivate and unite Canada’s leading
developers, engineers, data scientists, tech leaders and entrepreneurs.
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A few highlights of our precious moments
Opening remarks from theMayor, City of Markham
GForce is here!
Our host Steve Astorinoand Sep Seyedi
introducing our Keynote
Keynote Robert Herjavec
Extended Reality andGaming track -
Transforming Learningusing XR
Build, Deploy andAdminister Microservicesusing Kubernetes & IBMCloud API Management -
Part 1
IoT, Mobile, & Smart Citiestrack - General Adversarial
Networks in DesigningElectromagnetic
Engineered Surfaces
Come check out our QuickLabs on developing anddeploying Microservices
to cloud using open-source technologies. Also,you'll get a free book!! We
are in the Expo room.
Come by the IBMDeveloper booth to take
control of the OpenLibertySpace and shoot down
some targets!
Opening keynote with RobThomas - General
Manager of IBM Data andAI
Come to my session at1:00 in Violet-Orchid tolearn about Jakarta EE
and MicroPro�le!
Opening remarks
Opening Day 2!
Quantum track - QuantumComputing, a new
paradigm incomputational biology
AI, Blockchain & Roboticstrack - Db2 an AI database
Cloud Computing track -the 11th CASCON
workshop on cloudcomputing
AI, Blockchain, & Roboticstrack - Classi�cation of
histopathological biopsyimages using ensemble of
deep learning networks
IoT, Mobile, & Smart Citiestrack - New Era of �nancein emerging technologies
& women in emergingtechnologies
AI, Extended Reality, &Gaming track - Demo by
Instage
AI, Extended Reality, &Gaming track - Enhancing
Pediatric patientexperiences usingaugmented reality
AI, Extended Reality, &Gaming track - De�ning anew medical era: virtualhospitals for developing
countries
IoT, Mobile, & Smart Citiestrack - on the distribution
of test smells in opensource Androidapplications: an
exploratory study
AI, blockchain, & roboticstrack - decentralized
delivery network of IoTupdate �les based on
ethereum smart contractsand blockchain technoloy
Cloud computing track -Research challenges in
query processing and dataanalytics on the edge
From music toentrepreneurship -
Kardinal O�shall & Paris’sDurrani
IoT, Mobile, & SmartCities: Leveraging AI for
Better User Insights
Cloud computing track -Optimizing Serverless
Computing: Introducingan Adaptive FunctionPlacement Algorithm
Validation process forservices produced bydigital transformation
Privacy & Security:Kubernetes Security &Access Management
Panel discussion: Willblockchain disrupt thehealthcare industry?
Last chance to play SpaceSentry. Now on at the IBM
Developer booth in theexpo.
Will blockchain disrupt thehealthcare industry?
Come check out the exponext to the main hall!
Come learn how tocompose a Cloud-native
masterpiece usingAppsody! Hands-onworkshop at 1 pm in
Holly-Butternut
Quantum Computing track- quantum computing: IBMQ & Qiskit experience and
applications
AI Blockchain & Roboticstrack - distributed
software health andquality metrics with
blockchains
Cloud Computing track:easy microservices
application developmentwith elipse codewind
IoT Mobile & Smart Citiestrack: investigating therelationship between
evolutionary coupling andsoftware bug-proneness
Ensure you complete yourfull sticker set. Visit us atthe IBM Developer booth
in the expo today.
Starting off the day withan awesome keynote by
Amber Simpson
CASCON x Evoke 2020November 9 - 13 at the
Metro Toronto ConventionCentre!
Opening ceremony day 3!
Gala about to begin!
Cloud Computing track -3rd workshop onAdvances in open
Runtime Technology forcloud computing
AI, Blockchai,n & Roboticstrack: Blockchain
Hyperledger and smartcontracts (oh my!)
Quantum Computing track- challenges and
opportunities
IoT Mobile & Smart Citiestrack - developing a
complete watershed IOCplatform through
integrated stakeholdercollaboration
From Casual Gaming toMaking Millions: A Deep
Dive Into the Fast GrowingEsports Industry
AI, Blockchain, & Robotics- what's beyond crypottrading? The future FXtrading empowered by
stablecoin
Embracing retaildisruption: technologytransformation at HBC
Extended Reality &Gaming track - breaking
into the VR/AR industry asa developer, designer, or
non-technical role
IoT, Mobile, & Smart Citiestrack - hands on
workshop: sentimentanalysis using Watson
cloud services
AI, Blockchain, & Roboticstrack - Deep learning brainregions in Harvard-OxfordAtlas using SegNet model
Main hall - Future Growthin the Space Sector by
Sylvain Laporte
Quantum Computing track- quantum computing:
challenges andopportunities
AI, Blockchain, & Roboticstrack - Do it yourself
natural languageprocessing forpractitioners
Cloud Computing Track -3rd Workshop onAdvances in Open
Runtime Technology forCloud Computing
CASCON x EVOKE 2019
Overall Schedule (Generated on Nov 6, 2019 at 3:30pm. See http://cascon.ca for the latest version and details)
Monday Nov 4, 2019
Monday 360 Expo(Conf. Centre 1, 2)
360 Main Hall(Conf. Centre 3, 4, 5)
AI, Blockchain & Robotics(Markham Ballroom B)
AI, Extended Reality& Gaming
(Elm2)Cloud Computing
(Markham Ballroom A)Compilers, Languages &
Runtimes(Violet-Orchid)
Everything Data(Primrose)
IoT, Mobile & Smart Cities(Elm1)
Privacy & Security(Evergreen)
Quantum Computing(Markham Ballroom C)
Software Engineering(Jasmine)
Systems & Innovations(Holly-Butternut) Monday
07:00 -08:00 Expo set up Registration starts at 7am
Track rooms closed
07:00 -08:00
08:00 -09:00 Expo executive walkthrough Coffee and pastries 08:00 -
09:00
09:00 -09:15
Expo
B1 - Intelligent Execution Logs andPerformance Metrics Analytics forPredicting Future Run-time IssuesB2 - REST APIs with LoopBack 4and OpenAPI 3B3 - Finding Bad GuysB4 - Applying Active Supervisionfor Improved Data Validation inDB2B5 - AOT Compilation in OMR:Relocations APIB6 - A road map for decreasingstartup time in OpenJ9 with atemplate-based JITB7 - Create and Test APIs locally onlaptop with API ConnectB8 - Privacy-Compliant DataCollection using BlockchainsB9 - Detection of phishing kit trafficB10 - Context Based Evaluation ofDimensionality ReductionAlgorithms - Experiments andStatistical Significance AnalysisB11 - An Ahead-of-TimeCompilation Pipeline for a SimpleSmalltalk Virtual Machine in EclipseOMRB12 - Defining and relocating staticsymbols in OMR JitBuilderB13 - Computational ImpactAnalysis of Node.js ParallelizationModules under Scalability TestsB14 - Investigating Postmortemdebugging tools for Node.jsApplicationsB15 - Building AArch64 Support forEclipse OpenJ9 and Eclipse OMRB16 - Classification of Tabular datavia Neural NetworksB17 - Victim or Attacker? A Multi-dataset Domain Classification ofPhishing AttacksB18 - Variability aware analysis ofC++ codeB19 - Dogfooding: use IBM Cloudservices to monitor IBM CloudinfrastructureB20 - GALO: Guided automatedlearning for query workload re-optimizationB21 - Towards ContinuousMonitoring in PersonalizedHealthcare through Digital TwinsB22 - Smoothing Paths usingTemporal Video Object DetectorsB23 - Predicting Reasonable NoticeAwards on Termination ofEmployment Using Deep LearningB24 - Failure Scenarios inKubernetes Enabled Voice GatewayB25 - Sustainable WatershedIntegrated Management (SWIM): Adata collaboration platform to enableIntegrated Watershed Management
Opening remarks from theMayor of Markham
09:00 -09:15
09:15 -09:30
Opening remarks from thehost
09:15 -09:30
09:30 -09:45
Keynote by Robert Herjavec
09:30 -09:45
09:45 -10:00
09:45 -10:00
10:00 -10:15
10:00 -10:15
10:15 -10:30
10:15 -10:30
10:30 -10:45 Morning Break 10:30 -
10:45
10:45 -11:00 Fireside Chat: From music to
entrepreneurship(Cancelled) Dev Talk: The Unintended
Consequences of Platforms
Dev Talk: Experiencingcontent is changing from
observation toimmersion
Research Paper: Optimizingserverless computing:
Introducing an adaptivefunction placement algorithm
Position Paper: Ahead-of-TimeCompilation in OMR: Overview
and First Steps(10:45 to 11:05)
Position Paper: A Roadmap forExtending MicroJIT: a Lightweight
Just-in-Time Compiler forDecreasing Startup Time
(11:10 to 11:30)
Position Paper: Towards ContinuousSurveillance and Personalized Medical
Treatments in Precision Medicinethrough Digital Twins
(10:45 to 11:05)
Position Paper: Interpreting financialtime series with SHAP values
(11:10 to 11:30)
Dev Talk: Leveraging AI forBetter User Insights
Dev Talk: The importance ofprivacy protection in the age of
technology
(Cancelled) Dev Talk: ADeep Dive in the
Engineering and DataTalent Market
Experience Report Paper: ValidationProcess for Services Produced by
Digital Transformation(10:45 to 11:05)
Position Paper: SAT Solvers andComputer Algebra Systems: A
Powerful Combination forMathematics
(11:10 to 11:30)
10:45 -11:00
11:00 -11:15 11:00 -
11:15
11:15 -11:30
Dev Talk: Leveraging Datafor Marketing
Research Paper: Decentralized DeliveryNetwork of IoT Update Files Based on
Ethereum Smart Contracts andBlockchain Technology
Dev Talk: Defining ANew Medical Era;
Virtual Hospitals forDeveloping Countries Position Paper: Research
Challenges in Query Processingand Data Analytics on the Edge
Research Paper: On theDistribution of Test Smells in
Open Source AndroidApplications: An Exploratory
Study
Research Paper: Using z14 Fused-Multiply-Add Instructions to
Accelerate Elliptic CurveCryptography
Research Paper: RankingCo-change Candidates of
Micro-Clones
11:15 -11:30
11:30 -11:45
Dev Talk: EnhancingPediatric Patient
Experiences UsingAugmented Reality
Dev Talk: Creating a data-driven
culture in the public sector
11:30 -11:45
11:45 -12:00
Fireside Chat: From start-upto scale-up - growing andscaling a startup in todays
tech landscape
Research Paper: Classification ofHistopathological Biopsy Images UsingEnsemble of Deep Learning Networks
Dev Talk: Demo byInStage
Dev Talk: New era of finance inemerging technologies & women
in emerging technologies
Research Paper: AndroVul: ADataset of Security Vulnerabilities
in Android Applications
Research Paper: BehindThe Scenes: Developers’
Perception of Multi-language Practices
Dev Talk: When Innovation Works
11:45 -12:00
12:00 -12:15 12:00 -
12:15
12:15 -12:30
Lunch Tracks room closed
12:15 -12:30
12:30 -12:45
12:30 -12:45
12:45 -13:00
12:45 -13:00
13:00 -13:15 Dev Talk: Rising Stars -
Young talent drivinginnovation in tech
Dev Talk: Db2 an AI DatabaseDev Talk: BeyondGaming, Ubisoft
initiatives in Education
Workshop: The 11th CASCONWorkshop on Cloud Computing
Workshop: 14th Workshop onChallenges for Parallel Computing
Dev Talk: Internet of Things - How ourworld is evolving
Research Paper: Hazard Analysisof Interoperability Conformance
Profiles - An Industrial CaseStudy in Healthcare
Dev Talk: Quantum Computing:a New Paradigm in
Computational Biology
Workshop: Mining andExploration of Attributed
Graphs: Theory andApplications
Hands-on Workshop: How canOpenShift accelerate your Kubernetes
adoption
13:00 -13:15
13:15 -13:30 13:15 -
13:30
13:30 -13:45 Fireside Chat: How do we
encourage more women topursue careers in STEM?
Dev Talk: Exploring the path towards acomplete Autonomous Decentralized
Governance
Dev Talk: Journey fromSoftware Developer to
AI Developer
Dev Talk: Privacy-preserving DataScience
Position Paper: CDCL(Crypto)SAT Solvers for Cryptanalysis
(13:30 to 13:50) Dev Talk: Practical QuantumComputing with D-Wave
13:30 -13:45
13:45 -14:00 13:45 -
14:00
14:00 -14:15
Panel Discussion: Industry,education or research?
Helping students decidewhat’s next
Dev Talk: Understanding NaturalLanguage Processing
Panel Discussion: Driving profitabilitythrough data
Panel Discussion: Innovation inDigital Platforms & Ecosystems
14:00 -14:15
14:15 -14:30 14:15 -
14:30
14:30 -14:45
Dev Talk: AI Ethics and ForesightDesign 14:30 -
14:45
14:45 -15:00
Dev Talk: The Next Internet:An Interconnected Networkof Brains Communicating
Telepathically Afternoon break
14:45 -15:00
15:00 -15:15 Afternoon break 15:00 -
15:15
15:15 -15:30
Tech for good pitchcompetition
Dev Talk: AI In The Insurance Industry Dev Talk: A Lean and Mean
Java Virtual Machine for theCloud
Dev Talk: Compiler DevelopmentChallenges
Hands-on Workshop: IBM CognosAnalytics - Unearth hidden insights
with a personalized analyticsexperience driven by AI
Hands-on Workshop: Optimizingcommute time with IBM Watson
Studio
Dev Talk: Threat IntelligenceResearch and Operations
Traversing the Uncanny Valleybetween Research and AutomatedOperations -XAThreat Intelligence
Dev Talk: Quantum ComputingAdvancement and its Security
and Operational Implications forthe Enterprises
Dev Talk: CognitiveSoftware Delivery and
Testing
Hands-on Workshop: NLP Hands-onWorkshop Series Session 1: Extractingmeaning from text using a notebook in
Watson Studio
15:15 -15:30
15:30 -15:45 15:30 -
15:45
15:45 -16:00 Dev talk: Revolutionizing tech for good
in blockchain
Dev Talk: Humanity &AI: Preparing for an
Intelligent Future
Dev Talk: Infrastructure as codeusing Terraform
Dev Talk: A New and Smart Wayto Build Cloud-Native
Microservices - MicroProfile
Dev Talk: Secure Engineering andData Privacy Best Practices for
Cloud Workloads
Research Paper: PredictingBug Report Fields Using
Stack Traces andCategorical Attributes
15:45 -16:00
16:00 -16:15 16:00 -
16:15
16:15 -16:30
Panel Discussion:Esports: An Emerging
Industry for the Leadersof Tomorrow
Experience Report Paper: AProactive System to AllocateVirtual Machines in Clouds
using Autoregression(16:15 to 16:35)
Experience Report Paper:Dogfooding: use IBM Cloud
services to monitor IBM Cloudinfrastructure
(16:40 to 17:00)
Dev Talk: Thoughts on ConnectedVehicles Security: from theperspective of a Woman in
Cybersecurity
Dev Talk: The evolvingsoftware development
functions
16:15 -16:30
16:30 -16:45 Research Paper: A Fog Computing
Framework for Autonomous DrivingAssist: Architecture, Experiments, and
Challenges
16:30 -16:45
16:45 -17:00 16:45 -
17:00
17:00 -17:15
Keynote by Ann Cavoukian Track rooms closed
17:00 -17:15
17:15 -17:30
17:15 -17:30
17:30 -17:45
17:30 -17:45
17:45 -18:00
17:45 -18:00
Tuesday Nov 5, 2019
Tuesday 360 Expo(Conf. Centre 1, 2)
360 Main Hall(Conf. Centre 3, 4, 5)
AI, Blockchain &Robotics
(Markham Ballroom B)
AI, Extended Reality &Gaming(Elm2)
Cloud Computing(Markham Ballroom A)
Compilers, Languages &Runtimes
(Violet-Orchid)Everything Data
(Primrose)IoT, Mobile & Smart Cities
(Elm1)Privacy & Security
(Evergreen)
QuantumComputing(Markham
Ballroom C)
Software Engineering(Jasmine)
Systems & Innovations(Holly-Butternut) Tuesday
07:00 -08:00
Expo set upRegistration starts at 7am
Track rooms closed
07:00 -08:00
08:00 -09:00 Coffee and pastries 08:00 -
09:00
09:00 -09:15
Expo
B1 - Executable modelingframework applied overexisting domain applicationsand business rulesB2 - Taint-Things: AnAutomated Approach forPrivacy Leakage Identificationin IoT AppsB3 - XDocker: A Cross-Platform Tool for ContinuousDevelopmentB4 - Design Guidelines toOvercome ContinuousDevelopment AdoptionChallengesB5 - Detecting Misuses ofCrypto APIsB6 - Smart Cache in DatabaseSystems: A Predictive SelfLearning MethodB7 - Towards OptimizedScaling in JavaScriptSimulationsB8 - Easy Cloud-NativeDevelopment with EclipseCodewindB9 - OpenJ9: ImprovedPerformance with Value-Typesin JavaB10 - Watson Assistant DialogVisualization & Auto-GenerationB11 - An Analysis of the Scaleof the "Game Hack" ScamB12 - A Comparative Analysisof Microservice ExtractionTechniquesB13 - ChYP - Check YourPrivilege in IoT AppsB14 - A Mutation Frameworkfor Evaluating SecurityAnalysis tools in IoTApplicationsB15 - Efficient Compiler-Driven Pointer CompressionB16 - A Model-basedMiddleware for ContinuousSotfware Evolution at Run-timeB17 - Integration of Top-kpublish/subscribe in Real-TimeBiddingB18 - Balancing performance,security and cost tradeoffs ofBlockchain in IoT applications:A comparative studyB19 - Evolving Java for Non-Volatile MemoryB20 - AccelerationOpportunities in General-Purpose Linear AlgebraApplications via PolyhedralAnalysis and EigenizationB21 - Accelerating PythonCode Using JitBuilderB22 - Susereum: A BlockchainBased Reward Structure forSustainable SoftwareB23 - finsm.io - A User-Friendly Framework ForCreating and Testing FiniteState MachinesB24 - Continuous OptimizationModel for InstructionSchedulingB25 - A Technique for FindingOptimal Program LaunchParameters Targeting ManycoreAccelerators
Opening remarks 09:00 -09:15
09:15 -09:30
Keynote by Rob Thomas
09:15 -09:30
09:30 -09:45
09:30 -09:45
09:45 -10:00
09:45 -10:00
10:00 -10:15 Dev Talk: The first "no" is a
suggestion
10:00 -10:15
10:15 -10:30
10:15 -10:30
10:30 -10:45 Morning Break 10:30 -
10:45
10:45 -11:00 Dev Talk: Future Growth
Opportunities in the SpaceSector
Dev Talk: Do-It-YourselfNatural Language
Processing forPractitioners
Dev Talk: How do XRstartups get enterprise
clients?
Workshop: 3rd Workshop onAdvances in Open Runtime
Technology for CloudComputing - Part 1
Research Paper: State of Practicesof Java Native Interface
Research Paper: A semi-automatedFramework for Migrating Web
applications from SQL to DocumentOriented NoSQL Database
Research Paper: Generative AdversarialNetworks in Designing ElectromagneticEngineered Surfaces for mm-Wave Band
Spectrum Environments
Hands-On Workshop: Build, Deployand Administer Microservices using
Kubernetes and IBM Cloud APIManagement - Part 1
Workshop:Quantum
Computing:Challenges and
Opportunities - Part1
Research Paper: Comparison of block-basedand hybrid-based programming
environments in transferring programmingskills to text-based environment
Hands-On Workshop: NLP Hands-on Workshop Series Session 2:
Creating a custom language model tooptimize NLP results
10:45 -11:00
11:00 -11:15
11:00 -11:15
11:15 -11:30 Dev talk: The next era of
computing, Edge
Research Paper: DeepLearning Brain Regions in
Harvard-Oxford Atlasusing SegNet Model
Panel Discussion: Breakinginto the VR/AR industry as
a developer, designer ornon-technical role
Research Paper: LL(k)Optimization of a NetworkProtocol Parser Generator
Research Paper: City on the River:Visualizing Temporal Collaboration
Hands-On Workshop: Sentiment Analysisusing Watson Cloud Services - Part 1
Research Paper: SolUnit: a Framework forReducing Execution Time of Smart Contract
Unit Tests
11:15 -11:30
11:30 -11:45
11:30 -11:45
11:45 -12:00 Dev Talk: Deep Learning for
Self Driving
Research Paper: Pattern-based Transformation of
SysML Models into FaultTree Models
Dev Talk: Kabanero: Developing,Designing More Cloud-Native
Applications Faster whileManaging with Confidence
Dev Talk: Data and AI: How AIDisrupts Our Relationship with
Computers
Research Paper: Detection of FeatureInteraction in Dynamic Scripting Languages
11:45 -12:00
12:00 -12:15 12:00 -
12:15
12:15 -12:30
Lunch Tracks room closed
12:15 -12:30
12:30 -12:45
12:30 -12:45
12:45 -13:00
12:45 -13:00
13:00 -13:15 Dev Talk: Embracing Retail
Disruption: TechnologyTransformation at HBC
Workshop: 3rd Workshop onAdvances in Open Runtime
Technology for CloudComputing - Part 2
Dev Talk: Jakarta for dummEEs! Dev Talk: Data and Analytics
Hands-On Workshop: Sentiment Analysisusing Watson Cloud Services - Part 2
Hands-On Workshop: Build, Deployand Administer Microservices using
Kubernetes and IBM Cloud APIManagement - Part 2
Workshop:Quantum
Computing:Challenges and
Opportunities - Part2
Hands-On Workshop: Write scalable andextensible Node.js applications using
LoopBack 4
Hands-On Workshop: Develop animage classification model withWatson Visual Recognition and
Watson Studio - Part 1
13:00 -13:15
13:15 -13:30 13:15 -
13:30
13:30 -13:45 Dev Talk: Ethics of Artificial
Intelligence
Dev Talk: What’s beyondcrypto trading? The futureFX trading empowered by
stablecoin
Dev Talk: Reacting to the Future
of Application Architecture Dev Talk: AI and Data in Health Care
13:30 -13:45
13:45 -14:00 13:45 -
14:00
14:00 -14:15
Panel Discussion: From casualgaming to making millions: a
deep dive into the fast-growingesports industry
Dev Talk: Time for achange – from theBasement to the
Boardroom Dev Talk: Women in XR
Hands-On Workshop: Hands-onWorkshop on Fast, Efficient &
Seriously Open Cloud-Native Java- Part 1
Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion:Trends in data for the coming decade:
perspectives from research andindustry
14:00 -14:15
14:15 -14:30
14:15 -14:30
14:30 -14:45 14:30 -
14:45
14:45 -15:00 Dev Talk: Scamming Gamers
Afternoon break
14:45 -15:00
15:00 -15:15 Afternoon break 15:00 -
15:15
15:15 -15:30
Tech For Good PitchCompetition Finals
Workshop: Blockchain,Hyperledger and Smart
Contracts (Oh my!)
Workshop: 3rd Workshop onAdvances in Open Runtime
Technology for CloudComputing - Part 3
Hands-On Workshop: Hands-onWorkshop on Fast, Efficient &
Seriously Open Cloud-Native Java- Part 2
Workshop: Barriers to Data ScienceAdoption: Why Existing Frameworks
aren't Working
Workshop: Developing a CompleteWatershed IOC Platform through
Integrated Stakeholder Collaboration
Dev Talk: Automate your SecurityAnalysts - The how, what, why, when
and where of applied ThreatIntelligence
Workshop:Quantum
Computing:Challenges and
Opportunities - Part3
Dev Talk: Disrupting the DatabaseLandscape with KeyDB and Intel®Optane™ DC Persistent Memory
Hands-On Workshop: Develop animage classification model withWatson Visual Recognition and
Watson Studio - Part 2
15:15 -15:30
15:30 -15:45 15:30 -
15:45
15:45 -16:00 Research Paper: An Unsupervised
Feature Selection Approach forEffective Cyber-Physical Attack
Detection and Identification
Dev Talk: Moving from the lab to large scalemanufacturing, how to turn data scienceresearch efforts into tangible products
15:45 -16:00
16:00 -16:15 16:00 -
16:15
16:15 -16:30
Dev Talk: NISQ-y Business:Quantum Computing's Coming
of Age
Research Paper: Rule-based SecurityManagement System for Data-
Intensive Applications
16:15 -16:30
16:30 -16:45
Dev Talk: Exploring emergine technologiesin engineering
16:30 -16:45
16:45 -17:00 16:45 -
17:00
17:00 -17:15
Keynote by Brad Micklea
Track rooms closed
17:00 -17:15
17:15 -17:30
17:15 -17:30
17:30 -17:45
17:30 -17:45
17:45 -18:00
17:45 -18:00
18:00 -18:30 Gala Registration 18:00 -
18:30
18:30 -21:30 Gala - CASCON x EVOKE Awards Reception 18:30 -
21:30
Wednesday Nov 6, 2019
Wednesday 360 Expo(Conf. Centre 1, 2)
360 Main Hall(Conf. Centre 3, 4, 5)
AI, Blockchain & Robotics(Markham Ballroom B)
AI, Extended Reality & Gaming(Elm2)
Cloud Computing(Markham Ballroom A)
Compilers,Languages &
Runtimes(Violet-Orchid)
Everything Data(Primrose)
IoT, Mobile & Smart Cities(Elm1)
Privacy & Security(Evergreen)
Quantum Computing(Markham Ballroom C)
Software Engineering(Jasmine)
Systems & Innovations(Holly-Butternut) Wednesday
07:00 -08:00 Expo set up Registration starts at 7am
Track rooms closed
07:00 -08:00
08:00 -09:00 Expo executive walkthrough Coffee and pastries 08:00 -
09:00
09:00 -09:15
Expo
B1 - Auto-scaler as a Servicefor Private/Public CloudDeploymentsB2 - Optimizing JIT-As-A-Service with Global CodeCaching and PrefetchingB3 - Machine Learning basedoptimization for databaseworkloadsB4 - LLVM Analysis to selectoptimal loop unroll factorB5 - AI for Enabling EfficientV2V and V2I DataCommunicationB6 - An Enterprise AnsweringSystem for CollaborativeQuestion Answering PlatformsB7 - Data Profiling for StorageOptimization using IBMStreaming AnalyticsB8 - Neonatal MotionDetection and Classificationfrom Pressure Sensitive Matand RGB-D VideoB9 - Internet-of-Thingssolutions for Smart Campuses:A comparative study ofclustering techniquesB10 - Analysis-DrivenFunction InliningB11 - Detecting SemanticSimilarities in SoftwareRequirementsB12 - OMPSan: StaticVerification of OpenMP’s DataMapping ConstructsB13 - Test APIs withoutwriting a single line of codeB14 - Virtual Machinesmigration detection on cloudinfrastructuresB15 - Regression TestingSelection for Microservice-based ApplicationsB16 - Quantum ProblemSolving and Algorithm Designon the IBM Q PlatformB17 - Towards a Web-BasedSecured Natural LanguageQuery PlatformB18 - Bike to the Future:Gaming with JavaMicroservicesB19 - Efficient MemoryFootprint Reduction for JavaPerformanceB20 - Runtime AutomaticParallelization of JVM andOMR applicationsB21 - Leveraging SolutionCatalogues for DesigningEnterprise Cognitive SystemsB22 - Shortcomings in thecurrent state of promoterclassification using frameworksfrom machine learningB23 - Deepsmith - DeepLearning Application forFuzzing Java CompilersB24 - Planning Analytics - Anew era of agile planning andexploratory analyticsB25 - Automatic EventCategorizer
Opening remarks
09:00 -09:15
09:15 -09:30
09:15 -09:30
09:30 -09:45
Keynote by Amber Simpson
09:30 -09:45
09:45 -10:00
09:45 -10:00
10:00 -10:15
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10:15 -10:30
10:15 -10:30
10:30 -10:45 Morning Break 10:30 -
10:45
10:45 -11:00
Panel Discussion: Privacy andSecurity Panel
Hands-On Workshop:Distributed Software Health and
Quality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 1
(Cancelled) Dev Talk: The future of extendedreality
Hands-On Workshop: EasyMicroservices ApplicationDevelopment with Eclipse
Codewind
Workshop:Compiler-Driven
PerformanceWorkshop - Part 1
Research Paper: Predicting studentperformance using data from an Auto-
grading system
Research Paper: Investigating theRelationship between Evolutionary
Coupling and Software Bug-proneness
Hands-On Workshop: How toEnable Your Mission Critical
Applications on Db2 onCloud
Hands-On Workshop: QuantumComputing: IBM Q & Qiskit
Experience and Applications -Part 1
Hands-On Workshop:Two functional MDDsfor the Price of One -
Part 1
Dev Talk: Understanding the futureof emerging networking
technologies
10:45 -11:00
11:00 -11:15
11:00 -11:15
11:15 -11:30
Panel Discussion: Diversity in Emerging Tech
Research Paper: Framework, Model andTool Use in Higher EducationEnterprise Architecture: An
International Survey
Research Paper: A Survey ofUtilizing User-Reviews Posted on
Google Play Store
Dev Talk: What are security tokensand are they the future of securities?
11:15 -11:30
11:30 -11:45
Panel Discussion: Infusinguniversity research into products. A
Canadian perspective
11:30 -11:45
11:45 -12:00 Research Paper: Analyzing and
Visualizing the Canadian ResearchLandscape
Research Paper: A Multi-Dimensional Quality Analysis of
Android ApplicationsDev Talk: What's next in AI
11:45 -12:00
12:00 -12:15 12:00 -
12:15
12:15 -12:30
Lunch Tracks room closed
12:15 -12:30
12:30 -12:45
12:30 -12:45
12:45 -13:00
12:45 -13:00
13:00 -13:15
Starting and scaling a business intoday's technology landscape
Hands-On Workshop:Distributed Software Health and
Quality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 2
Workshop: Taming Servicesfor IBM Cloud - Part 1
Workshop:Compiler-Driven
PerformanceWorkshop - Part 2
Workshop: Risk Analytics and ArtificialIntelligence in Finance - Part 1
Hands-On Workshop: A Hands-onTutorial on Deep Learning for
Object and Pattern Recognition -Part 1
Workshop: KubernetesSecurity and Access
Management
Hands-On Workshop: QuantumComputing: IBM Q & Qiskit
Experience and Applications -Part 2
Hands-On Workshop:Two functional MDDsfor the Price of One -
Part 2
Hands-On Workshop: DeployCloud-Native Microservices into
Kubernetes using CuratedApplication Stacks
13:00 -13:15
13:15 -13:30 13:15 -
13:30
13:30 -13:45 13:30 -
13:45
13:45 -14:00 13:45 -
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Panel Discussion: Will blockchaindisrupt the healthcare industry?
14:00 -14:15
14:15 -14:30 14:15 -
14:30
14:30 -14:45 14:30 -
14:45
14:45 -15:00
Dev Talk: HarnessingComputational Power: Quantum
Technology and it’sMultidimensional Applications Afternoon break
14:45 -15:00
15:00 -15:15 Afternoon break 15:00 -
15:15
15:15 -15:30 Dev Talk: Advertising, marketing
& media - how technology isadvancing these industries
Hands-On Workshop:Distributed Software Health and
Quality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 3
Fireside chat: The impact of AI - current andexpected real world applications and benefits,the transformation of jobs or future industry
trends
Workshop: Taming Servicesfor IBM Cloud - Part 2
Workshop:Compiler-Driven
PerformanceWorkshop - Part 3
Workshop: Risk Analytics and ArtificialIntelligence in Finance - Part 2
Hands-On Workshop: A Hands-onTutorial on Deep Learning for
Object and Pattern Recognition -Part 2
Panel Discussion: At theintersection of AI & Security
Hands-On Workshop: QuantumComputing: IBM Q & Qiskit
Experience and Applications -Part 3
Hands-On Workshop:Two functional MDDsfor the Price of One -
Part 3
Workshop: Fourth Annual Workshopon Data-Driven Knowledge
Mobilization
15:15 -15:30
15:30 -15:45
15:30 -15:45
15:45 -16:00 Dev Talk: The Future of Work in a
Digital World
15:45 -16:00
16:00 -16:15 16:00 -
16:15
16:15 -16:30 Fireside Chat: Using mobile apps
as a a catalyst to drive brandgrowth and engagement
16:15 -16:30
16:30 -16:45 16:30 -
16:45
16:45 -17:00
Panel Discussion: Would you letyour child become a 'kid
influencer'?
16:45 -17:00
17:00 -17:15
Track rooms closed
17:00 -17:15
17:15 -17:30
17:15 -17:30
17:30 -17:35 People's Choice Award (5 mins) 17:30 -
17:35
17:35 -17:45 Dev Talk: Unicorn Culture: The
foundations of billion dollarcompanies
17:35 -17:45
17:45 -18:00
17:45 -18:00
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Dev Talks
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
MondayNov 4
10:45-11:15
The UnintendedConsequences ofPlatforms
MatthewSpoke
AionFoundation
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
10:45-11:15
The importance ofprivacy protection inthe age oftechnology
Robin Gould-Soil
HSBCPrivacy &Security
Evergreen
MondayNov 4
10:45-11:15
A Deep Dive in theEngineering andData Talent Market
JoshuaO'Grady
Sprout.FitSoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
MondayNov 4
10:45-11:15
Leveraging AI forBetter User Insights
MeganMekitiak
Plastic HavasIoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
MondayNov 4
10:45-11:15
Experiencing contentis changing fromobservation toimmersion
Blair Renaud IRIS VR
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
MondayNov 4
11:15-11:30
De�ning A NewMedical Era; VirtualHospitals forDevelopingCountries
Riya MehtaThe KnowlegeSociety (TKS)
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
MondayNov 4
11:15-11:45
Leveraging Data forMarketing
SwishGoswarmi
Trufan.io360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
MondayNov 4
11:30-11:45
Enhancing PediatricPatient ExperiencesUsing AugmentedReality
Arnav ShahThe KnowlegeSociety (TKS)
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
MondayNov 4
11:30-12:00
Creating a data-driven culture in thepublic sector
MatthewTenney
City of TorontoEverythingData
Primrose
MondayNov 4
11:45-12:15
New era of �nance inemergingtechnologies &women in emergingtechnologies
Othalia Doe-Bruce
InnovFinConsulting Inc
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
MondayNov 4
11:45-12:15
When InnovationWorks
FatemaPirone
CIBCSystems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
MondayNov 4
11:45-12:15
Demo by InStageImranMouna
InStage
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
MondayNov 4
13:00-13:30
Rising Stars: Youngtalent drivinginnovation in tech
Gracelyn Shi,Shifra Khan,AnanyaChadha
The KnowlegeSociety
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
MondayNov 4
13:00-13:30
Db2 an AI DatabasePiotrMierzejewski
IBM CanadaLtd.
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
13:00-13:30
Beyond Gaming,Ubisoft initiatives inEducation
OlivierPalmieri
UbisoftMontreal
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
MondayNov 4
13:00-13:30
Internet of Things -How our world isevolving
NavjeetGrewal
CIBCIoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
MondayNov 4
13:00-13:30
QuantumComputing: a NewParadigm inComputationalBiology
Maggie LiThe KnowlegeSociety (TKS)
QuantumComputing
MarkhamBallroom C
MondayNov 4
13:30-13:45
Journey fromSoftware Developerto AI Developer
Rahat YasirIntact FinancialCorperation
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
MondayNov 4
13:30-14:00
Exploring the pathtowards a completeAutonomousDecentralizedGovernance
Tou� Saliba Toda.NetworkAI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
13:30-14:00
Privacy-preservingData Science
MonicaHolboke
CryptoNumericsEverythingData
Primrose
MondayNov 4
13:30-14:00
Practical QuantumComputing with D-Wave
AlexanderCondello
D-WaveSystems Inc
QuantumComputing
MarkhamBallroom C
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
MondayNov 4
14:00-14:30
UnderstandingNatural LanguageProcessing
KarthikBalakrishnan
Wysdom.AIAI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
14:30-14:45
AI Ethics andForesight Design
Tania DeGasperis
OCADUniversity
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
14:45-15:00
The Next Internet: AnInterconnectedNetwork of BrainsCommunicatingTelepathically
Michael YeThe KnowlegeSociety
360 MainHall
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
CompilerDevelopmentChallenges
Kit BartonIBM CanadaLtd.
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchird
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
Quantum ComputingAdvancement and itsSecurity andOperationalImplications for theEnterprises
Dr. AttyMashatan
RyersonUniversity
QuantumComputing
MarkhamBallroom C
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
A Lean and MeanJava Virtual Machinefor the Cloud
Marius PirvuIBM CanadaLtd.
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroom A
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
AI In The InsuranceIndustry
Abdollah G.Dehnashi
Genellipse Inc.AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
Threat IntelligenceResearch andOperations
Ron Williams IBMPrivacy &Security
Evergreen
MondayNov 4
15:15-15:45
Cognitive SoftwareDelivery and Testing
Kevin Smith IBMSoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
MondayNov 4
15:45-16:15
Humanity & AI:Preparing for anIntelligent Future
ShalevLifshitz
SickKidsHospital
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm 2
MondayNov 4
15:45-16:15
Secure Engineeringand Data PrivacyBest Practices forCloud Workloads
James TMulvey
IBMPrivacy &Security
Evergreen
MondayNov 4
15:45-16:15
A New and SmartWay to Build Cloud-Native Microservices- MicroPro�le
AlasdairNottingham,Cindy High
IBMCompilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
MondayNov 4
15:45-16:15
Infrastructure ascode usingTerraform
RaduMateescu
IBMCloudComputing
MarkhamBallroom A
MondayNov 4
15:45-16:15
Revolutionizing techfor good inblockchain
Emma ToddMMHBlockchainGroup
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
MondayNov 4
16:15-16:45
Thoughts onConnected VehiclesSecurity: from theperspective of aWoman inCybersecurity
Ikjot Saini
Women inCyber SecurityWindsorStudent Chapter
Privacy &Security
Evergreen
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
MondayNov 4
16:15-16:45
The evolvingsoftwaredevelopmentfunctions
Rohan Nair Highline BetaSoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
MondayNov 4
16:30-17:00
The �rst "no" is asuggestion
MelodyAdhami
Havas Canada360 MainHall
ConfCentre3/4/5
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-11:15
Future GrowthOpportunities in theSpace Sector
SylvainLaporte
Canadian SpaceAgency
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-11:15
Do-It-YourselfNatural LanguageProcessing forPractitioners
Susan LiKognitivCorperation
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-11:15
How do XR startupsget enterpriseclients?r
AlanSmithson
MetaVRse
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
TuesdayNov 5
11:45-12:15
Deep Learning forSelf Driving
Inmar Givoni Uber ATG360 MainHall
ConfCentre3,4,5
TuesdayNov 5
11:45-12:15
Kabanero:Developing,Designing MoreCloud-NativeApplications Fasterwhile Managing withCon�dence
Tim deBoerIBM CanadaLtd.
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
TuesdayNov 5
11:45-12:15
Data and AI: How AIDisrupts OurRelationship withComputers
SamLightstone
IBM CanadaLtd.
EverythingData
Primrose
TuesdayNov 5
13:00-13:30
How do we identifythe Blockchainstartups that willsurvive?
MohamedEL KANDRI
SmartTransformation
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
TuesdayNov 5
13:00-13:30
Jakarta fordummEEs!
Kevin Sutter,Cindy High
IBMCompilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
TuesdayNov 5
13:00-13:30
Data and AnalyticsJansenSullivan
Good WeekendCo
EverythingData
Primrose
TuesdayNov 5
13:30-14:00
Ethics of Arti�cialIntelligence
StevenAstorino
IBM CanadaLtd.
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
TuesdayNov 5
13:30-14:00
What’s beyondcrypto trading? Thefuture FX tradingempowered bystablecoin
Adam Cai VirgoCX Inc.AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallrom B
TuesdayNov 5
13:30-14:00
AI and Data in HealthCare
MatthewMozaffari
SpeerEverythingData
Primrose
TuesdayNov 5
13:30-14:00
Reacting to theFuture of ApplicationArchitecture
Iain Lewis IBMCompilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
TuesdayNov 5
14:00-14:30
Time for a change –from the Basementto the Boardroom
Taras Kulyk Alt 5 SigmaAI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroom B
TuesdayNov 5
14:00-14:45
Women in XRJulieSmithson
XR IgniteCommunity Hub& Virtual-Accelerator
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
TuesdayNov 5
14:45-15:00
Scaming GamersGuy-VincentJourdan
University ofOttawa
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
TuesdayNov 5
15:15-15:45
Automate yourSecurity Analysts -The how, what, why,when and where ofapplied ThreatIntelligence
Ron Williams IBMPrivacy &Security
Evergreen
TuesdayNov 5
15:15-15:45
Disrupting theDatabase Landscapewith KeyDB andIntel® Optane™ DCPersistent Memory
BenSchermel
EQ AlphaTechnology(KeyDB)
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
TuesdayNov 5
15:45-16:15
Moving from the labto large scalemanufacturing, howto turn data scienceresearch efforts intotangible products
MohammedRidwanul
DessaSoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
TuesdayNov 5
16:15-17:00
NISQ-y Business:QuantumComputing's Comingof Age
NicholasBronn
IBM360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
TuesdayNov 5
16:30-17:00
Exploring emerginetechnologies inengineering
Peng-SangCau
TransformixEngineering Inc.
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
TuesdayNov 5
16:30-17:00
Exploring emerginetechnologies inengineering
Peng-SangCau
TransformixEngineering Inc.
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-11:15
The future ofextended reality
J. LeeWilliams
Occupied VRInc.
AI,ExtendedReality &Gaming
Elm2
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-11:15
Understanding thefuture of emergingnetworkingtechnologies
Irene Katzela Axio4TechSystems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
WednesdayNov 6
11:15-11:45
What are securitytokens and are theythe future ofsecurities?
GraemeMoore
PolymathSystems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
WednesdayNov 6
11:45-12:15
What's next in AI Hamed Shair BMOSystems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
WednesdayNov 6
14:45-15:00
HarnessingComputationalPower: QuantumTechnology and it’sMultidimensionalApplications
Joey MachThe KnowlegeSociety (TKS)
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
Date Time Title Speaker Organization Track Room
WednesdayNov 6
15:15-15:45
Advertising,marketing & media -how technology isadvancing theseindustries
AlexPanousis
Havas Media360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
WednesdayNov 6
15:45-16:15
The Future of Workin a Digital World
ArmughanAhmad
Digital360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
WednesdayNov 6
17:30-18:00
Unicorn Culture: Thefoundations of billiondollar companies
NavidNathoo
The KnowlegeSociety (TKS)
360 MainHall
ConferenceCenter3,4,5
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Congratulations to the Paper Authors!Accepted PapersThank you for your submissions. See you all at CASCON 2019.
Date Time Title Authors Track Room Type
Mon -Nov 4th
10:45
Ahead-of-TimeCompilation in OMR:Overview and FirstSteps
Georgiy Krylov,Gerhard Dueck,Kenneth Kent, DarylMaier and IrwinD'Souza
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
PositionPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
10:45
Towards ContinuousSurveillance andPersonalized MedicalTreatments inPrecision Medicinethrough Digital Twins
Luis F. Rivera, MiguelJiménez, PrashantiAngara, Norha M.Villegas, GabrielTamura and Hausi A.Müller
EverythingData
PrimrosePositionPaper
Date Time Title Authors Track Room Type
Mon -Nov 4th
10:45
Validation Processfor ServicesProduced by DigitalTransformation
Rafael Fazzolino, AuriMarcelo RizzoVincenzi, Sara Silva,Letícia de SouzaSantos, Rejane Mariada Costa Figueiredo,Cristiane SoaresRamos and LuizRibeiro
Systems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
ExperienceReport
Mon -Nov 4th
10:45
OptimizingServerlessComputing:Introducing anAdaptive FunctionPlacement Algorithm
Nima Mahmoudi,Changyuan Lin,Hamzeh Khazaei andMarin Litoiu
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
ResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:10Interpreting �nancialtime series withSHAP values
Karim El Mokhtari, BenPeachey Higdon andAyşe Başar
EverythingData
PrimrosePositionPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:10
SAT Solvers andComputer AlgebraSystems: A PowerfulCombination forMathematics
Curtis Bright, IliasKotsireas and VijayGanesh
Systems &Innovations
Holly-Butternut
PositionPaper
Monday- Nov4th
11:10
A Roadmap forExtending MicroJIT:a Lightweight Just-in-Time Compiler forDecreasing StartupTime
Eric Co�n, ScottYoung, Kenneth Kentand Marius Pirvu
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
PositionPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:15
DecentralizedDelivery Network ofIoT Update FilesBased on EthereumSmart Contracts andBlockchainTechnology
MohammadsalarArbabi and MehdiShajari
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
ResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:15
Research Challengesin Query Processingand Data Analyticson the Edge
Blesson Varghese,Suprio Ray, BhaveshGohil and Sergio Vega
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
PositionPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:15
On the Distribution ofTest Smells in OpenSource AndroidApplications: AnExploratory Study
Anthony Peruma,Khalid Almalki,Christian Newman,Mohamed WiemMkaouer, Ali Ouni andFabio Palomba
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1ResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:15
Using z14 Fused-Multiply-AddInstructions toAccelerate EllipticCurve Cryptography
James You, Curtisd'Alves, Christopher K.Anand, Qi Zhang andBill O'Farrell
Privacy &Security
EvergreenResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:15Ranking Co-changeCandidates of Micro-Clones
Manishankar Mondal,Banani Roy, ChanchalK. Roy and KevinSchneider
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:45
Classi�cation ofHistopathologicalBiopsy Images UsingEnsemble of DeepLearning Networks
Sara HosseinzadehKassani, PeymanHosseinzadehKassani, Michal J.Wesolowski and RalphDeters
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
ResearchPaper
Date Time Title Authors Track Room Type
Mon -Nov 4th
11:45
AndroVul: A Datasetof SecurityVulnerabilities inAndroid Applications
Zakeya Namrud, SèglaKpodjedo andChamseddine Talhi
Privacy &Security
EvergreenResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
11:45
Behind The Scenes:Developers’Perception of Multi-language Practices
Mouna Abidi, ManelGrichi and FoutseKhomh
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
13:00
Hazard Analysis ofInteroperabilityConformancePro�les - AnIndustrial Case Studyin Healthcare
Jens Weber and OscarCosta
Privacy &Security
EvergreenResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
13:30CDCL(Crypto) SATSolvers forCryptanalysis
Saeed Nejati and VijayGanesh
Privacy &Security
EvergreenPositionPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
15:45
Predicting BugReport Fields UsingStack Traces andCategoricalAttributes
Korosh SaborKoochekian,Abdelwahab Hamou-Lhadj, AbdelazizTrabelsi andJameleddine Hassine
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
16:15
A Proactive Systemto Allocate VirtualMachines in Cloudsusing Autoregression
Jasmeet Singh, MarcSt-Hilaire, ShikhareshMajumdar, JordanKurosky and SibylWeng
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
ExperienceReport
Mon -Nov 4th
16:30
A Fog ComputingFramework forAutonomous DrivingAssist: Architecture,Experiments, andChallenges
MuthucumaruMaheswaran, SalmanMemon and TianziYang
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
ResearchPaper
Mon -Nov 4th
16:40
Dogfooding: use IBMCloud services tomonitor IBM Cloudinfrastructure
William Pourmajidi,Andriy Miranskyy, JohnSteinbacher, TonyErwin and DavidGodwin
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
ExperienceReport
Tues -Nov 5th
10:45State of Practices ofJava Native Interface
Manel Grichi, MounaAbidi and Yann-GaëlGuéhéneuc
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
ResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
10:45
A semi-automatedFramework forMigrating Webapplications fromSQL to DocumentOriented NoSQLDatabase
Rahma Al Mahruqi,Manar Alal� andThomas Dean
EverythingData
PrimroseResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
10:45
GenerativeAdversarial Networksin DesigningElectromagneticEngineered Surfacesfor mm-Wave BandSpectrumEnvironments
Ozan Ozyegen, EmirKavurmacioglu,Jonathan Ethier andAyse Bener
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1ResearchPaper
Date Time Title Authors Track Room Type
Tues -Nov 5th
10:45
Comparison of block-based and hybrid-based programmingenvironments intransferringprogramming skillsto text-basedenvironment
Hussein Alrubaye,Stephanie Ludi andMohamed WiemMkaouer
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:15
Deep Learning BrainRegions in Harvard-Oxford Atlas usingSegNet Model
Abel Guimaraes,Tamer Abdou and AyseBasar
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
ResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:15LL(k) Optimization ofa Network ProtocolParser Generator
Kyle Lavorato, FahimImam and ThomasDean
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet-Orchid
ResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:15City on the River:Visualizing TemporalCollaboration
Jessica Perrie,Maleknaz Nayebi, JingXie, Marios Fokaefs,Kelly Lyons and EleniStroulia
EverythingData
PrimroseResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:15
SolUnit: a Frameworkfor ReducingExecution Time ofSmart Contract UnitTests
Hallan Medeiros,Patrícia Vilain, JohnMylopoulos and Hans-Arno Jacobsen
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:45
Pattern-basedTransformation ofSysML Models intoFault Tree Models
Dorina Petriu andBashar Al Shboul
AI,Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
ResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
11:45
Detection of FeatureInteraction inDynamic ScriptingLanguages
Omar Harthi, ManarAlal� and ThomasDean
SoftwareEngineering
JasmineResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
15:45
An UnsupervisedFeature SelectionApproach forEffective Cyber-Physical AttackDetection andIdenti�cation
Amir NamavarJahromi, JacobSakhnini, HadisKarimipour and AliDehghantanha
Privacy &Security
EvergreenResearchPaper
Tues -Nov 5th
16:15
Rule-based SecurityManagement Systemfor Data-IntensiveApplications
Yar Rouf, JoydeepMukherjee, MariosFokaefs, Mark Shtern,Justin Le and MarinLitoiu
Privacy &Security
EvergreenResearchPaper
Wed -Nov 6th
10:45
Predicting studentperformance usingdata from an Auto-grading system
Huanyi Chen and PaulWard
EverythingData
PrimroseResearchPaper
Wed -Nov 6th
10:45
Investigating theRelationship betweenEvolutionaryCoupling andSoftware Bug-proneness
Manishankar Mondal,Banani Roy, ChanchalK. Roy and KevinSchneider
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1ResearchPaper
Date Time Title Authors Track Room Type
Wed -Nov 6th
11:15
Framework, Modeland Tool Use inHigher EducationEnterpriseArchitecture: AnInternational Survey
Timothy Lethbridgeand Aliaa Alghamdi
EverythingData
PrimroseResearchPaper
Wed -Nov 6th
11:15A Survey of UtilizingUser-Reviews Postedon Google Play Store
Ehsan Noei and KellyLyons
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1ResearchPaper
Wed -Nov 6th
11:45
Analyzing andVisualizing theCanadian ResearchLandscape
Victor Silva, AshleyHerman, MaryamMirzaei, Elisa Du,Bowen Hu, MonicaSawchyn, LianneLefsrud, Joerg Sanderand Eleni Stroulia
EverythingData
PrimroseResearchPaper
Wed -Nov 6th
11:45A Multi-DimensionalQuality Analysis ofAndroid Applications
MohammadrezaRasolroveicy, SoudeGhari, Mahsa Hadianand Marios Fokaefs
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1ResearchPaper
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Date Time Title Chair Track Room
MondayNov 4
13:00-14:45
Mining and Exploration ofAttributed Graphs: Theoryand Applications
Mehdi Kargar, MortezaZihayat and JaroslawSzlichta
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
MondayNov 4
13:00-14:45
14th Workshop onChallenges for ParallelComputing
Wael Yehia, Hussain Kadhemand Jeremy Bradbury
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet &Orchid
MondayNov 4
13:00-14:45
(Hands-On) How canOpenShift accelerate yourKubernetes adoption
John Liu, Serjik Dikaleh, EricaZhu, Ben Linzel, and GeofreyFlores
Systems &Innovations
Holly &Butternut
MondayNov 4
13:00-14:45
The 11th CASCONWorkshop on CloudComputing
Marin Litoiu, Radu Mateescuand Joe Wigglesworth
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
MondayNov 4
15:15-17:00
(Hands-On) Optimizingcommute time with IBMWatson Studio
Tereza Nedelescu, Derek Roy,and Tommy Cao
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
Date Time Title Chair Track Room
MondayNov 4
15:15-17:00
(Hands-On) IBM CognosAnalytics - Unearthhidden insights with apersonalized analyticsexperience driven by AI
Dennis Buttera and OmarKhan
EverythingData
Primrose
MondayNov 4
15:15-17:00
(Hands-On) NLP Hands-on Workshop SeriesSession 1: Extractingmeaning from text usinga notebook in WatsonStudio
Sarah Packowski and AshleyZhao
Systems &Innovations
Holly &Butternut
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-12:15
(Hands-On) NLP Hands-on Workshop SeriesSession 2: Creating acustom language modelto optimize NLP results
Sarah Packowski and AshleyZhao
Systems &Innovations
Holly &Butternut
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-14:45
(Hands-On) Build, Deployand AdministerMicroservices usingKubernetes and IBMCloud API Management -Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15
(Hands-On) Build, Deployand AdministerMicroservices usingKubernetes and IBMCloud API Management -Part 2
Eric Charpentier, Vince Yuen,Neil Delima, Jason Mah andDarren Pape
Privacy &Security
Evergreen
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-17:00
Quantum Computing:Challenges andOpportunities - Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 Quantum Computing:Challenges andOpportunities - Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
Quantum Computing:Challenges andOpportunities - Part 3
Mehdi Bozzo-Rey, HausiMuller and John Longbottom
QuantumComputing
MarkhamBallroomC
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-17:00
3rd Workshop onAdvances in OpenRuntime Technology forCloud Computing - Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 3rd Workshop onAdvances in OpenRuntime Technology forCloud Computing - Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
3rd Workshop onAdvances in OpenRuntime Technology forCloud Computing - Part 3
Daryl Maier, Ken Kent andXiaoli Liang
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
TuesdayNov 5
11:15-14:45
(Hands-On) SentimentAnalysis using WatsonCloud Services - Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15
(Hands-On) SentimentAnalysis using WatsonCloud Services - Part 2
Harnoor Manan, BaileyDuncan and AndrewJaramillo
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
Date Time Title Chair Track Room
TuesdayNov 5
10:45-12:15
(Hands-On) Writescalable and extensibleNode.js applicationsusing LoopBack 4
Janny Hou, Diana Lau,Dominique Emond and AgnesLin
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
TuesdayNov 5
13:00-17:00
(Hands-On) Develop animage classi�cationmodel with Watson VisualRecognition and WatsonStudio - Part 1 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-On) Develop animage classi�cationmodel with Watson VisualRecognition and WatsonStudio - Part 2
Imtihan Ahmed, RachaelHouse, Neil Delima and LiLuo
Systems &Innovations
Holly &Butternut
TuesdayNov 5
14:00-17:00
(Hands-on) Workshop onFast, E�cient & SeriouslyOpen Cloud-Native Java -Part 1 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-on) Workshop onFast, E�cient & SeriouslyOpen Cloud-Native Java -Part 2
Yee-Kang Chang, Patrick Tiu,Leo Christy Jesuraj, Alvin So,Gilbert Kwan and Eric Lau
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet &Orchid
TuesdayNov 5
15:15-17:00
Blockchain, Hyperledgerand Smart Contracts (Ohmy!)
Kelcey Gosserand andJeremy Nilmeier
AI &Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
TuesdayNov 5
15:15-17:00
Developing a CompleteWatershed IOC Platformthrough IntegratedStakeholder Collaboration
Lee Jackson, Atakan Erdemand Jennifer Collins
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
TuesdayNov 5
15:15-17:00
Barriers to Data ScienceAdoption: Why ExistingFrameworks aren'tWorking
Rohan Alexander, Kelly Lyons,Michelle Alexopoulos andLisa Austin
EverythingData
Primrose
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-17:00
(Hands-On) DistributedSoftware Health andQuality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 (Hands-On) DistributedSoftware Health andQuality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-On) DistributedSoftware Health andQuality Metrics withBlockchains - Part 3
Omar Badreddin, Abel O.Gomez Rivera, Adeel Malik
AI &Blockchain& Robotics
MarkhamBallroomB
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-12:15
(Hands-On) How toEnable Your MissionCritical Applications onDb2 on Cloud
Francis Wong, PanduMutyala, Joyce Coleman,Kaya Gangesan, Hua Lu andHilden Andrew
Privacy &Security
Evergreen
Date Time Title Chair Track Room
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-17:00
(Hands-On) Twofunctional MDDs for thePrice of One - Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 (Hands-On) Twofunctional MDDs for thePrice of One - Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-On) Twofunctional MDDs for thePrice of One - Part 3
Curtis d'Alves, ChristopherSchankula, Nhan Thai,Padma Pasupathi, NasimKhoonkari, Habib GhaffariHadigheh and Christopher K.Anand
SoftwareEngineering
Jasmine
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-17:00
Compiler-DrivenPerformance Workshop -Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 Compiler-DrivenPerformance Workshop -Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
Compiler-DrivenPerformance Workshop -Part 3
Clark Verbrugge, J. NelsonAmaral, Reid Copeland andWhitney T. Tsang
Compilers,Languages,Runtimes
Violet &Orchid
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-17:00
(Hands-On) QuantumComputing with IBM QExperience and Qiskit -Part 1 - 45 mins lunch break at 12:15 (Hands-On) QuantumComputing with IBM QExperience and Qiskit -Part 2 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-On) QuantumComputing with IBM QExperience and Qiskit -Part 3
Mehdi Bozzo-Rey, HausiMuller
QuantumComputing
MarkhamBallroomC
WednesdayNov 6
10:45-12:15
(Hands-On) EasyMicroservices ApplicationDevelopment with EclipseCodewind
Elson Yuen, Jingfu Wang,Maysun Faisal, RajivSenthilnathan and StevenHung
Systems &Innovations
Holly &Butternut
WednesdayNov 6
13:00-14:45
Kubernetes Security andAccess Management
Chris Felix, Serjik Dikaleh andHitesh Garg
Privacy &Security
Evergreen
WednesdayNov 6
13:00-17:00
(Hands-On) A Tutorial onDeep Learning for Objectand Pattern Recognition -Part 1 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
(Hands-On) A Tutorial onDeep Learning for Objectand Pattern Recognition -Part 2
Farhana Zulkernine, HarunaIsah, Sazia Mahfuz,Mohammed Gasmallah,Jason Lam and ShahzadKhan
IoT, Mobile& SmartCities
Elm1
WednesdayNov 6
13:00-17:00
Workshop on RiskAnalytics and Arti�cialIntelligence in Finance -Part 1 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
Workshop on RiskAnalytics and Arti�cialIntelligence in Finance -Part 2
Oleksandr Romanko and AlexKreinin
EverythingData
Primrose
Date Time Title Chair Track Room
WednesdayNov 6
13:00-14:45
(Hands-On) Deploy cloud-native microservices intoKubernetes using curatedapplication stacks
Arthur De Magalhaes, LeoJesuraj, MichaelGlavassevich, NavidShakibapour and ArturDzmitryieu
Systems &Innovations
Holly +Butternut
WednesdayNov 6
13:00-17:00
Taming Services for IBMCloud - Part 1 - 30 mins afternoon break at
14:45
Taming Services for IBMCloud - Part 2
Ahmed Ibrahim, JohnSteinbacher and NazimMadhavji
CloudComputing
MarkhamBallroomA
WednesdayNov 6
15:15-17:00
Fourth Annual Workshopon Data-DrivenKnowledge Mobilization
Ehsan Noei, Kelly Lyons, EleniStroulia and PeriklisAndritsos
Systems &Innovations
Holly +Butternut
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Congratulations to the Exhibitors!Accepted ExhibitsThank you for your submissions. See you all at CASCON 2019.
Date Booth Title Exhibitors
Monday Expo
MondayNov 4
B1Intelligent Execution Logs andPerformance Metrics Analytics forPredicting Future Run-time Issues
Guoliang Zhao and Ying Zou
MondayNov 4
B2REST APIs with LoopBack 4 andOpenAPI 3
Janny Hou, Dominique Emond, Agnes Linand Diana Lau
MondayNov 4
B3 Finding Bad Guys Douglas Plaxton
MondayNov 4
B4Enabling Smart Data: LeveragingLatent Label Distributions for DataValidation and Noise Detection
Mona Nashaat, Aindrila Basak, James Millerand Shaikh Quader
MondayNov 4
B5AOT Compilation in OMR: RelocationsAPI
Georgiy Krylov, Gerhard Dueck, Daryl Maierand Kenneth Kent
Date Booth Title Exhibitors
MondayNov 4
B6A road map for decreasing startuptime in OpenJ9 with a template-basedJIT
Eric Co�n, Scott Young, Kenneth Kent andMarius Pirvu
MondayNov 4
B7Create and Test APIs locally on laptopwith API Connect
Ivy Ho, Franck Delporte, Swetha Sridharan,Jisoo Lee, Ibrahim Manjra, Candy Ng, PeterEl-Koreh, and Amir Jafarian
MondayNov 4
B8Privacy-Compliant Data Collectionusing Blockchains
Alaeddine Chouchane, Kaiwen Zhang andChamseddine Talhi
MondayNov 4
B9 Detection of phishing kit tra�cQian Cui, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, GregorBochmann and Iosif-Viorel Onut
MondayNov 4
B10
Context Based Evaluation ofDimensionality Reduction Algorithms -Experiments and StatisticalSigni�cance Analysis
Aindrila Basak, Mona Nashaat, James Millerand Shaikh Quader
MondayNov 4
B11An Ahead-of-Time CompilationPipeline for a Simple Smalltalk VirtualMachine in Eclipse OMR
Mark Thom, Gerhard Dueck, Kenneth Kentand Daryl Maier
MondayNov 4
B12De�ning and relocating static symbolsin OMR JitBuilder
Petar Jelenkovic, Kenneth Kent, GerhardDueck and Daryl Maier
MondayNov 4
B13Computational Impact Analysis ofNode.js Parallelization Modules underScalability Tests
Jacob Baird, Maria Patrou, Kenneth B. Kentand Michael Dawson
MondayNov 4
B14Investigating Postmortem debuggingtools for Node.js Applications
Anil Hitang, Maria Patrou, Kenneth B. Kentand Michael Dawson
MondayNov 4
B15Building AArch64 Support for EclipseOpenJ9 and Eclipse OMR
Aaron G. Graham, Jean-Philippe Legault,Hillary J. Soontiens, Michael Flawn, Md.Mahbubur Rahman, Kenneth B. Kent, DarylMaier and Kazuhiro Konno
MondayNov 4
B16Classi�cation of Tabular data viaNeural Networks
Xingchi Wang, Omar Al-Shamali, AindrilaBasak, James Miller and Shaikh Quader
MondayNov 4
B17Victim or Attacker? A Multi-datasetDomain Classi�cation of PhishingAttacks
Sophie Le Page and Guy-Vincent Jourdan
MondayNov 4
B18 Variability aware analysis of C++ code Ryan Shukla and Sarah Nadi
MondayNov 4
B19Dogfooding: use IBM Cloud services tomonitor IBM Cloud infrastructure
William Pourmajidi, Lei Zhang, MohammadIslam, Tony Erwin, John Steinbacher, DavidGodwin, Jeremy Brumer, Steve Woolf andAndriy Miranskyy
MondayNov 4
B20GALO: Guided automated learning forquery workload re-optimization
Alexandar Mihaylov, Spencer Bryson,Jaroslaw Szlichta, Parke Godfrey, VincentCorvinelli, Calisto Zuzarte, Piotr Mierzejewskiand Guilherme Damasio
MondayNov 4
B21Towards Continuous Monitoring inPersonalized Healthcare throughDigital Twins
Luis F. Rivera, Norha M. Villegas and HausiA. Müller
MondayNov 4
B22Smoothing Paths using TemporalVideo Object Detectors
Mohammed Gasmallah, Francois Rivest andFarhana Zulkernine
MondayNov 4
B23Predicting Reasonable Notice Awardson Termination of Employment UsingDeep Learning
Jason Lam, Samuel Dahan and FarhanaZulkernine
Date Booth Title Exhibitors
MondayNov 4
B24Failure Scenarios in KubernetesEnabled Voice Gateway
Samridhi Samridhi, Md Al Maruf, RamiroLiscano, Akramul Azim, Yee-Kang Chang andBrian Puilto
MondayNov 4
B25
Sustainable Watershed IntegratedManagement (SWIM): A datacollaboration platform to enableIntegrated Watershed Management
Lee Jackson, Atakan Erdem, Jennifer Collinsand Monica Sawchyn
Tuesday Expo
TuesdayNov 5
B1Executable modeling frameworkapplied over existing domainapplications and business rules
Dimiris Lyras and Nikolaos Rassias
TuesdayNov 5
B2Taint-Things: An Automated Approachfor Privacy Leakage Identi�cation inIoT Apps
Bara Nazzal, Florian Schmeidl and ManarAlal�
TuesdayNov 5
B3XDocker: A Cross-Platform Tool forContinuous Development
Jean-Philippe Legault, Aaron G. Graham,Kenneth B. Kent and Daryl Maier
TuesdayNov 5
B4Design Guidelines to OvercomeContinuous Development AdoptionChallenges
Trevor Rae, Colin Werner and DanielaDamian
TuesdayNov 5
B5 Detecting Misuses of Crypto APIs Kristen Newbury, Karim Ali and Andrew Craik
TuesdayNov 5
B6Smart Cache in Database Systems: APredictive Self Learning Method
Omar El Zarif
TuesdayNov 5
B7Towards Optimized Scaling inJavaScript Simulations
Maria Patrou, Kenneth Kent and DaneSheppard
TuesdayNov 5
B8Easy Cloud-Native Development withEclipse Codewind
Elson Yuen, John Collier and Sakib Hasan
TuesdayNov 5
B9OpenJ9: Improved Performance withValue-Types in Java
Babneet Singh
TuesdayNov 5
B10Watson Assistant Dialog Visualization& Auto-Generation
Amal Khalil
TuesdayNov 5
B11An Analysis of the Scale of the "GameHack" Scam
Emad Badawi, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, GregorBochmann and Iosif-Viorel Onut
TuesdayNov 5
B12A Comparative Analysis ofMicroservice Extraction Techniques
Lisa Kirby, Yee-Kang Chang, Cindy High andJulia Rubin
TuesdayNov 5
B13ChYP - Check Your Privilege in IoTApps
Atheer Abu Zaid, Manar Alal� and Ali Miri
TuesdayNov 5
B14A Mutation Framework for EvaluatingSecurity Analysis tools in IoTApplications
Sajeda Parveen and Manar H. Alal�
TuesdayNov 5
B15E�cient Compiler-Driven PointerCompression
Qiongsi Wu and Gennady Pekhimenko
TuesdayNov 5
B16A Model-based Middleware forContinuous Sotfware Evolution at Run-time
Miguel Jimenez, Gabriel Tamura, Hausi A.Müller, Joe Wigglesworth and Ian Watts
TuesdayNov 5
B17Integration of Top-k publish/subscribein Real-Time Bidding
Sonia Slimani and Kaiwen Zhang
TuesdayNov 5
B18Balancing performance, security andcost tradeoffs of Blockchain in IoTapplications: A comparative study
Mohammadreza Rasolroveicy and MariosFokaefs
Date Booth Title Exhibitors
TuesdayNov 5
B19 Evolving Java for Non-Volatile Memory Ifaz Kabir and Karim Ali
TuesdayNov 5
B20
Acceleration Opportunities in General-Purpose Linear Algebra Applicationsvia Polyhedral Analysis andEigenization
João Carvalho, J Nelson Amaral, and GuidoAraujo
TuesdayNov 5
B21Accelerating Python Code UsingJitBuilder
Dayton Allen, David Bremner, Mark Stoodleyand Daryl Maier
TuesdayNov 5
B22Susereum: A Blockchain BasedReward Structure for SustainableSoftware
Omar Badreddin, Abel O. Gomez Rivera,Adeel Malik
TuesdayNov 5
B23�nsm.io - A User-Friendly FrameworkFor Creating and Testing Finite StateMachines
Christopher Schankula and Lucas Dutton
TuesdayNov 5
B24Continuous Optimization Model forInstruction Scheduling
Curtis D'Alves, Christopher Anand, RobertEnenkel, Bill O'Farrell and Wolfram Kahl
TuesdayNov 5
B25A Technique for Finding OptimalProgram Launch Parameters TargetingManycore Accelerators
Alexander Brandt, Marc Moreno Maza, Lin-Xiao Wang and Jeeva Paudel
Wednesday Expo
WednesdayNov 6
B1Auto-scaler as a Service forPrivate/Public Cloud Deployments
Yar Rouf, Joydeep Mukherjee, Marin Litoiu,Joe Wigglesworth and Radu Mateescu
WednesdayNov 6
B2Optimizing JIT-As-A-Service withGlobal Code Caching and Prefetching
Alexey Khrabrov, Arnamoy Bhattacharyya,Eyal de Lara, Marius Pirvu and VijaySundaresan
WednesdayNov 6
B3Machine Learning based optimizationfor database workloads
Shaikh Quader, Sumona Mukhopadhyay,Marin Litoiu, Manos Papagelis, Ming-PangWei and Andres Rojas
WednesdayNov 6
B4LLVM Analysis to select optimal loopunroll factor
Prithayan Barua, Jun Shirako, Whitney Tsang,Bardia Mahjour, Ettore Tiotto, Wang Chenand Vivek Sarkar
WednesdayNov 6
B5AI for Enabling E�cient V2V and V2IData Communication
Priyanka Trivedi and Farhana Zulkernine
WednesdayNov 6
B6An Enterprise Answering System forCollaborative Question AnsweringPlatforms
Morteza Zihayat and Ebrahim Bagheri
WednesdayNov 6
B7Data Pro�ling for Storage Optimizationusing IBM Streaming Analytics
Sazia Mahfuz, Farhana Zulkernine and PeteNicholls
WednesdayNov 6
B8Neonatal Motion Detection andClassi�cation from Pressure SensitiveMat and RGB-D Video
Yasmina Souley Dosso, Samreen Aziz,Shermeen Nizami, Naman Sethi, Joe Samuel,Kim Greenwood, Joann Harrold, RandyGiffen and James Green
WednesdayNov 6
B9Internet-of-Things solutions for SmartCampuses: A comparative study ofclustering techniques
Mahsa Hadian and Marios Fokaefs
WednesdayNov 6
B10 Analysis-Driven Function InliningSpencer Killen, Erick Ochoa, Andrew Craikand Karim Ali
WednesdayNov 6
B11Detecting Semantic Similarities inSoftware Requirements
Tamer Abdou, Ozan Ozyegen, Ayse Benerand Stella Liu
WednesdayNov 6
B12OMPSan: Static Veri�cation ofOpenMP’s Data Mapping Constructs
Prithayan Barua, Jun Shirako, Whitney Tsang,Jeeva Paudel, Wang Chen and Vivek Sarkar
Date Booth Title Exhibitors
WednesdayNov 6
B13Test APIs without writing a single lineof code
Ivy Ho and Swetha Sridharan
WednesdayNov 6
B14Virtual Machines migration detectionon cloud infrastructures
Sunil Kumar, Miguel Jiménez and HausiMüller
WednesdayNov 6
B15Regression Testing Selection forMicroservice-based Applications
Yonghan Zhou, Chi Zhang, Manil Asija, NickIvanov, Phil Coulthard and Julia Rubin
WednesdayNov 6
B16Quantum Problem Solving andAlgorithm Design on the IBM QPlatform
Prashanti Angara, Hausi A. Muller, UlrikeStege, John Longbottom and Mehdi Bozzo-Rey
WednesdayNov 6
B17Towards a Web-Based Secured NaturalLanguage Query Platform
Chantal Montgomery, Ftoon Kedwan andFarhana Zulkernine
WednesdayNov 6
B18Bike to the Future: Gaming with JavaMicroservices
Yee-Kang Chang and Eveline Cai
WednesdayNov 6
B19E�cient Memory Footprint Reductionfor Java Performance
Alexandra Tsvetkova, Bojian Zheng andGennady Pekhimenko
WednesdayNov 6
B20Runtime Automatic Parallelization ofJVM and OMR applications
Akihiro Hayashi, Gita Koblents, KazuakiIshizaki, Jimmy Kwa and Vivek Sarkar
WednesdayNov 6
B21Leveraging Solution Catalogues forDesigning Enterprise CognitiveSystems
Zia Babar, Eric Yu, Yazan Obeidi, SebastianCarbajales and Allen Chan
WednesdayNov 6
B22Shortcomings in the current state ofpromoter classi�cation usingframeworks from machine learning
Raul Ivan Perez Martell and Ulrike Stege
WednesdayNov 6
B23Deepsmith - Deep Learning Applicationfor Fuzzing Java Compilers
Shelley Lambert and Igor Braga
WednesdayNov 6
B24Planning Analytics - A new era of agileplanning and exploratory analytics
Dennis Buttera and Omar Khan
WednesdayNov 6
B25 Automatic Event CategorizerS M Mozammal Hossain, Adam Frank, ScottDubreuil, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, Herna Viktorand Mohamed Ibrahim
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Keynote Speakers
Speakers
Robert Herjavec Ann Cavoukian Rob Thomas
Brad Micklea Amber Simpson
Steven Astorino Sep Seyedi Bruce Croxon
Alex Panousis Melody Adhami Rhonda Lenton
Sam Lightstone Ron Williams Kardinal O�shall
Abdollah Dehnashi Adam Cai Adam Storm
Alan Smithson Alasdair Nottingham Alejandra de Almeida
Alexander Condello Alice Thomas Annalise Czerny
Ananya Chadha Andrea Corey Annika Boron
Anil Somayaji Anu Bidani Armughan Ahmad
Arnav Shah Arthur Yeung Atty Mashatan
Audrey Nesbitt Ben Schermel Blair Renaud
Caitlin Cooke Carlos Dominguez Chrissy Gow
Christian Hurst Christine Macdonald Dan Dickinson
Daniel Eberhard Denis Wovenden Emma Todd
Eric Blenkarn Eric Bisaillon Fatema Pirone
Felix Paquin-Brien Frank Scarpitti Giancarlo Purch(Blazendary)
Gracelyn Shi Graeme Moore Hamed Shahir
Hamid Akbari Iain Lewis Ian Watts
Ikjot Saini Imran Mouna Inmar Givoni
Irene Katzela James Mulvey Jansen Sullivan
Jeff Zakrewski J. Lee Williams Joanne-AskaPopinska
Joey Mach John Sully Joshua O'Grady
Julie Smithson Julien Phipps Karthik Balakrishnan
Kevin McLaughlin Kevin Smith Kevin Sutter
Khuzaima Daudjee Kit Barton Laura Seyers
Lionel Briand Maggie Li Maggie Adhami-Boynton
Marc Couturier Marius Pirvu Mary Sorrenti
Masha Kandybin Mathew Mozaffari Matthew Spoke
Matthew Tenney Megan Mekitiak Michael Ye
Mohamed EL KANDRI Mohammed Ridwanul Monica Holboke
Nadia Diakun-Thibault
Navjeet Grewal Navid Nathoo
Nicholas Bronn Nikita Medvedev Noora Abu Eitah
Olivier Palmieri Othalia Doe-Bruce,MBA
Patrick Kasebzarif
Paul Forrester Peng-Sang Cau Piotr Mierzejewski
Rabiah Durrani Raghad Alkhatib Rahat Yasir
Riya Mehta Robin Gould-soil Rohan Nair
Rupinder Dhillon Ryan Duffy Sam Sheffer
Samantha Smith Savio Rodrigues Scott Ross
Shagufta Sayani Shalev Lifshitz Shane Talbot
Shifra Khan Shruti Shekar Sophie Howe
Stephanie Harvey Susan Li Swish Goswami
Tania De Gasperis Tara Scott Taras Kulyk
Tiffany Lam Tim deBoer Tou� Saliba
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Paper Authors
Uchenna Nwaehie Valeria Lipovetsky Vio Onut
Walid Rjaibi Wang Chen Wayne Cuervo
Sylvain Laporte Zoe Katsimitsoulia
Faiz Habib JD Methot Jenny Alfandary
Lisa Doan Meagan Simpson Michael Jacobides
Parisa Durrani Tara Deschamps
Abdelaziz Trabelsi Abel Guimaraes Ali Dehghantanha
Ali Ouni Aliaa Alghamdi Amir Jahromi
Andriy Miranskyy Anthony Peruma Ashley Herman
Auri Vincenzi Ayse Bener Banani Roy
Bashar Al shboul Ben Peachey Higdon Bhavesh Gohil
Bill O'Farrell Blesson Varghese Bowen Hu
Chamseddine Talhi Chanchal Roy Changyuan Lin
Christian Newman Christopher K. Anand Cristiane Ramos
Curtis Bright Curtis d’Alves Daryl Maier
David Godwin Dorina Petriu Ehsan Noei
Eleni Stroulia Elisa Du Emir Kavurmacioglu
Eric Co�n Fabio Palomba Fahim Imam
Foutse Khomh Gabriel Tamura Georgiy Krylov
Gerhard Dueck Hadis Karimipour Hallan Medeiros
Hamzeh Khazaei Hans Arno Jacobsen Hausi Muller
Huanyi Chen Hussein Alrubaye Ilias Kotsireas
Irwin D'Souza Jacob Sakhnini Jameleddine Hassine
James You Jasmeet Singh Jens Weber
Jessica Perrie Jing Xie Joerg Sander
John Mylopoulos John Steinbacher Jonathan Ethier
Jordan Kurosky Joydeep Mukherjee Justin Le
Karim El Mokhtari Kelly Lyons Kenneth Kent
Kevin Schneider Khalid Almalki Korosh Koochekian
Kyle Lavorato Letícia Santos Lianne Lefsrud
Luis F. Rivera Luiz Ribeiro Mahsa Hadian
Maleknaz Nayebi Manar Alal� Manel Grichi
Manishankar Mondal Marc St-Hilaire Marin Litoiu
Marios Fokaefs Marius Pirvu Mark Shtern
Maryam Mirzaei Mehdi Shajari Michal Wesolowski
Miguel Jimenez Mohamed WiemMkaouer
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Monica Sawchyn Mouna Abidi
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Omar Harthi Oscar Costa Ozan Ozyegen
Patricia Vilain Paul Ward Peyman Kassani
Priya Angara Qi Zhang Rafael Fazzolino
Rahma Mahruqi Ralph Deters Rejane Figueiredo
Saeed Nejati Salman Memon Sara HosseinzadehKassani
Sara Silva Scott Young Sègla Kpodjedo
Sergio Vega Shikharesh Majumdar Sibyl Weng
Soude Ghari Stephanie Ludi Suprio Ray
Tamer Abdou Thomas Dean Tianzi Yang
Timothy Lethbridge Tony Erwin Victor Silva
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Yann Guéhéneuc Yar Rouf Zakeya Namrud
Abel Gomez Adeel Malik Agnes Lin
Ahmed Ibrahim Alex Kreinin Alvin So
Andrew Jaramillo Arthur De Magalhaes Artur Dzmitryieu
Ashley (J.) Zhao Atakan Erdem Bailey Duncan
Ben Linzel Chris Felix Christopher K. Anand
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Clark Verbrugge Curtis d’Alves
Daryl Maier Darren Pape Dennis Buttera
Derek Roy Diana Lau Dominique Emond
Ehsan Noei Eleni Stroulia Elson Yuen
Eric Lau Eric Charpentier Erica Zhu
Farhana Zulkernine Francis Wong Geofrey Flores
Gilbert Kwan Habib GhaffariHadigheh
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Haruna Isah Hausi Muller Hilden Andrew
Hitesh Garg Hua Lu Hussain Kadhem
Imtihan Ahmed Janny Hou Jaroslaw Szlichta
Jason Lam Jason Mah Jennifer Collins
Jeremy Bradbury Jeremy Nilmeier Jingfu Wang
J. Nelson Amaral Joe Wigglesworth John Liu
John Steinbacher John Longbottom Joyce Coleman
Kaya Gangesan Kelcey Gosserand Kelly Lyons
Kenneth Kent Khalid Ahmed Lee Jackson
Leo Christy Jesuraj Li Luo Lisa Austin
Marin Litoiu Maysun Faisal Mehdi Bozzo-Rey
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Patrick Tiu Periklis Andritsos Pete Nicholls
Rachael House Radu Mateescu Rajiv Senthilnathan
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Sazia Mahfuz Serjik Dikaleh Shahzad Khan
Steven Hung Tanya Bouman Tereza Nedelescu
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Alexandar Mihaylov Alexander Brandt Alexandra Tsvetkova
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Amal Khalil Amirali Jafarian Andres Rojas
Andrew Craik Andriy Miranskyy Anil Hitang
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Atakan Erdem Atheer Abu Zaid
Ayse Bener Babneet Singh Bara Nazzal
Bardia Mahjour Bill O'Farrell Bojian Zheng
Brian Puilto Calisto Zuzarte Candy Ng
Chamseddine Talhi Chi Zhang Christopher K. Anand
ChristopherSchankula
Cindy High Colin Werner
Curtis d’Alves Dane Sheppard Daniela Damian
Daryl Maier David Bremner David Godwin
Dayton Allen Dennis Buttera Diana Lau
Dimitris Lyras Dominique Emond Douglas Plaxton
Ebrahim Bagheri Eleni Stroulia Elson Yuen
Emad Badawi Eric Co�n Eric Yu
Erick Ochoa Ettore Tiotto Eveline Cai
Eyal de Lara Farhana Zulkernine Florian Schmeidl
Franck Delporte Francois Rivest Ftoon Kedwan
Gabriel Tamura Gennady Pekhimenko Georgiy Krylov
Gerhard Dueck Gita Koblents Gregor Bochmann
Guilherme Damasio Guoliang Zhao Guy-Vincent Jourdan
Hausi Muller Herna Viktor Hillary Soontiens
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Igor Braga Ivy Ho Jacob Baird
James Green James Miller Janny Hou
Jaroslaw Szlichta J.Philippe Legault Jeeva Paudel
Jennifer Collins Jeremy Brumer Jimmy Kwa
Jisoo Lee Joann Harrold Joe Samuel
Joe Wigglesworth John Collier John Steinbacher
John Longbottom Joydeep Mukherjee Julia Rubin
Jun Shirako Kaiwen Zhang Karim Ali
Kazuaki Ishizaki Kazuhiro Konno Kenneth Kent
Kim Greenwood Kristen Newbury Lee Jackson
Lei Zhang Lin-Xiao Wang Lisa Kirby
Longyu Zhang Lucas Dutton Luis F. Rivera
Mahsa Hadian Manar Alal� Manil Asija
Manos Papagelis Marc Moreno Maza Maria Patrou
Marin Litoiu Marios Fokaefs Marius Pirvu
Mark Stoodley Mark Thom Md Maruf
Md MahbuburRahman
Mehdi Bozzo-Rey Michael Dawson
Michael Flawn Miguel Jimenez Ming-Pang Wei
Mohamed Ibrahim Mohammad Islam MohammadrezaRasolroveicy
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Mona Nashaat Monica Sawchyn
Morteza Zihayat Naman Sethi Nick Ivanov
Nikolaos Rassias Norha Villegas Omar Al-Shamali
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Ozan Ozyegen Parke Godfrey Petar Jelenkovic
Pete Nicholls Peter El-Koreh Phil Coulthard
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Alexander Chatzigeorgiou University of Macedonia
Alexei Lapouchnian University of Toronto
Andrew Craik IBM Canada Ltd.
Andriy Miranskyy Ryerson University
Arie Gur�nkel University of Waterloo
Bill O'Farrell IBM Canada Ltd.
Biruk Habtemariam IBM Canada Ltd.
Calisto Zuzarte IBM Canada Ltd.
Chanchal Roy University of Saskatchewan
Christopher Anand McMaster University
Diwakar Krishnamurthy University of Calgary
Ebrahim Bagheri Ryerson University
Ettore Merlo École Polytechnique de Montréal
Farhana Zulkernine Queen's University
Foutse Khomh École Polytechnique de Montréal
Frank Dehne Carleton University
Fred Popowich Simon Fraser University
Gabriel Silberman Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
Gerhard Dueck University of New Brunswick
Ghizlane El Boussaidi École de technologie supérieure
Grace Lewis Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute
Guy-Vincent Jourdan University of Ottawa
Hadi Hemmati University of Calgary
Hanan Lut�yya University of Western Ontario
Hausi Müller University of Victoria
Herna Viktor University of Ottawa
Hugh Leather The University of Edinburgh
James Green Carleton University
Jeremy Bradbury University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Jin Li PointClickCare
Joe Wigglesworth IBM Canada Ltd.
Jose Nelson Amaral University of Alberta
Juergen Dingel Queen's University
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Kelly Lyons University of Toronto
Kenneth Kent University of New Brunswick
Ladan Tahvildari University of Waterloo
Maleknaz Nayebi École Polytechnique de Montréal
Manos Papagelis York University
Marc Moreno Maza University of Western Ontario
Marin Litoiu York University
Marios Fokaefs École Polytechnique de Montréal
Mark Chignell University of Toronto
Mark Stoodley IBM Canada Ltd.
Michael Smit Dalhousie University
Michalis Famelis Université de Montréal
Mohammed Sayagh École Polytechnique de Montréal
Morteza Zihayat Ryerson University
Norha Villegas Universidad Icesi
Panos Patros University of Waikato
Parke Godfrey York University
Paul Ward University of Waterloo
Ramiro Liscano Ontario Tech University
Renato De Mori McGill University
Sudhakar Ganti University of Victoria
Suprio Ray University of New Brunswick
Tse-Hsun Peter Chen Concordia University
Ulrike Stege University of Victoria
Weiyi Shang Concordia University
Wolfram Kahl McMaster University
Ying Zou Queen's University
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Dorina Petriu Carleton University
Gennady Pekhimenko University of Toronto
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