On behalf of the Office of Innovation, Partnerships and Economic Development (IPED) and Ingenuity: 

Lakehead University is excited to announce the launch of a new Intellectual Property Law Clinic, offering FREE legal services around intellectual property for students, faculty, and entrepreneurs.

The clinic is open and running through Ingenuity, Lakehead’s business incubator, in partnership with the Faculty of Law.  The clinic drop-in hours are every Tuesday, from 4 to 7 pm in the CASES Ingenuity Connections Theatre (FB2023).  If you are interested in making an appointment, email IPLawClinic@lakeheadu.ca.

Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in education at the graduate level. This session is
offered online via Zoom. During this session you will learn about the different types of information resources specific to education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You will also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation, including Zotero, a citation management tool.

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• distinguish information resources that are available for researchers in education
• identify peer-reviewed and scholarly sources
• learn to find Education search tools and develop search strategies using these search tools
• locate APA 7 Citation resources to help you to cite

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in education at the graduate level. This session is
offered online via Zoom. During this session you will learn about the different types of information resources specific to education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You will also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation, including Zotero, a citation management tool.

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• distinguish information resources that are available for researchers in education
• identify peer-reviewed and scholarly sources
• learn to find Education search tools and develop search strategies using these search tools
• locate APA 7 Citation resources to help you to cite

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

This workshop will introduce you to Lakehead's OMNI search system and other resource tools to support your research needs at Lakehead University.

After attending this workshop, you will know how to:

• find books on your topic, and how to request books from other Ontario universities
• how to find peer reviewed scholarly articles
• how to seek further assistance from the library

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing, and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.

After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:

• save time with the research process
• create better citations and bibliographies
• organise all the books / articles you find during the research process
• use advanced features in Zotero

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing, and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.

After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:

• save time with the research process
• create better citations and bibliographies
• organise all the books / articles you find during the research process
• use advanced features in Zotero

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

This workshop will introduce you to Lakehead's OMNI search system and other resource tools that will support your research needs at Lakehead University.

After attending this workshop, you will know how to:

• find books on your topic, and how to request books from other Ontario universities
• how to find peer reviewed scholarly articles
• how to seek further assistance from the library

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Develop practical knowledge and search skills for library research in education at the graduate level. This session is
offered online via Zoom. During this session you'll learn about the different types of information resources specific to education, how they can be located, and how to develop search strategies to use with these search tools. You'll also learn about resources available to assist you with APA 7 citation, including Zotero, a citation management tool.

By the end of this workshop you'll be able to:

• distinguish information resources that are available for researchers in education
• identify peer-reviewed and scholarly sources
• learn to find education search tools and develop search strategies using these search tools
• locate APA 7 Citation resources to help you to cite

This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Dr. Martin Ralph is a professor in psychology and behavioural neuroscience at the University of Toronto. His talk will be on the brain’s system of sensorimotor integration (SMI) which binds the formation of time memory with the rhythmic expression of goal directed behavior. He will be presenting a model of the SMI as a neural circuit that functions as a circadian resonator where the circuit is not an autonomous oscillator, but possesses a natural resonance frequency of ca. 24-hrs. The conceptual model, with supporting empirical evidence, shows how SMI can integrate the expression of the rhythmic activity of the suprachiasmatic (SCN) clock, periodic sensory input, and a circadian system underlying 24-hr time memory.

Please join the Computer Science Department for the upcoming thesis defense:

Presenter: Chandreen Ravihari Liyanage

Thesis title: Harnessing Generative AI for Overcoming Labeled Data Challenges in Social Media NLP

Abstract: With the introduction of Transformers and Large Language Models, the field of NLP has significantly evolved. Generative AI, a prominent transformer-based technology for crafting human-like content, has proven powerful skills across numerous NLP tasks. Simultaneously, social media emerges as a rich source for NLP explorations, offering vast and diverse datasets that capture real-time language usage, making it a valuable resource for understanding and advancing NLP techniques. Given that supervised learning is the most popular Machine Learning training method, numerous NLP studies necessitate labor-intensive annotation of social media text. However, despite the large amount of data available, the social media data annotation process is usually difficult for human experts due to unique characteristics of text, such as shortness, lack of context, embedded socio-cultural perspectives, and varied writing styles. The challenges in constructing labeled social media datasets often result in a scarcity of labeled data and the generation of low-quality labels. Moreover, these datasets frequently face class imbalance due to the limitations of labeled samples. Hence, ensuring a balanced, high-quality dataset in sufficient quantities is crucial for the robust and accurate development of NLP models. To address these challenges, this study has identified the usage of generative AI for social media labeled text generation. Specifically, this study focuses on two key objectives: augmenting existing labeled text samples and annotating unlabeled text samples using generative AI. As the generative AI technology, the Generative Pre-trained Transformer model, a prevalent choice for AI-based content generation is employed in different versions throughout the study and evaluated its performance against traditional text augmentation and annotation methods. While both studies centered around multi-class classification problems, the text augmentation approach delves into augmenting human wellness dimensions using Reddit posts, and text annotation tackles stance detection on abortion legalization using Twitter posts. By employing various classifiers, the subsequent investigations aim to enhance classification performance in social media NLP, emphasizing the common goal of expanding labeled datasets, while enhancing the quality of labels.


Committee Members:
Dr. Thiago E Alves de Oliveira (supervisor, committee chair), Dr. Vijay Mago (co-supervisor, York University), Dr. Garima Bajwa, Dr. Rajesh Sharma (University of Tartu)

Please contact grad.compsci@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link. Everyone is welcome.