SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Bénédicte D'Anjou as FRQSC recipient!
Congratulations to Bénédicte D'Anjou, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (McGill University), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Bénédicte’s Research:
SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Kundan Sheikh as FRQSC recipient!
Congratulations to Kundan Sheikh, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (McGill University), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Kundan's research:
SIS is pleased to announce the McCall MacBain Scholar recipient
The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that the incoming MISt student Nick Lundrigan has been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nick!
SIS Faculty Members Secured $4M Research Contract to Strengthen Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
Many essential physical systems, such as smart grids and transportation networks, rely on integrated software and firmware. As these systems become increasingly interconnected, they evolve into critical cyber-physical systems and Internet-of-Things (IoT) environments with a heightened risk of cyberattacks. SIS faculty members Benjamin Fung and Steven Ding have been awarded a $4M research contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to develop AI-powered security solutions.
SIS MISt student Lucie Markus awarded SSHRC CGSM award
The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that MISt student Lucie Markus has been awarded a prestigious SSHRC CGSM award for the 2026-2027 year. Congratulations Lucie!
SIS is pleased to announce MISt student Nina Zepcan as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow
Congratulations to Nina Zepcan, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at the School of Information Studies, who has been selected as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow
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SIS is pleased to announce MISt student Yan Thériault as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow
Congratulations to Yan Thériault, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at the School of Information Studies, who has been selected as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow
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"Playful encounters: Letting whimsy guide our interactions with organizing systems
SIS is pleased to announce MISt student David Medcalfe as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow in Partnership with Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute
SIS is pleased to announce MISt student David Medcalfe as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow
Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at the School of Information Studies, who has been selected as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow through a program run in partnership with Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, one of the world’s leading research institutes in artificial intelligence.
McGill SIS/FOCAS internship program successfully launches!
We are pleased to announce that the FOCAS internship program at McGill University’s School of Information Studies has successfully been launched!
iSchools Featured Member: Rebekah Willson
This month, Professor Rebekah Willson is the featured member on iSchools News.
Read the interview article here .
SIS is pleased to announce MISt student David Medcalfe as FRQNT recipient!
Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (McGill University), who has received the prestigious Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) Master’s Research Scholarship. The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on the basis of research and academic merit.
SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Godwin Akrong as FRQSC recipient!
Congratulations to Godwin Akrong, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (McGill University), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Godwin’s Research:
SIS is pleased to announce PhD candidate Chong Hu as FRQNT recipient!
Congratulations to Chong Hu, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (McGill University), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Nature et Technologies scholarship! The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Chong's research:
SIS PhD student Feng Fei's project awarded McGill Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS)
The School of Information Studies is very pleased to announce that our PhD Student, Feng Fei, along with her supervisor Prof. Benjamin Fung (PI) and Prof. Catherine Guastavino (Co-PI) have been awarded $10,000 CDN funding from the McGill Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) for their project, “City-scale Urban Sound Synthesis Using Multimodal Generative AI”.
SIS PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson awarded Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship
The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been selected for a Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-2026 year. Congratulations Owen!