Internet and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies are quickly becoming essential tools in our daily activities.

The Internet is used worldwide as an unlimited source of knowledge and information, as a vehicle for profitable trade and as a forum for discussion. The economic significance of the Internet is tremendous. Billions of dollars in business transactions are conducted each year on websites such as E*TRADE , eBay and Dell. The Internet has become the vehicle for integrated collaborative multimedia (voice/video/graphics/ data) communications. It is absorbing within its standards and protocols other well established technologies such as: telephony, facsimile, text messaging, data and entertainment technologies. Its fastest growing service, the World Wide Web, has created a true information revolution and is daily pushing the limits of current technologies to cope with its growth.

The objective of the Graduate Diploma in Modelling and Animation for Computer Games Technology is to educate high-technology professionals for the growing collaborative multimedia and VR technology standards, methods, techniques and applications markets. It includes courses in both the basic theories and applications of collaborative multimedia technology and large scale modeling, as well as courses in the intricate world of Computer Animations (with applications in soft-images, simulation, multimedia teaching, e-training, computer games and many others).

The diploma operates within the framework of the general regulations of the FGPS, which are available on the Website at the following link:

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at https://ocics.site.uottawa.ca/graduate/index.php

BOUKERCHE, Azzedine, Full Professor
Development of algorithms for solving large-scale distributed interactive simulation systems and wireless and mobile computing and networking systems

DUBOIS, Eric, Full Professor
Digital signal processing; data compression; image processing and communication

EL SADDIK, Abdulmotaleb, Associate Professor
Collaborative haptic audio visual environments (E-touch & tele-haptics, tele-operations, and rehabilitation), Multimedia knowledge management & semantic web (E-training/E-learning/E-society, etc.); multimedia communications (tele-surveillance, tele-collaborative environments and multimedia and P2P networking protocols)

GUEAIEB, WAIL
Machine intelligence & mechatronics; robotics & control systems; computational intelligence; theory & applications

INKPEN, Diana, Assistant Professor
Computational linguistics and artificial intelligence; more specifically: natural language understanding and generation; lexical semantics; information retrieval; speech recognition and synthesis; and intelligent agents for the semantic web

IONESCU, Dan, Full Professor
Network computing and control; design of distributed system software; real time systems; formal methods; network and distributed systems security; semantic Web

LAGANIÈRE, Robert, Associate Professor
The fundemental problem of image feature detection and matching; particularly under the context of sparse views and calibrated cameras

LANG, Jochen
Measurement-based modeling in the area of visual computing combining techniques from computer graphics and computer vision

LEE, Wonsook, Assistant Professor
Computer Animation; virtual reality in health care; music analysis; face recognition; human-computer interaction; computer vision

LETHBRIDGE, Timothy, Full Professor
Complex structures; object oriented software engineering; software quality management; software engineering productivity, software engineering education; formal specification of software knowledge; engineering and knowledge acquisition, human-computer interaction and user interface design programming in smalltalk and Java software; cost estimation; software requirements engineering and brainstorming

PETRIU, Emil, Full Professor
Intelligent sensors and networks; robot sensing and perception; neural networks and fuzzy systems; interactive virtual environments; digital integrated circuit testing

SHIRMOHAMMADI, Shervin
Multimedia communications; telecollaborations; Web based multimedia tools; virtual environments

YEAP, Tet, Associate Professor
Wireless communication; application specific VLSI architectures; high capacity wireline and wireless access; neural networks; communication systems

The minimum admission requirements to the diploma are an honours bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, or computer science, with a minimum average of 75% (B+). The admissions committee may, however, also recommend other candidates, who satisfy the minimum admission requirements of the FGPS and have demonstrated knowledge and/or experience of the field. Candidates for whom a list of additional qualifying courses will be required may be considered on an exceptional basis. In this case, they must obtain a minimum grade of B+ in all their additional courses.

On completion of the diploma, qualified students meeting admission requirements for the master’s programs in computer science or electrical engineering (MCS, MEng, MASc), could apply to one of those programs, and upon admission, complete their requirements with credit granted for relevant courses already completed in the diploma. The number of credits remaining would be assessed individually, at the time of admission, with relation to the student's chosen master's program. The regulation governing the articulation between graduate diplomas and related master's programs can be found in the general regulations of the FGPS (section A.7).

A maximum of three credits in equivalencies or advanced standing may be granted. To be eligible, the credits in question must not have counted towards the requirements of a previous diploma or degree. Candidates who have already successfully completed some of the compulsory credits may be allowed to replace those credits with elective credits. For details, consult section B.2.7. of the general regulations of the FGPS.

Transfer from Graduate Diploma to Master’s

Students registered in the graduate diploma program can request to transfer to the Master of Applied Science degree (MASc) or to the Master of Engineering degree (MEng) in accordance with section A.7.1 of the general regulations of the FGPS.

Applications should be addressed to the Director, Graduate Diploma in Modelling and Animation for Computer Games Technology, School of Information Technology and Engineering.

Language Requirements

The program is offered in English. A very good knowledge of the English language is therefore required. Students whose first language is neither English nor French must provide proof of proficiency in English. A score of at least 237 points on the TOEFL or equivalent test approved by the FGPS is required as a condition of admission.

In accordance with University of Ottawa regulations, examinations and assignments may be written in either one of the two official languages (English or French).

Duration of the Program

Minimum Standards

A. Cours obligatoires / Compulsory Courses

B. Cours optionnels / Optional Courses

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