Current and former graduate students and post-doctoral fellows

Post-doctoral fellows (current and former)

• Hongfeng Liang (2018 - 2020) -- Post-Doctotral Fellow, McMaster University
  current position: Senior Data Scientist, Coupang Beijing
• Michael Metel (2018) -- Post-Doctotral Fellow, McMaster University
  current position: Machine Learning Researcher, Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, Montréal, Canada
• Michael Metel (2016 - 2017) -- Digiteo Post-Doctotral Fellow, Université Paris Saclay, France
  current position: Machine Learning Researcher, Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, Montréal, Canada
• Vira Shendryk (2011 - 2012) -- Research Associate
  current position: Associate Professor, Sumy State University, Ukraine
  
• Vincent Pilaud (2011) -- Fields Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow
  current position: Associate Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
• Oleksandr Romanko (2010 - 2012) -- MITACS Post-Doctoral Fellow
  current position: IBM Business Analytics, Toronto
• Simon Schurr (2008 - 2010) -- Research Associate
  current position: Sun Life Financial, Waterloo
• Yuriy Zinchenko (2005 - 2008) -- Post-Doctotral Fellow, McMaster University
  current position: Associate Professor, University of Calgary
• Tamon Stephen (2004 - 2005) -- Post-Doctotral Fellow, McMaster University
  current position: Professor, Simon Fraser University

Graduate students (current)

• Craig Kohne, Ph.D. (since September 2017) -- Milos Novotny Fellowship recipient
• Mini Thomas, Ph.D. (since September 2018)
• Akihiro Sakasegawa, Ph.D. (since September 2018)
• Mingfei Hao, Ph.D. (since January 2019)
• Zhongyuan Liu, Ph.D. (since May 2022)
• Moira MacNeil, Ph.D. (since October 2023)
• Qi Chen, visiting Ph.D. (since December 2023) -- China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship recipient
• Yijun Ma, Ph.D. (since May 2024)
  
  
• Yiren Tan, M.Eng. (since September 2023)
• Yangkun Li, M.Eng. (since September 2023)
• Hanheng He, M.Eng. (since September 2022)

Graduate students (former)

• Hua Xin, visitng Ph.D. (2021 - 2022) -- China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship recipient
  current position:Ph.D. studnet, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• Carlos Suarez, Ph.D. (2017 - 2021) -- SENESCYT scholarship recipient
  current position: Assistant Professor, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Ecuador
• Zhongyan Guan, Ph.D. (2015 - 2021) -- Microsoft internship recipient (2018)
  current position: Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft USA
• Xiao Jiao Wang, Ph.D. (2014 - 2020)
• Michael Liut, Ph.D. (2016 - 2019) -- President of the Engineering Graduate Society (2018 - 2019)
  current position: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga
• George Manoussakis, Ph.D. (2014 - 2017) -- Digiteo recipient,
  current position: Assistant Professor, Université de Versailles, France
• Hongfeng Liang, Ph.D. (2010 - 2017) -- QEII GSST recipient
  current position: Senior Data Scientist, Coupang Beijing
• Haoyue Bai, Ph.D. (2014 - 2017)
  current position: Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
• Michael Metel, Ph.D. (2012 - 2016) -- OGF and OGS recipient
  current position: Machine Learning Researcher, Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, Montréal, Canada
• Adrien Thierry, Ph.D. (2011 - 2016)
  current position: ALPHA10X, Paris, France
• Mei Jiang, Ph.D. (2009 - 2014) -- QEII GSST and OGS recipient
  current position: , Kubra Data Transfer, Toronto
• Jessie Liu, Ph.D. (2009 - 2013) -- QEII GSST recipient, MITACS Accelerate internship recipient (2010)
  current position: Koolhaus Games, Vancouver
• Andrew Baker, Ph.D. (2008 - 2012) -- OGSST and NSERC CGS-D recipient
  current position: Privacy Analytics, Québec
• Feng Xie, Ph.D. (2007 - 2011) -- NSERC PGS-D, IBM TJ Watson internship (2008), Microsoft internship recipient (2010)
  current position: Software engineer, Microsoft USA
• William Hua, Ph.D. (2008 - 2011) -- NSERC CGS-D recipient
  current position: Horizon Blockchain Games Inc., Toronto
• Oleksandr Romanko, Ph.D. (2008 - 2010) -- MITACS Accelerate internship recipient (2008 and 2009)
  current position: IBM Business Analytics, Toronto
• Voicu Chis, Ph.D. (2008 - 2009)
  current position: Google, California
  
  
• Yijun Ma, M.Eng. (2022 - 2024)
  current position: Ph.D. student, McMaster University
• Zhongyuan Liu, M.Eng. (2020 - 2022)
  current position: Ph.D. student, McMaster University
• Sophia Deng, M.Eng. (2021 - 2022)
  current position: Citybank, Toronto
• Ziqing Xu, M.Eng. (2021 - 2022)
• Yihang Xu, M.Eng. (2021 - 2022)
• Xingjian Ke, M.Eng. (2021 - 2022)
• Shuo He, M.Eng. (2021 - 2022)
• Bo Wen, M.Eng. (2020 - 2021)
  current position: Huawei, China
• Yanru Lu, M.Eng. (2020 - 2021)
• Zhi Zhang, M.Eng. (2019 - 2020) -- MacDATA Fellowship recipient
  current position: Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
• Weiyi Wu, M.Eng. (2020)
  current position: Fine Studio, Toronto
• Ning Huang, M.Eng. (2019 - 2020) -- MacDATA Fellowship recipient
• Hua Qiao, M.Eng. (2019)
  current position: Assistant Professor, Jiangsu Ocean University, China
• Sheng Wang, M.Eng. (2018 - 2019)
• Valentin Berger, visiting MSc. student (2018 - 2019)
• Akihiro Sakasegawa, M.Eng. (2017 - 2018)
  current position: Ph.D. student, McMaster University
• Eric Le Fort, M.A.Sc. (2017 - 2018)
  current position: SortSpoke, Toronto
• Koosha Saghari, M.Eng. (2016 - 2017)
  current position: Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
• Jin Sun, M.Eng. (2016 - 2017)
• Tonghui Jiang, M.Eng. (2016 - 2017)
  current position: Bell, Toronto
• Yue Gui, M.Eng. (2016 - 2017)
  current position: Evertz, Burlington
• Nathan Chadder, M.A.Sc. (2015 - 2017) -- OGS recipient
  current position: Geotab, Toronto
• Adrian Burlacu, M.A.Sc. (2015 - 2017)
  current position: PaymentEvolution, Mississauga
• Zhuoyu Sun, M.A.Sc. (2015 - 2017)
  current position: Amazon, Vancouver
• Tahereh Zahmatkesh, M.Sc. (2015 - 2017)
  current position: Geotab, Toronto
• Michael Liut, M.Eng. (2015 - 2016)
  current position: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga
• Mingfei Hao, M.Eng. (2014 - 2016)
  current position: ARB labs, Toronto
• Zhongyan Guan, M.Eng. (2014 - 2015) -- OCE Auto21 internship recipient
  current position: Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft USA
• Hussam Fetyan, M.Eng. (2012 - 2015)
  current position: Lecturer, College of the North Atlantic, Doha, Qatar
• Jingfei Su, M.Eng. (2013 - 2014)
  current position: ITSP Inc., Toronto
• Erik Wang, M.Eng. (2013 - 2014)
  current position: CitiGroup FXLM, Toronto
• Haoyue Bai, M.Eng. (2013 - 2014)
  current position: Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
• Xiao Jiao Wang, M.Sc. (2012 - 2014)
  current position: Ph.D. student, McMaster University
• Gary Chung, M.A.Sc. (September 2011 -- August 2014)
  current position: Bank of Montréal Financial Group, Toronto
• Alina Cherednychenko, visiting M.Sc. (October 2012 - July 2013)
• ShengWei Shen, M.Sc. (2010 - 2012)
  current position: Alight Solutions, Markham
• Guohong Rong, M.Sc. (2009 - 2012)
  current position: N-Dimension Solutions, Toronto
• Pauline Sarrabezolles, visiting M.Sc. (April - August 2012)
  current position: Eurofins, France
• Cathy Zhang, M.Sc Eng. (2009 - 2012)
  current position: IT consultant, Toronto
• Alvin Hsieh, M.Sc. (2008 - 2010) -- MITACS Accelerate intership recipient (2010)
  current position: Xtreme Labs, Toronto
• Mei Jiang, M.Sc. (2008 - 2009)
  current position: Kubra Data Transfer, Toronto
• Jessie Liu, M.Sc. (2007 - 2009)
  current position: Koolhaus Games, Vancouver
• William Hua, M.Sc. (2007 - 2008) -- NSERC CGS-M recipient
  current position: Horizon Blockchain Games Inc., Toronto
• Jonathan Li, M.Sc. (2006 - 2008)
  current position: Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
• Doron Pearl, M.Eng. (2006 - 2008)
  current position: Sonicbids, Boston
• Feng Xie, M.Sc. (2006 - 2007) -- OGS recipient
  current position: Software engineer, Microsoft USA
• Sandra Gregov, M.Sc. (2005 - 2007)
  current position: Data Consultant, Toronto
• Chris Dickson, M.Sc. (2005 - 2007)
  current position: Oculus Info, Toronto
• Sui Huang, M.Sc. (2005 - 2007)
  current position: TransCanada, Calgary
• Antoine Maghamez, Ph.D. (2005 - 2007)
  current position: CIBC Toronto
• Gabriel Indik, M.Sc. (2004 - 2006)
  current position: IBM Toronto
• Tomohiko Mizutani, M.Sc. (2002 - 2003)
  current position: Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Undergraduate research assistants (current and former)

• Eric Le Fort, Data Optimization (summer 2017)
  current position: AbacusNext, Toronto
• Maximilian Aoki, Dean’s Excellence Award (summer 2017)
  current position: Undergraduate student, McMaster University
• Grant Custard, CAE Scholarship in Computing and Software Engineering (summer 2010)
  current position: IBM Toronto
• Adrian Burlacu, McWork and CAS departmental scholarship (summer 2009 and 2010)
  current position: PaymentEvolution, Mississauga
• Hanxing Zhang, visiting student (summer 2006)
  current position: University of Waterloo
• Fatemeh Farzin, NSERC USRA (summer 2006)
• Daniel Volante, UROP (summer 2006)
  current position: CAE, Montréal
• William Hua, NSERC USRA (2005 - 2006)
  current position: Horizon Blockchain Games Inc., Toronto
• Huaying Li, UROP (2005 - 2006)
  current position: Master student, McMaster University
• Sui Huang, McWork (2004 - 2005)
  current position: TransCanada, Calgary
• Tomohiko Mizutani, 4th year undergraduate (2000 - 2001)
  current position: Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
• Masanori Satoh, 4th year undergraduate (1999 - 2000)
  current position: Gurunavi, Tokyo