Vector Awards Inaugural Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence, Second Round of Applications to Open in 2019

December 13, 2018

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The Vector Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence. These awards recognize promising AI talent in Ontario and support the recruitment of top students to AI-related master’s programs that prepare graduates for the workforce.

The merit-based scholarships were awarded to 66 of the best and brightest students from nine Ontario universities studying in 20 master’s programs in core-technical and complementary AI-related fields.

Scholarship recipients and students enrolled in recognized master’s programs will have early access to networking and internship opportunities with Vector’s industry sponsors – companies at the forefront of AI adoption in Canada.

Building on the success of the inaugural round of scholarships, Vector will launch the 2019-20 scholarship competition early in 2019. Details will be available here.

Scholarships, internships, and recognized AI master’s programs offered at Ontario universities will be the anchors of Vector’s new RAISE initiative, which will act as a catalyst for local AI workforce development. The Vector Institute thanks the Province of Ontario for its commitment to this initiative.

Congratulations to inaugural cohort of Vector Scholars in Artificial Intelligence:

Name Program University
Bender, TravisStatistics (Data Science Specialization)University of Waterloo
Bhaskara, Subrahmanya VineethApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Burns, LeviManagement in Artificial IntelligenceQueen’s University (Smith)
Chen, DezhongBusiness AnalyticsYork University (Schulich)
Crowson, MathewMechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Desai, SnehaApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Dong, KeAerospace Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto (UTIAS)
Dulhanty, ChristopherSystems Design EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo
Dworakowski, DanielMechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Edraki, AminElectrical and Computer EngineeringQueen’s University
Elsherbiny, HabibaElectrical and Computer EngineeringQueen’s University
Emara, Salma ShukryElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Fernandes, AlexanderBiomedical Engineering (Data Science Specialization)Carleton University
Fotak, MeghanManagement in Artificial IntelligenceQueen’s University (Smith)
Fu, YanElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Gao, JunComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Gerolami, JustinComputer Science (AI)Queen’s University
Gou, StephenApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Grewal, Karan Raj SinghComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Hall, AdamAerospace Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto (UTIAS)
Hennick, TylerManagement in Artificial IntelligenceQueen’s University (Smith)
Hossain, SafwanComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Huang, GaryApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Kazmi, ArslanComputer Science (Specialization in AI)University of Guelph
Kogan, IlanStatistical SciencesUniversity of Toronto
Lam, Jason Tzu-KeiComputer Science (AI)Queen’s University
Li, AileenStatistics (Data Science Specialization)University of Waterloo
Ling, HuanComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Liu , ZhengyuanManagement AnalyticsUniversity of Toronto (Rotman)
Liu, ZiyueManagement AnalyticsUniversity of Toronto (Rotman)
Lucaci, DianaComputer Science (AI)University of Ottawa
Mahdy, BasmaElectrical and Computer EngineeringQueen’s University
Matharu, GurpreetComputer Science (AI)York University
McLean, CarsonComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Meihong, ChenComputer Science (AI)University of Ottawa
Mielnik, DominiqueManagement AnalyticsUniversity of Toronto (Rotman)
Mohammadalizadehbakhtevari, PedramElectrical and Computer EngineeringQueen’s University
Morton, EvanBusiness AnalyticsYork University (Schulich)
Murali, RanjaniApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Qie, ChenziApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Rajshree DaulatabadComputer Science (AI)York University
Roewer-Despres, FrancoisComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Rowe, MatthewManagement AnalyticsUniversity of Toronto (Rotman)
Samavi, SepehrAerospace Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto (UTIAS)
Skreta, MartaComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Sopik, VictoriaManagement in Artificial IntelligenceQueen’s University (Smith)
Stahlke, SamanthaComputer ScienceUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
Sun, WanrongComputer Science (Specialization in AI)University of Guelph
Szentimrey, HannahEngineering (Specialization in AI)University of Guelph
Tahsien, Syeda ManjiaEngineering (Specialization in AI)University of Guelph
Tan, XiaodanElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Tassone, JosephComputer ScienceLakehead University
Veitch, DavidStatistical SciencesUniversity of Toronto
Wang, ArielManagement AnalyticsUniversity of Toronto (Rotman)
Wang, HouzeComputer ScienceUniversity of Waterloo
Wang, ShirlyApplied ComputingUniversity of Toronto
Wen, EthanComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Wong, JeremyAerospace Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto (UTIAS)
Wu, KaiWenComputer ScienceUniversity of Waterloo
Yan, PeiziComputer ScienceLakehead University
Yang, XiaoyuElectrical and Computer EngineeringQueen’s University
Yasodhara, AngelineComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Yee, BrianManagement in Artificial IntelligenceQueen’s University (Smith)
Young, AdamoComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Yu, GeoffreyComputer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
Yuan, GaoComputer Science (AI)University of Ottawa

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