Meet Vector’s Research Team

Vector Institute attracts the world’s most accomplished AI researchers who drive Canada’s global leadership in responsible artificial intelligence through collaborative innovation. Our renowned faculty, postdocs, and graduate researchers don’t just advance AI knowledge, they catalyze breakthrough discoveries that ensure AI benefits society while addressing real-world challenges across health, economy, and communities.

Vector’s research community by the numbers

From Geoffrey Hinton’s foundational contributions to neural networks to emerging researchers pioneering new frontiers in AI safety and generative models, Vector’s research team represents the depth and breadth of talent driving Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence research.

962
Total research community members
47
Faculty Members
44
Canada CIFAR AI Chairs
140
Faculty Affiliates
51
Postdoctoral Fellows
724
Graduate & Undergraduate Researchers

Faculty

Last updated January 2026

Faculty Affiliates

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Aleksandrina Goeva

Faculty Affiliate

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Michał Koziarski

Faculty Affiliate

Last updated January 2026

Vector Visiting Researchers

Last updated February 2026

Postdoctoral Fellows, and Graduate Students

Graduate Students

Mohammed Abdulrahman

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Mohammad Mahdi Abootorabi

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alireza Abrehforoush

McMaster University, Computer Science

Mohammed Adnan

University of Calgary, Systems Design Engineering

Benjamin Agro

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Rozhan Akhound-Sadegh

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Seyed Hossein Alavi

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Parand Alizadeh Alamdari

University of Toronto, PhD in Computer Science

Gül Sena Altıntaş

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Joana Mourão de Amorim

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Alireza Arbabi

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Prashanth Arun

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Ali Asad

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sajad Rahmanian Ashkezari

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Lazar Atanackovic

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Colton Barr

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Adam Bayley

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Federico Pizarro Bejarano

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Ian Kevin Berlot-Attwell

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Jesse Bettencourt

University of Toronto, PhD in Computer Science

Gaurav Bhatt

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Tingnan Bi

Western University, Computer Science

Tom Blanchard

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lukas Philipp Brunke

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Andreas Burger

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Luis Carlos Mantilla Calderon

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Gustavo Sutter Pessurno de Carvalho

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Chen-Hao Chao

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Asic Chen

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Haonan Chen

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Pan Chen

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Xingyu Chen

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Austin Cheng

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Sitao Cheng

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Aditya Aravind Chinchure

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Yee Man Choi

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Younwoo Choi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Vivian Chu

University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics

Micaela Elisa Consens

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Michael Cooper

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Samantha Corapi

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Ali Dadsetan

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Stefan de Lasa

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aaron Dharna

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Nikita Dhawan

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yaoyao Ding

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Honghua Dong

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Haonan Duan

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Matthew Duschenes

University of Waterloo, Physics

Obed Dzikunu

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tarek Mohamed Abdallah Elghareb

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ayoub El Hanchi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Joud El-Shawa

Western University, Computer Science

Sven Harald Adolf Elflein

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Donney Fan

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Cong Yu Fang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Mohammad Farahmand

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Jinyue Feng

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Philip Fradkin

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Arvid Aron Frydenlund

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yuxiang Fu

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Rory Jonathan Gao

University of Toronto, Engineering Science

Tiancheng Gao

University of Guelph, Engineering

Yuanpei Gao

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shayan Ghalehdar

York University, Computer Science

Hananeh Torabi Ghazvini

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Simon Ghyselincks

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Mahdi Gilany

Queen’s University, Computer Science

David Glukhov

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Joshua Eli Goldman

University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Pavel Golikov

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Devika Gopakumar

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Abhishek Goudar

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Nathan Eric Grewal

University of Guelph, Engineering

Hendrix Gustave Gryspeerdt

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jonas Guan

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Zhuoxin Guo

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Grigorii Anatolievich Guz

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Adam Hall

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Hyewon Han

Western University, Neuroscience

Ayoub El Hanchi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Adam William Heins

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Mir Rayat Imtiaz Hossain

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Seyed Alireza Mousavi Hosseini

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hao-Yu Hou

University of Toronto, Applied Computing

Shengran Hu

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Yu Hu

Western University, Neuroscience

Zeou Hu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Gexin Huang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Haozhe Huang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hongfeng Huang

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Shucheng Huang

University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Sicong Huang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yinying Huo

McMaster University, Computer Science

EunJeong Hwang

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Aroosa Ijaz

University of Waterloo, Physics

Gyung Hyun Je

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Zongliang Ji

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hengrui Jia

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sheng Jia

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Dongfu Jiang

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Guanlong Jiao

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ruinan Jin

University of British Columbia, PhD

Andrew Jreissaty

University of Waterloo, Physics

Yuanliang Ju

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Andrew Jung

University of Toronto, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Amanjit Kainth

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Tyler Kastner

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Maximilian Kaufmann

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Mohammad Mahdi Kazemi Esfeh

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Amirhossein Kazerouni

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Xiangrui Ke

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Danish Khan

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Sartaaj Takrim Khan

University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Siddhesh Shyam Khandelwal

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Seo Hyun Kim

University of Toronto, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Sumin Kim

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Wing Fung Ku

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Dariia Kucheruk

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Zachary Lau

University of British Columbia, Statistics

Mary-Margaret MacLeod Lawrence

University of Toronto, Physics

Brian Lester

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Andrew Li

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Matthew Li

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Muchen Li

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Yushu Li

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yuxuan Li

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Zhengyang Liang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Disen Liao

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Yuan-Hong Liao

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Michal Lisicki

University of Guelph, Engineering

Haokun Liu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Jiaqi Liu

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Junchen Liu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Kaiwen Liu

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Siyan Liu

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tianyi Liu

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Zefeng Li

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Ziyi Liu

University of Toronto, Statistics

Stanley Lo

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Wei Min Loh

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Haoye Lu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Chu-Fei Luo

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jiayun Luo

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Xiaoxi Luo

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Zhiheng Lyu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Avery Ma

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Shihao Ma

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yujia Ma

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hassaan Maan

University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics

Farzaneh Mahdisoltani

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Abtin Mahyar

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Farnam Mansouri

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Taichi Masuda

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Aditya Mehrotra

University of Toronto, MSc in Computer Science

Kaden David Gougeon McKeen

University of Toronto, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

Lev E. McKinney

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Matthew McNeil

University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics

Vahid Balazadeh Meresht

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ahmad Reza Rezaie Mianroodi

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Naeem Model

York University, Computer Science

Mohammadreza Mofayezi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Mohammad Mohammadi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Mohamed Mostafa

University of Guelph, Engineering

Abhishek Sai Moturu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Anargyros-Georgios Mouzakis

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Benyamin Movassagh

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Baorun Mu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Andrei Muresanu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Sujay Nagaraj

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Jack Naimer

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yuma Nakamura

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Sarah Nassar

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fargol Nassiri

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Zeinab Navidi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ba Viet Nguyen

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Khac Vinh Nguyen

Western University, Computer Science

Tien Dat Nguyen

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Yuansheng Ni

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Lucas Albert Noritomi-Hartwig

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Michael Ogezi

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Steven Ryan Palayew

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Karthik Panicker

University of Toronto, PhD in Chemistry

Hyun Suk Park

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Keiran Paster

University of California, Berkeley, Computer Science

Anshul Pattoo

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Or Perel

University of Toronto, Computer Science

João Pedro Torres Pimentel

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Vivian Phung

University of Guelph, Bioinformatics

Robert Policelli

Queen’s University, Translational Medicine

Nazar Ponochevnyi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Mariia Ponomarenko

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Alireza Fathollah Pour

McMaster University, Computer Science

Sergey Protserov

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Thomas Pruyn

University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Ali Punjani

University of Toronto, Computer Science

John Quinto

University of Guelph, Computer Engineering

Stephan Rabanser

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Elahe Rahimi

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Ella Miray Rajaonson

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Mahyar Rajabi Kochi

University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Amin Rakhsha

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Voninala Diana Rakotonirina

University of Toronto, Materials Science and Engineering

Vishwesh Ramanathan

University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics

Manav Ramprasad

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Isaac Edward Usher Carruthers Rankin

University of British Columbia, Statistics

Ahmad Rashid

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Sahithya Ravi

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Matthew Troy Regehr

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Qin Ren

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Weiming Ren

University of Waterloo, PhD in Computer Science

Anastasiia Repalo

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Steve Fabio Rhyner

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Francois Roewer-Despres

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Domenic Rosati

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Sara Rostamidarounkola

Western University, Neuroscience

Yangjun Ruan

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ian Ruffolo

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ning Ruoxi

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Amirmojtaba Sabour

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Nouran Sakr

Western University, Computer Science

Sepehr Samavi

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Raeid Saqur

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yuxin Sha

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yuanhao Shen

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Nicolas Qiang Schiavone

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Philipp Schleich

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Benjamin Schneider

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Senthujan Senkaiahliyan

University of Toronto, Epidemiology

Cher Tian Ser

University of Toronto, Chemistry

Kimia Shaban

University of Waterloo, Mathematics (MMath), Combinatorics & Optimization

Shayan Shekarforoush

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hala Sheta

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Ian Shi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Michael Solodko

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Haochen Sun

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Zhiyuan Sun

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Derek Tam

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Marcus Tantakoun

Queen’s University, PhD in Computer Science

Marina Tawfik

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Luca Thiede

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Anvith Thudi

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Nguyen Nhat Minh To

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Augustin Toma

University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics

Konstantinos Christopher Tsiolis

University of Toronto, Statistics

Renbo Tu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Qanita Turabi

University of Toronto, Medical Science

Balagopal Unnikrishnan

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ankit Vadehra

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Walter Virany

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Nuri Mert Vural

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Jiaqi Wang

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shenran Wang

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Xindi Wang

Western University, Computer Science

Xueqi Wang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yixuan Wang

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Yubo Wang

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Zian Wang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Zining Wang

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Addison Weatherhead

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Cong Wei

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Vivian White

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Emma Willis

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Paul Wilson

Queen’s University, Computer Science

Sze Hang Wong

University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Daniel Dun-ning Woo Johnson

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Ruotian Wu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Zhijie Wu

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Zike Wu

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sierra Calanda Wyllie

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Cheng Xie

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Justin Jincheng Xu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Mohammad Yaghini

University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Qi Yan

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Donglin Yang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jiacheng Yang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Yanting Yang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sheng Yao

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Adamo Young

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Haolin Yu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Yu-Chu Yu

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Xijie Zeng

Dalhousie University, Computer Science

Chris Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Hanzhuo Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Jenny Zhuoting Zhang

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Junrui Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Lunjun Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Qihang Zhang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shufan Zhang

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Shunshi Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Wenxuan Zhang

Queen’s University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xuanqi Zhang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yongxing Zhang

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Zeduo Zhang

Western University, Computer Science

Zijian Zhang

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Beidi Zhao

University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ethan Zhao

University of British Columbia, Computer Science

Jingyi Zhao

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Stephen Junchao Zhao

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Wenda Zhao

University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering

Yuchi Zhao

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Tiange Zhou

University of British Columbia, MSc in Computer Science

Zihan Zhou

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Shuhui Zhu

University of Waterloo, Computer Science

Yunheng Zou

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Irfan Alam

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Abdulrahman Nasser M Aldossary

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Jiaru Bai

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Miroslav Bogdanovic

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Kevin Champagne-Jorgensen

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Han Chen

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Xu Chen

University of Toronto, Management Analytics

Margarita Colberg

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Rohan Arun Dahale

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Biprateep Dey

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Mehdy Dousty

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Iuliia Eyriay

University of Guelph, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Fahimeh Fooladgar

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellow

Haisheng Fu

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Rebekah Alexandra Gelpi

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jorge Arturo Campos Gonzalez Angulo

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Yilun Guan

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Xiangteng He

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Ju Huang

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Amoon Jamzad

Queen’s University, Postdoctoral Fellow

Myeongkyun Kang

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Yeonghun Kang

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Salamata Konate

York University, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Yuhan Liu

University of Waterloo, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Zhewei Liu

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Nooshin Maghsoodi

Queen’s University, Postdoctoral Fellow

Kevin McKinnon

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Michael Menart

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Ishrath Mohamed Irshadeen

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Marcel Mueller

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Sven Papidocha

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Giseung Park

University of Toronto, Neuroscience

Afeez Kola Popoola

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Ameya Ravindra Pore

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Alastair James Arthur Price

Dalhousie University, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Thibault Christophe Randrianarisoa

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

James Requeima

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Ryan Peter Sullivan

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Maksym Taranukhin

University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Matthew Thorstensen

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Duo Xu

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

Ryan Christopher Yeung

Rotman Research Institute, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Ioana Alexandra Zelko

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Yuxuan Zhang

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellow

This section includes Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows This is updated monthly, please reach out to us for any update inquiries.

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