December 13, 2018
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, Travis | Statistics (Data Science Specialization) | University of Waterloo |
| Bhaskara, Subrahmanya Vineeth | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Burns, Levi | Management in Artificial Intelligence | Queen’s University (Smith) |
| Chen, Dezhong | Business Analytics | York University (Schulich) |
| Crowson, Mathew | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Desai, Sneha | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Dong, Ke | Aerospace Science and Engineering | University of Toronto (UTIAS) |
| Dulhanty, Christopher | Systems Design Engineering | University of Waterloo |
| Dworakowski, Daniel | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Edraki, Amin | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Queen’s University |
| Elsherbiny, Habiba | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Queen’s University |
| Emara, Salma Shukry | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Fernandes, Alexander | Biomedical Engineering (Data Science Specialization) | Carleton University |
| Fotak, Meghan | Management in Artificial Intelligence | Queen’s University (Smith) |
| Fu, Yan | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Gao, Jun | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Gerolami, Justin | Computer Science (AI) | Queen’s University |
| Gou, Stephen | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Grewal, Karan Raj Singh | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Hall, Adam | Aerospace Science and Engineering | University of Toronto (UTIAS) |
| Hennick, Tyler | Management in Artificial Intelligence | Queen’s University (Smith) |
| Hossain, Safwan | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Huang, Gary | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Kazmi, Arslan | Computer Science (Specialization in AI) | University of Guelph |
| Kogan, Ilan | Statistical Sciences | University of Toronto |
| Lam, Jason Tzu-Kei | Computer Science (AI) | Queen’s University |
| Li, Aileen | Statistics (Data Science Specialization) | University of Waterloo |
| Ling, Huan | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Liu , Zhengyuan | Management Analytics | University of Toronto (Rotman) |
| Liu, Ziyue | Management Analytics | University of Toronto (Rotman) |
| Lucaci, Diana | Computer Science (AI) | University of Ottawa |
| Mahdy, Basma | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Queen’s University |
| Matharu, Gurpreet | Computer Science (AI) | York University |
| McLean, Carson | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Meihong, Chen | Computer Science (AI) | University of Ottawa |
| Mielnik, Dominique | Management Analytics | University of Toronto (Rotman) |
| Mohammadalizadehbakhtevari, Pedram | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Queen’s University |
| Morton, Evan | Business Analytics | York University (Schulich) |
| Murali, Ranjani | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Qie, Chenzi | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Rajshree Daulatabad | Computer Science (AI) | York University |
| Roewer-Despres, Francois | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Rowe, Matthew | Management Analytics | University of Toronto (Rotman) |
| Samavi, Sepehr | Aerospace Science and Engineering | University of Toronto (UTIAS) |
| Skreta, Marta | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Sopik, Victoria | Management in Artificial Intelligence | Queen’s University (Smith) |
| Stahlke, Samantha | Computer Science | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| Sun, Wanrong | Computer Science (Specialization in AI) | University of Guelph |
| Szentimrey, Hannah | Engineering (Specialization in AI) | University of Guelph |
| Tahsien, Syeda Manjia | Engineering (Specialization in AI) | University of Guelph |
| Tan, Xiaodan | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Tassone, Joseph | Computer Science | Lakehead University |
| Veitch, David | Statistical Sciences | University of Toronto |
| Wang, Ariel | Management Analytics | University of Toronto (Rotman) |
| Wang, Houze | Computer Science | University of Waterloo |
| Wang, Shirly | Applied Computing | University of Toronto |
| Wen, Ethan | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Wong, Jeremy | Aerospace Science and Engineering | University of Toronto (UTIAS) |
| Wu, KaiWen | Computer Science | University of Waterloo |
| Yan, Peizi | Computer Science | Lakehead University |
| Yang, Xiaoyu | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Queen’s University |
| Yasodhara, Angeline | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Yee, Brian | Management in Artificial Intelligence | Queen’s University (Smith) |
| Young, Adamo | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Yu, Geoffrey | Computer Science | University of Toronto |
| Yuan, Gao | Computer Science (AI) | University of Ottawa |
