Current students

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Data Systems • Universal System Analysis for Insight and Adaptivity

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Brad Glasbergen, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Khuzaima Daudjee

Data systems are known for their complexity; they contain a vast number of features and configuration parameters to support different use cases. As no single data system can efficiently process all workload types, administrators face a daunting task:

Kai Li
Paul M. Wythes '55, P'86 and Marcia R. Wythes P'86 Professor
Department of Computer Science, Princeton University

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given in person in DC as well as online.

Karthik Murali, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Therese Biedl

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Mubeen Zulfiqar, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Peter Buhr

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Edward Eaton, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Douglas Stebila, Alfred Menezes

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Venkata Abhinav Bommireddi, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Eric Blais

Convexity plays a prominent role in both mathematics and computer science. It is defined for sets and functions, and many problems related to them can be solved efficiently given the guarantee that the set/function is convex. In this thesis, we focus on three problems related to convexity where we don’t have that guarantee.

Incoming master’s student Sabrina Mokhtari has received a 2022–23 Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence from the Vector Institute. These merit-based scholarships provide $17,500 for one year of full-time study and are awarded to exceptional students who have been admitted into an AI-related master’s program in an Ontario university. 

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.

Ashraf Abdel-hadi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Samer Al-Kiswany