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Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Weiming Ren, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Wenhu Chen

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

Hesam Sarkhosh Sarkendi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

Sreepriya Pulyassary, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304.

Amir Hossein Seyhani Parashkoh, PhD Candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301 (DSG Lab).

Arman Davoodi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Tamer Özsu

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301 (DSG Lab).

Mingkun Ni, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Khuzaima Daudjee

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Qi Fan (Eric) Yan, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professor Raouf Boutaba

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

HongFei Huang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Stephen Mann

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3317 and online.

Aswad Tariq, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Urs Hengartner

Five incoming graduate students have been awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (VSAI).

Established in 2017, the Vector Institute supports AI talent, drives research excellence and fosters AI-based innovation in Canada. Its annual VSAI program recognizes top students across Ontario, who are enrolled in Vector-recognized master’s programs and those pursuing individualized AI study paths.

This year’s cohort of 120 scholarship recipients across the province will receive a total of $2.1 million in funding, with each student awarded $17,500.

Future students

PhD Defence • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • Pixel-space Multimodal Modelling in Unified Multimodal Models

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Master's Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy • Inside the Crypto Laundering Machine: A Taxonomic Study of Crypto Money Laundering Schemes and Countermeasures

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

Master's Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • Vertical Federated Learning as a Social Choice Problem

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

PhD Seminar • Systems and Networking • Count-Based Abstractions for Performance Verification of Contention Points

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304.

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • Approximate Nearest Neighbour Search Using IVF-Based Indices on Memory-Disaggregated Platforms

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301 (DSG Lab).

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • DIO: Dynamic Memtable Index Organization for LSM Storage Engines

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301 (DSG Lab).

Master's Thesis Presentation • Systems and Networking • DNATree: Dynamic Tree Adaptation for Multi-Tenant In-Network Aggregation

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Master's Thesis Presentation • Computer Graphics • VR GAViewer: Immersive Visualisation and Direct Manipulation of the Conformal Model in Virtual Reality

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Tracking for Good: Finding Behavioral Biometrics on the Web using Static Taint Analysis

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3317 and online.

Meet Cheriton’s Vector AI Scholarship Winners for 2025-26