Program:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Diversity is key: a tale of dentistry and machine learning
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In short, I’m a machine learning scientist, software engineer, entrepreneur/co-founder, and CTO, who used to be a Dentist! I’m all and none of the above, but a mere traveller from a kingdom far away, who seeks meaning in the butterfly effects of his…
A decade-long journey at UBC Engineering
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Growing up, I would watch my father express his passion over his work in electrical engineering. When I was 13 years old, I had the opportunity to visit the world's largest manufacturing facility for medium-voltage vacuum interrupters and…
Claire Preston, MASc '20, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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As a science fiction enthusiast, I have always been fascinated with stretching the possibilities of reality. This is perhaps what led me to study physics for my bachelor’s degree. During that time, I developed a keen interest in applying physics to…
Kevin Dsouza, PhD '19, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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I joined UBC as a master’s student working on information theory and machine learning, and after successfully completing that degree, have continued towards a PhD at the intersection of machine learning and genomics. While a master’s student I…
Mirza Saquib Sarwar, PhD '19, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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I am originally from Bangladesh, but having spent a third of my life here, Vancouver is just as much a home to me as Dhaka. I have a very tight family, consisting of my parents and my little sister, who are the real reason for any success that I…
Casimir Kuzyk, MASc '19, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Casimir has shown a great aptitude for entrepreneurial activities during his time as a master’s student in electrical and computer engineering at UBC. His research project AweSEM is based on developing a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for about…