Dr. Aastha Mehta
Assistant Professor
systems security, operating systems, data privacy, distributed systems, side channels,
Dr. Robert Xiao, PhD
Assistant Professor
Human-Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Computer Security, Privacy,
Dr. Carolina Tropini, PhD, PLEng
Assistant Professor
Microbiome, microbiota, inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, microbiology, biophysics, bioengineering, biomedical engineering,
Dr. Kwang Moo Yi
Assistant Professor
Computer Vision, Visual Geometry, Local Features, Augmented Reality, Deep Learning Applications, Structure from Motion, Image Matching, Outlier Rejection,
Prof. Jeff Clune
Associate Professor
artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, ML, deep learning, deep reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, reinforcement learning, RL, DNN, evolutionary algorithms, neuroevolution,
Prof. Dongwook Yoon
Assistant Professor
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Annotation, Online Communication, Collaboration Technologies, Educational Technology, Human-AI interaction,
Prof. Anna Blakney, PhD
Assistant Professor
RNA, messenger RNA, self-amplifying RNA, vaccines, therapeutics, protein replacement, immunology, antibody, lipid nanoparticles, polyplex, polymer, drug delivery, biomaterials, nucleic acid, gene therapy, gene delivery, immunoengineering,
Dr. Ryan Ziels, PhD
Assistant Professor
Sustainable biological wastewater treatment, resource recovery, microbial ecology, multi-omics, anaerobic digestion, biological nutrient removal, microbial biotechnology
Dr. Andrea Reid, PhD
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Fisheries, Indigenous Science, Aquatic Conservation, Freshwater Ecology, Freshwater Conservation, Land-based Learning,
Orlando Rojas, PhD
Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Bioproducts
Scientific Director, Bioproducts Institute
Director, Pulp and Paper Center
Biobased Colloids and Materials, Renewable Nanomaterials, Bioproducts
Frank Wood
Associate Professor
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Probabilistic Programming, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Bayesian Inference,
Dr. Martino Tran, PhD
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Computational Urban Science and Planning
Application of computational and data sciences for tackling urban planning challenges,
Brian Hunt, PhD
Assistant Professor
UBC Hakai Professor in Oceanography
Plankton, oceanography, ecosystems, salmon, ocean ecology of salmon, food webs, British Columbia, forage fish, ocean observing, changing oceans, ocean science
Reid Holmes
Associate Professor
Software engineering, human aspects of software, mining software repositories, understanding software systems, software reuse, software tools, software testing, software quality
Alla Sheffer, CS, PhD
Professor
Computer graphics, computer aided design, digital media
Ivan Beschastnikh
Professor
Software engineering, software systems, distributed systems, distributed computing, systems security and privacy, internet, web, cloud computing, information technology
Vicky Wing Yee Lam, PhD
Program Manager / Research Associate
Nippon Foundation – UBC Nereus Program
Fisheries economics, climate change, adaptation, fisheries management, global change, vulnerability assessment, spatial analysis, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
William Cheung
Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier II, Ocean Sustainability and Global Change)
Director, Changing Ocean Research Unit
Director of Science of Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program
Global change, climate change, oceans, fisheries, biodiversity, marine and coastal, ecosystems, conservation, adaptation, impact assessment, fisheries management, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Patrick Walls, PhD
Instructor
Python programming, programming, data science, coding in the classroom, mathematics