Trainees
CITech is privileged to have a cohort of graduate students joining the program in each academic year. These students are pursuing their graduate studies in different faculties and departments at UBC, including (but not limited to) Engineering, Computer Science, Health and Social Development, Creative and Critical Studies, and Medicine, while getting trained on immersive technologies development and applications in the unique setting offered by CITech.
The unique diversity in technical background of trainees create opportunities for a wide range of industries and sectors to address their skilled worker needs and get support on their product development and innovation plan through collaboration with CITech.
If you are a current or prospective students at UBC (either campuses) and would like to join this training program, you can find more information about the process on the Admission page. For inquires please contact the program coordinator, Dr. Mahdi Takaffoli, at mahdi.takaffoli@ubc.ca.
Cohort of 2023
Hao Liu
● PhD student in Electrical Engineering, UBC
● Master’s, University of Toronto
● Bachelor’s, Beihang University
Tianchen Liu
● Master’s student in Electrical Engineering, UBC
Omang Baheti
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
● B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India
Tarik Hasan
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
● BSc in Computer Science & Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.
Soonuk Kwon
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
Yuzi Chu
● Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC
Karlee Podritske
● Master’s student in Nursing, UBC
● Certificate in Perioperative Nursing – MacEwan University, Faculty of Nursing
● Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honors) – University of Alberta, College of Health Sciences
Tara Yadollahi
● Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC
● Architectural Engineering- Islamic Azad University, Iran
Amir Rahsaz
● Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC
Nikta Attari
● Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
● B.Sc in Petroleum Engineering, University of Tehran
Carla Mather
● Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC
Christine Wun Ki Suen
● Master’s student in Civil Engineering, UBC
Mao Tian
● PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC
● MSc, Civil Engineering, University of Southern California
● BEng, Civil Engineering, Wuhan University
Kantheepan Yogeeswaran
● PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC
● MSc in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
● BSc (Hons) in Engineering (Civil Engineering), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Ahmed Radwan
● PhD student in Computer Science, UBC
● M.Sc. in Computer and Systems Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt
● B.Sc. in Computer and Systems Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Amir Golzan
● Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
● BSc, Food Sciences & Nutrition, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Joud Jelassi
● Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC-Okanagan
● Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (with Biomedical Option), UBC-Okanagan
Christopher Anderson
● PhD student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
● Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts – Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts
● Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies – Capilano University
Nikta Akbarpour
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
Qihang Liang
● PhD student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
● MA in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Saskatchewan
● BA&Sc in Interactive System Design, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Michelle Yang
● PhD student in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, UBC
● MSc Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
● BSc Integrated Sciences, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Shadi Alijani
● PhD student in Electrical Engineering, University of Victoria
● M.Sc., University of Tabriz, Iran – Electrical and Computer Engineering
● B.Sc., University of Tabriz, Iran – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abhishek Rakshit
● M.A., Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (DAHU), UBC-Okanagan
● M.S., Computer Science, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
● B.E., Computer Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, India
Obi Nwosisi
● Master’s student in Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
Bakdauren Narbayev
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
● BSc, Computer Science, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Cohort of 2022
Nelusha Hansamali Nugegoda Wattaranthenne
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
● BSc, Computer Science, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
Yue Cao
● Master’s student in Electrical Engineering, UBC
● BSc, Computer Science, UBC
Leslie Sacca
● PhD student in Electrical Engineering, UBC
● MASc, Mechanical Engineering at UBC
● BASc, Mechanical engineering and a minor in computer science, UBC
Rui Li
● Master’s student in Civil Engineering, UBC
● BASc, Civil Engineering, UBC
Bengi Agcal
● Master’s student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
● Bachelor of engineering, Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Joel Johnson
● PhD student in Electrical Engineering
● MASc, Electrical Engineering, UBC
● BASc, Electrical Engineering Electrical, Minor Comp Sci, UBC
Samar Sallam
● PhD student in Computer Science, UBC
● MSc, Computer Science, University of Manitoba
● BSC, Computer Science, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Amir Nazemi
● PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
● MASc, Mechanical Engineering, UBC
● BSc, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Mohammad Amin Batouei
● MASc student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
● BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran
Anubhav Gupta
● Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC
Kangkang Duan
● PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC
● MASc, Civil Engineering, 2022 Southeast University, China
● BSc, Civil Engineering, 2019 Southeast University, China
Weijia Cai
● PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC
Harry Zhang
● Master’s student in Civil Engineering, UBC
● BASc, Civil Engineering, UBC
Bahman Fakouri
● Master’s student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
● Master of Arts: Illustration, Tehran University of Art, Iran
● Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design, Iran University of Science and Technology
Vanessa Lo
● Undergraduate Research Assistant in Nursing, UBC
Kibele Sebnem Yildirim
Nicole Merritt
● Undergraduate Research Assistant in Nursing, UBC
Cohort of 2021
Amera Mahmoud Shaban Ahmed
● PhD student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC
● MA, Mass Communication, Radio and Television Department, Cairo University, Egypt
● BA, Mass Communication, Radio and Television Department, Cairo University, Egypt
Niloofar Akbariansaravi
● PhD student in Engineering, UBC
● MSc, Industrial Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
Sohan Chowdhury
● MSc student in Computer Science, UBC
● BSc, Computer Science & Software Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh
Charles-Olivier Dufresne-Camaro
● PhD student in Computer Science, UBC
● MSc, Computer Science, University of Toronto
● BEng, Electrical Engineering, Université Laval
Jasleen Grewal
● PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences, UBC
● MScOT, Occupational Therapy, Western University
● HBSc, Psychology and Exceptionality in Human Learning, University of Toronto
Nasim Hajati
● MASc student in Engineering, UBC
● BSc, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Iman Jalilvand
● PhD student in Engineering, UBC
● MASc, Mechatronics Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Rohith Jayaraman Krishnamurthy
● MASc student in Engineering
● BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Abdur Rahman University, India
Farzad Ravari
● PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences, UBC
● Master of Public Health, Kaplan University
● Doctor of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mohammad Zihaib Khan
● PhD student in Engineering, UBC
● MTech, Electronics Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India
● BTech, Electronics Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Jiyoung Jang
● Undergraduate Research Assistant in Computer Science, UBC
Parna Chowdhury
● Electronics and Communication Engineering student (B. Tech) student at Manipal Institute of Technology, India