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Current Students in Information Technology

 

Donald McLean

Don Maclean – Estimated graduation year: 2024

Research Interests:

IT Service Management, public sector IT management

Education history:

  • Bachelor's and Master's in Public Policy and Administration - Carleton University

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish

Burak Oz

Burak Oz – Estimated graduation year: 2024

Research Interests:

AI in Knowledge Work, User Experience of AI, Human-Computer Interaction, IT and Sustainability

Education history:

  • BSc in Industrial Engineering
  • MSc in Industrial Engineering - Middle East Technical University

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, Turkish

Saeed Amirabdolahian

Saeed Amirabdolahian – Estimated graduation year: 2025

Research Interests:

Digital health interventions in organizations, Digital health; technology and aging; AI

Education history:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University
  • Master's degree in Business Administration from Tehran University

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken : English, Persian

Marion Korosec Serfaty

Marion Korosec-Serfaty – Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research Interests:

Human-computer interaction, Artificial intelligence, Neurophysiology

Education history:

  • Bachelor's degree in Political Sciences and International Commerce - joint diploma, University of Montreal and HEC Montreal
  • M.Sc. in International Management - HEC Montreal.

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, French, Italian

Ruojun Wang

Ruojun Wang – Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research Interests:

Human-computer interaction, Artificial intelligence, Immersive technology, User experience

Education history:

  • BEng in Industrial Management from Southeast University
  • MSc in Advanced Infrastructure from Carnegie Mellon University

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, Chinese (Mandarin)

Edward Opoku-Mensah

Edward Opoku-Mensah – Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research Interests:

Extended Realities (Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Metaverse), Multitasking, Multicommunication , Management of AI.

Education history:

  • MEng. in Computer Science and Technology - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  • BSc. in Computer Science - Christian Service University College, Ghana
  • Diploma in Innovation Management – International Business Management Institute, Germany.

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, French, Chinese (Mandarin)

Sama Gholami

Sama Gholami – Estimated graduation year: 2027

Research Interests:

Human-Computer Interaction, Automated decision-making systems, Responsible adoption of Information Technology

Education history:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Tabriz
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, French, Turkish, Persian, Azeri

Atul Sharma

Atul Sharma – Estimated graduation year: 2027

Research Interests:

IT Multitasking, Ethical aspects of Artificial intelligence, e-government

Education history:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Master of Business Administration from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

Yasmine Maurice

Yasmine Maurice – Estimated graduation year: 2028

Research Interests:

Digital and web accessibility, disability studies, Human-computer interaction

Education history:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with minor in Sociology and Behavioral science at McGill University
  • Master of Science in User Experience at HEC Montréal

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, French

Félix Joly

Félix Joly – Estimated graduation year: 2028

Research Interests:

Social Acceptance of IT, Digital Health, Emergent IT

Education history:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, with a specialization in Information Technology at HEC Montréal,
  • Master of Science in Digital Transformation at HEC Montréal

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: French, English

Simon Léger

Simon Léger

Research Interests:

Human-computer interaction, morality and ethics, cognitive neuroscience, beliefs and emotions towards AI

Education history:

  • BSc w/ honours in Neuroscience - Dalhousie University
  • MSc in Psychiatry Research - Dalhousie University

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: French (primary), English

Alexanne De Grandpré – Estimated graduation year: 2029

Research Interests:

Human-computer interaction, decision-making, user experience, neurophysiology

Education history:

  • Bachelor in Neurosciences, major in Psychology (Université de Montréal)
  • MSc. in User Experience (HEC Montréal)

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: French, English

Aymeric Mailler – Estimated graduation year: 2030

Research Interests:

Insider threat, cybersecurity, information system security

Education history:

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (International Information System Security Certification Consortium)
  • Master of Research in studies and theories of organizations (IAE Paris 1)
  • MBA in Risks, International Security and Cybersecurity (Economic Warfare School)
  • MEng. Cyberdefense & cybersecurity (Engineering School of Southern Brittany)
  • MSc in computer science (Sorbonne University)

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: French, English

Victoria Oluwakemi Okesipe – Estimated graduation year: 2029

Research Interests:

Affective & Cognitive Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, IT Impacts on Work

Education history:

  • BSc. in Mathematics (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
  • MSc. in Mathematical Modelling (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cameroon)

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English, Yoruba

Chaïmae Merbouh – Estimated graduation year: 2029

Research Interests:

Health Informatics, Digital Health, Automated decision-making system, Artificial intelligence, Adoption and use of information technology

Education history:

  • B.A.A in Information Technology (HEC Montréal)
  • M.Sc in Digital Transformation (HEC Montréal)

Languages spoken: French, English, Arabic, Spanish

 

 
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