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

Brock Legentil

Master’s student in Electrical Engineering, UBC

Hao Liu

PhD student in Electrical Engineering, UBC

Tianchen Liu

Master’s student in Electrical Engineering, UBC

Omang Baheti

Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC

Tarik Hasan

Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC

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

Tara Yadollahi

Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC

Amir Rahsaz

Master’s student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, UBC

Madisyn Szypula

Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Nikta Attari

Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC

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

Kantheepan Yogeeswaran

PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC

Ahmed Radwan

PhD student in Computer Science, UBC

Amir Golzan

Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Joud Jelassi

Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Christopher Anderson

PhD student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC

Nikta Akbarpour

Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC

Qihang  Liang

PhD student in Creative and Critical Studies, UBC

Michelle Yang

PhD student in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, UBC

Shadi Alijani

PhD student in Electrical Engineering, University of Victoria

Abhishek Rakshit

Master’s student in Psychology, UBC

Obi Nwosisi

Master’s student in Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC

Bakdauren  Narbayev

Master’s student in Computer Science, UBC

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

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Amir Nazemi

PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
MASc, Mechanical Engineering, UBC
BSc, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

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Mohammad Amin BatoueiMohammad Amin Batouei

MASc student in Mechanical Engineering, UBC
BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

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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

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Weijia Cai

PhD student in Civil Engineering, UBC

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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

Double Major in Computer Science and Economics, UBC

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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

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Niloofar Akbariansaravi

PhD student in Engineering, UBC
● MSc, Industrial Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran

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Sohan Chowdhury

MSc student in Computer Science, UBC
● BSc, Computer Science & Software Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh

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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

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Rohith Jayaraman Krishnamurthy

MASc student in Engineering
● BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Abdur Rahman University, India

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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