Prospective Graduate Students

If you are interested in working with me at the University of Calgary, please send me your CV, unofficial academic transcripts, and published papers (if any), with "Prospective Student (MSc)" or "Prospective Student (PhD)" in the email subject. For master's candidates, this initial contact is optional but recommended. For PhD candidates, contacting me to make arrangement is a requirement.

Computer Science Graduate Program, Thesis-based M.Sc. and Ph.D. (this is not Engineering):

Admission requirements:

• Last two years' undergraduate courses must have a minimum 3.3 GPA out of 4, or 82.5%, or 16.5 out of 20.
• Master's applicants need to have a Bachelor's degree in computer science; PhD applicants need to have a Bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in a related field.
• While direct Ph.D. admission from a Bachelor's degree is not possible, current master's students can apply to transfer to Ph.D. and skip the master's, with a result similar to direct Ph.D. admission. See my notes.

If your Bachelor's degree is not in computer science: Admission can be given if you have taken at least one (third-year or above) undergraduate computer science course in each of the 4 computer science categories below:

• Theory (Design and Analysis of Algorithms);
• Systems (For example, OS, or Compilers, or Networks);
• Application (For example, Game AI, or HCI, or Graphics).
• Software

If you are an undergraduate student at UCalgary, this is a list of courses you must have taken: Open

We have a guaranteed minimum full funding package for our thesis-based master's and Ph.D. students. Our graduate students receive health, dental, and vision insurance.

We recognize the importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in research and in the professional development of the students in the research group. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply to join us - maybe you have just finished your computer science undergraduate degree, or maybe you have worked in the industry for a long time - all are welcome.

Transdisciplinary program: Computational Media Design (CMD), Thesis-based M.Sc. and Ph.D.:

• CMD is great for students who like both coding and arts/design. Your undergraduate degree does not need to be in computer science, but you should have some related experiences, for example, working in Unreal.
• CMD students require two supervisors. They are co-supervised by a faculty member in computer science and a faculty member in arts/design.
• For students with an arts/design background applying for the CMD programs: I'm happy to co-supervise but your primary supervisor should be from the departments of arts, architecture, design, etc.

Other degrees we offer:

• 1-year course-based master's degree in Data Science and Analytics (MDSA): a professional graduate degree that supports career transition into data science.

Prospective students, I would be happy to answer your questions regarding my group. Due to the volume of emails I receive, I may not be able to respond to all applicants.

Finally, here are some notes and advice for prospective graduate students.