Research Team

Current Team

• • Wenhao Zhu, PhD., since September 2025

  • Natan Melzer, M.Sc., since September 2024

  • Parsa Merat, M.Sc., since September 2024

  • Elham Razi, M.Sc., since September 2024

  • Mohammadamin Sharifi, M.Sc.,  since September 2023
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  • Vraj Mayur Parekh , M.Sc. Specialization in Artificial Intelligence (non-thesis), since January 2025

  • Rabpreet Anand, M.Sc. Specialization in Artificial Intelligence (non-thesis), since April 2024

Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Theodore (Teddy) Mishura, September 2023 – August 2024 (co‐supervised by Anthony Bonato and Michelle Delcourt at Toronto Metropolitan University)

Graduate Students

York University

• • Aida Aminian, M.Sc.,  September 2023 - August 2025

  • Seyed Mohammad Seyed Javadi,  September 2023 - August 2025

  • Wenhao Zhu, M.Sc.,  September 2023 - August 2025
    
    

University of Manitoba

• • Saulo dos Santos, PhD., May 2018 – May 2024 (co-supervised by  Ruppa (Tulsi) Thulasiram)
    Thesis: Improving Protocols and Miner Strategies for Modern Cryptocurrencies

  • Pouria ZamaniNezhad, M.Sc.., Sept. 2021 – Dec. 2023 (co-supervised by  Stephane Durocher)
    Thesis: Online Square Packing with Predictions

  • Mohammadmasoud Shabanijou, M.Sc., Sept. 2019 - Feb. 2022
    Thesis: Improved Algorithms for Burning Graph Families

  • Dehou Zhang, M.Sc., Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2021
    Thesis: Online Algorithm with Predictions for Trading Problems

  • ZahraSadat (Arezoo) Sajadpour, M.Sc., Sept. 2019 - Aug. 2021
    Thesis: Non-crossing Matching of Online Points

  • Pooya Nikbakht, M.Sc., Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2021
    Thesis: Applications and Extensions of the Bin Packing Problem

  • Kimia Shadkami, M.Sc., Sept. 2019 - March 2021
    Topic: Online Bin Packing with Predictions
    Switched to coursework program.

  • Sameer Naib, M.Sc., Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2020
    Thesis: Alternative Settings and Models of the Certain News Network Problem
    
    

Undergraduate Students

York University

• • Alice Efimoff, Summer 2025
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Fair and strateg-proof priority queues

  • Sumedha, Summer 2024
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Telephone Broadcasting in Cactus Graphs

  • Saba Yazdani, Summer 2024,
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Burning Graphs of Bounded Treelength

  • Ethan Fifle, Fall 2023, Winter 2024  
    Registered in EECS 4088 - Computer Science Capstone Project
    Topic: Anthropometric Measurement Extraction from 3D Point Clouds and 2D Images

  • Huseyn Akhundov, Winter 2024
    Registered in EECS 4080 - EECS Project Course
    Topic: Software Architecture for Marketplace SaaS Platforms - A study of the Nobl Kids platform

  • Katherine Ling, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
    Recipient of NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
    Registered in EECS 4080 - Computer Science Project
    Topic: Space-Efficient Data Structures for Polyominoes and Bar Graphs
    Recipient of the Lassonde Faculty of Engineering Research Medal

  • Parsa Merat, Summer 2023
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Weighted Interval Scheduling: Power of Randomization and Predictions

  • Hyewon Jeon, Summer 2023
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Geometric Graph Burning: A Model for Information Distribution

  • Wenhao Zhu, Summer 2023
    Recipient of Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)
    Topic: Orthogonal Certain News Network (CNN) Problem

University of Manitoba

• • Jay Khakhariya, Summer 2020
    Recipient of Faculty of Science Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
    Topic: Improved Approximation Algorithms for Burning Graph Families

  • Meet Vaghasiya, Summer 2020 (collaboration with Jay Khakhariya)
    Topic: Improved Approximation Algorithms for Burning Graph Families

  • Diarra Mbacke (Honours Project), Fall 2019
    Topic: Algorithms For Burning Cactus and Necklace Graphs

  • Sean Egan (Honours Project) and Katharine King, 2018
    Topic:k-elevator Problem: Online Algorithms for Elevator Coordination