Sushant Sachdeva, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and the University of Toronto Mississauga's Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, is the 2024–25 recipient of the distinguished McLean Award.
Congratulations to Prof. Lisa Zhang, who was recently recognized with the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award.
UTM MCS proudly sent four teams to the ICPC East Central North America Regional at the University of Windsor last weekend!
UTM MCS was represented by the following teams:
Congrats to Tingting Zhu, who won the 2025 UTM Teaching Excellence Award for Junior (pre- or within two years of promotion) Faculty!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQxC8hlEv7M/
Congratulations to Prof. Gururaj Saileshwar and his team for their win at the CSAW Applied Research Competition (https://mlab.cyber.nyu.edu/csaw/finalists/) for GPUHammer (https://gpuhammer.com/)!
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Sushant Sachdeva has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2025 in Engineering and Computer Science for his pioneering contributions to fast algorithms and mathematical optimization. His work has redefined the boundaries of algorithmic theory and continues to shape the future of networked systems and computational infrastructure.
https://www.infosysprize.org/laureates/2025/sushant-sachdeva.html
Beginning this year, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fair (SURF) will transition from the OVPRI to the Office of the Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean (OVPAD).
The event will be integrated into their flagship Experiential Education Fair. SURF took place September 24–25, 2025, in the Kaneff Centre Rotunda. Below are pictures from the events and a summary of abstracts.
Using GrahpRAG to Design an Intelligent Tutoring System for Computer Science Courses
On August 28th, several upper-year computer science students presented at the Microsoft Headquarters as a part of a project showcase for Prof. Rutwa Engineer's offering of CSC392/CSC492: Building Real World AI/ML Software Systems Solutions.
Group 1: Identities for AI (Group members: Stephen Le, Babur Nawyan, Ahmed Mohamed, Mark Noge, Zayd Shams Naqvi, and Sani Suljanovic).
Congratulations to Assistant Professor (MAT) Ali Feizmohammadi on winning the 2025 Calderón Prize!
Calderón prizes are awarded by IPIA every two years for exceptional contributions to the field of Inverse Problems.
More information can be found here: https://ipia.site/wp/calderon-prizes/
The Robotics Outreach Tour (ROT) is an initiative led by graduate students from the MCS Department to foster stronger connections between academic research and the robotics industry. Through structured visits to robotics companies, innovation hubs, and research testbeds, ROT provides students with firsthand exposure to industrial workflows, facilitates technical exchange, and creates opportunities for collaboration and career development.