Stanley Abhadiomhen
Primary Supervisor - Kiemute Oyibo
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Digital health, Machine learning, Pattern Recognition
Postdoctoral
Abel Abhadionmhen
Primary Supervisor - Alvine Boaye Belle
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, Mental health, Public Health
Postdoctoral
Mary Bitta
Primary Supervisor - Denielle Elliott
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, Neuropsychiatry, Structural Stigma
Postdoctoral
Sonja Bonar
Primary Supervisor - Claire Davies
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Augmentative and alternative communication systems, Brain-computer interfaces, Language production
PhD
Maxine Brown
Primary Supervisor - Denielle Elliott
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
Cognition, Nuclear Waste, Scientific Knowledge Production
PhD
Haoran Chang
Primary Supervisor - Patricio Dávila
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Game Studies, Health Humanities in XR, Media Studies and Narrative in Neuroscience
PhD
Phoebe Mae Ching
Primary Supervisor - Robert Allison
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Computational vision science, Human-computer interaction, Motion perception
PhD
Remy Cohan
Primary Supervisor - Jennifer Steeves
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Computational neuroscience, Neuroplasticity, Systems Neuroscience
PhD
Mario Constantino
Primary Supervisor - Erez Freud
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Neuropsychology, Visual and Cognitive Development, Visuomotor Control
Masters
Jonathan Coutinho
Primary Supervisor - Susan Boehnke
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Ethics, Neurotechnology, Policy/Law
Postdoctoral
Sebastian D'Amario
Primary Supervisor - Douglas J. Cook
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Neuroimaging, Sensorimotor learning and control, Traumatic brain injury
PhD
Eileen Dadashi
Primary Supervisor - Niko Troje
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Mutual Gaze, Neuroscience, Virtual Communication
Masters
Guilherme de Freitas
Primary Supervisor - Fernanda de Felice
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Brain health & disease, Digital biomarkers, Machine learning
Postdoctoral
Alex de las Heras
Primary Supervisor - Laura Levin
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Community Engagement and Inclusivity, Peacebuilding and Post Conflict Futures, Technology and Research Creation
Postdoctoral
Jaspreet Dodd
Primary Supervisor - Gunnar Blohm
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Brain-computer interfaces, Computational neuroscience, Pupil Dynamics
Masters
Debbie Ebanks
Primary Supervisor - Dolleen Manning
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Black Caribbean, Community-engaged research creation, Indigenous
Postdoctoral
Kayrel Edwards
Primary Supervisor - Ozzy Mermut
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Melanin, Optical Devices, Photons
Postdoctoral
Elysa Eliopulos
Primary Supervisor - Taylor Cleworth
Faculty of Health Sciences
York University
Areas of Interests
Motor Adaptation, Neuroscience, Sensorimotor Learning
Masters
Daniel Escott
Primary Supervisor - Suzanne Chiodo
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
Areas of Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Judicial independence, Procedural fairness
Masters
Amir Eskandari Khordebolagh
Primary Supervisor - Farhana Zulkernine
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Graph machine learning, Human-machine communication, Large language models
PhD
Julia Espinosa
Primary Supervisors - Kristin Andrews & Suzanne MacDonald
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Dog-human interactions, Mixed-species societies, Normative behaviour
Postdoctoral
Chigozie Ezulike
Primary Supervisor - Michael Kalu
Faculty of Health Sciences
York University
Areas of Interests
Family Caregiving, Gerontechnology, Healthy Ageing
Postdoctoral
Antonella Feeny
Primary Supervisor - Monica Castelhano
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Autism, Diagnosis, Eye-tracking
Masters
William Fisher
Primary Supervisor - Buddhika Bellana
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, Episodic memory, Naturalistic research approaches
Masters
Andrew Fisher
Primary Supervisor - Vijay Mago
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, Community health, Large language models
Postdoctoral
Frederic Fu
Primary Supervisor - Vijay Mago
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Neurological and Mental Health, Public Health, Statistical Research
Postdoctoral
Petros Georgiadis
Primary Supervisor - Doug Crawford
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Brain-machine Interface, Systems Neuroscience, Visuomotor Control
PhD
Soude Ghari
Primary Supervisor - Alvine Belle
York University
Areas of Interests
EDI, LLM, Socillay responsible
Postdoctoral
Eric Godden
Primary Supervisor - Matthew Pan
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Human-robot interaction, Immersive experiences, Virtual Reality
PhD
Nathaniel "Yochanan" Goldstein
Primary Supervisors - Erez Freud & Laurie Wilcox
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Machine learning (ML), Visuomotor integration, Wearable technology
Masters
Laurel Green
Primary Supervisor - Laura Levin
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Creative technologies, Game Design, Immersive/Participatory Performance
PhD
Jordyn Heron
Primary Supervisor - Jennifer Steeves
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, Gender Differences in Cognition, Neuroimaging
Masters
Sileshi Hirko
Primary Supervisor - Teshager Dagne
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Regulation of Emerging Technologies
Postdoctoral
Michelle Hirsch
Primary Supervisor - Andrée-Ann Cyr
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Aging, Curiosity, Memory
Masters
Kaitlyn Hoesterey
Primary Supervisor - Gunnar Blohm
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Artificial Neural Networks, Neurorobotics, Systems Neuroscience
PhD
Hooman Hoghooghi Esfahani
Primary Supervisor - Kiemute Oyibo
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, Digital health, Persuasive technology
PhD
Hana Holubec
Primary Supervisor - Alison Harvey
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
Emotion AI, Human-machine interaction, Laughter and humour programming
PhD
Tasha Ignatius
Primary Supervisor - Gerome Manson
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Learning, Memory, Movement
Masters
Kayton Jaksic
Primary Supervisor - Taylor Cleworth
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Neuromechanics, Perception, Vision
PhD
Erika Johannessen
Primary Supervisor - Paul Hungler
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive Load in Learning, Competency-Based Medicine and Education, Wearable Sensors and Real-Time Monitoring
PhD
Mojde Kalantari
Primary Supervisor - Shital Desai
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Digital Storytelling, Mental health, Virtual Reality
PhD
Yasaman Kambari
Primary Supervisor - Achala Rodrigo
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
AI in Mental Health, Impulsivity, Risk Assessment
Masters
Rina Faiyaz Khan
Primary Supervisor - Catherine Stinson
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
AI ethics, Biomedical imaging
PhD
Andrew King
Primary Supervisor - Denise Henriques
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, Human-computer interaction, Motor learning
PhD
L. Maureen Krelove
Primary Supervisor - George Mochizuki
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Ageing, Dynamic Motor Control, Functional Neuroimaging
Masters
Peace Kumapayi
Primary Supervisor - Michael Kalu
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, Mobility Devices, Older Adults, Visible Minority
Masters
Safiyya LaForest
Primary Supervisor - Dale Stevens
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Development, Neuroimaging
Masters
Jenny Lee
Primary Supervisor - Amy Wu
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Gait, Human-robot interaction, Social robotics
PhD
Trinity Leon
Primary Supervisor - Shital Desai
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Design strategy, Human-computer interaction, Inclusive design
Masters
Jing Li
Primary Supervisor - Manos Papagelis
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Big data analytics, Graph mining, Machine learning
PhD
Chengyuan Liang
Primary Supervisor - Kean Birch
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
AI Copyright, Ethical AI Governance, Personal Privacy Protection
PhD
Wanyi Lyu
Primary Supervisor - Jeffrey Schall
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive neuroscience, Computational Models, Neurophysiology
PhD
Alexander F. Martin
Primary Supervisor - Robert W. Gehl
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
AI ethics, Digital Policy, Platform Governance
PhD
Meaghan McManus
Primary Supervisor - Rob Allison
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Perception of our Body in Space, Sensory integration, Virtual Reality
Postdoctoral
Dawit Mekonen
Primary Supervisor - Christo El Morr
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
AI ethics, Disability-Inclusive Perinatal Care, e AI-Enabled Health Technologies
Postdoctoral
Farida Mohamad
Primary Supervisor - Farhana Zulkernine
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Health Informatics and Data Summarization, Multimodal Data Analysis
PhD
Jacob Morra
Primary Supervisor - James Elder
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Brain-computer interfaces, Computational neuroscience, NeuroAI
Postdoctoral
Kate Moses
Primary Supervisor - Gerome Manson
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Neuromechanics, Rehabilitation, Sensorimotor Learning
Masters
Kimia Motevalli
Primary Supervisor - Taylor Cleworth
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Bio mechanics, Neuroscience, Psychology
Masters
Rupsha Mutsuddi
Primary Supervisor - Shital Desai
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Accessible technologies, Co-design, Human-centered design
PhD
Sabine Muzellec
Primary Supervisor - Kohitij Kar
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Autism, Computational neuroscience, Translational Neuroscience
Postdoctoral
Ahmed Nadeem
Primary Supervisor - Lawrence Harris
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Haptic Spatial Perception, Web Development, XR (Virtual and Augmented Reality)
Masters
Somang Nam
Primary Supervisor - Shital Desai
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Accessibility, Applied artificial intelligence, Human-computer interaction
Postdoctoral
Shadi Nasseri
Primary Supervisor - Pina D’Agostino
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
Areas of Interests
TBD
PhD
Ryley Nathaniel
Primary Supervisor - Liya Ma
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Behavioural neuroscience, Cognitive neuroscience, Neurophysiology
Masters
Amirreza Naziri
Primary Supervisor - Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
AI in drug discovery, Bioinformatics, Generative AI
Masters
Reshma Nuri
Primary Supervisor - Catherine Donnelly
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Disability and Access to Services, Influence of Social Support on Health/Wellbeing/Community Participation, Public Policy
Postdoctoral
Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Nzeakor
Primary Supervisor - Kiemute Oyibo
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
AI, DCT (Dual Coding Technology), HCI
Masters
Isimeme Okonofua
Primary Supervisors - Jeffrey Schall & Peter Kohler
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Anatomy, EEG, Neuroscience
Masters
Chukwuebuka Onyekere
Primary Supervisor - Michael Kalu
Faculty of Health Sciences
York University
Areas of Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Mobility Among Older Adults, Social Interaction
PhD
Kathrin Pabst
Primary Supervisor - Doug Crawford
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Computational Neuroethology, Navigation, Neural Networks and Machine Learning
Postdoctoral
Jessica Parker
Primary Supervisor - Doug Crawford
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Eye-Hand Coordination, Interactions with Technology, Neuroimaging
Postdoctoral
Lina Pinto-García
Primary Supervisor - Danielle Elliott
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
Armed conflict, Memory, Society
Postdoctoral
Nora Pourhashemi
Primary Supervisor - Taylor Cleworth
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Balance, Mobility, Neuromechanics
Masters
Rachel Remesat
Primary Supervisor -Shital Desai
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Assistive Wayfinding, Critical Accessible Design, Embodied Interaction
Masters
Elham Reyhanianmotehaver
Primary Supervisor - Claire Davies
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
TBD
PhD
Harrison Ritz
Primary Supervisor - Gunnar Blohm
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Cognitive Control, Computational modelling, Neuroimaging
Postdoctoral
Bryan Joel Rivera Calagua
Primary Supervisor - Pouya Amiri
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
TBD
PhD
Michael Sherbert
Primary Supervisor - Tracy Trothen
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Indigenous philosophies, intersections between religion culture & technology, transhumanism/posthumanism & artificial intelligence
Postdoctoral
Monika Snowdon
Primary Supervisors - Cathleen Crudden and Susan Boehnke
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Brain-computer interfaces, Coatings, Cyborg Phenomenology
Postdoctoral
Shabnam Sukhdev
Primary Supervisor - Mary Bunch
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Digital Storytelling and Autoethnogrophy, Generative AI and research creation, Performance and Audience Participation, Theatre
PhD
Jing Tao
Primary Supervisor - Farhana Zulkernine
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Machine learning, Medical text analytics, Natural language processing
Masters
Felicia Tassone
Primary Supervisor - Erez Freud
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Older Adults, motion-tracking, perception-action dissociation
PhD
Matin Tavakoli
Primary Supervisor - Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Computer vision, Responsible AI, Vision-language models
PhD
Dariush Valipour Hafshejani
Primary Supervisor - Hossein Kassiri
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Areas of Interests
Brain-inspired Computing, Integrated Circuits, Neural Hardware Accelerators
Masters
Sintayehu Wami
Primary Supervisor - Joseph DeSouza
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Improving Return-to-Work Outcomes, Machine Learning and AI to Inform Decision-making, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Occupational Injurie
Postdoctoral
Maren Wehrheim
Primary Supervisor - Kohitij Kar
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Learning, Neuroscience
Postdoctoral
Tiana Wertelecky
Primary Supervisor - Jessica Selinger
Faculty of Arts & Science
Queen's University
Areas of Interests
Human locomotion, Neuromechanics, Robotic assistive devices
Masters
Katherine Willetts
Primary Supervisor - Hélène Mialet
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University
Areas of Interests
Neurotechnology, human/machine boundaries, law
Masters
Elizaveta Yakubovskaya
Primary Supervisor - Kohitij Kar
Faculty of Science
York University
Areas of Interests
Audiovisual integration, Autism spectrum disorder, Object recognition
Masters
Nardeen Yalda
Primary Supervisor - Shayna Rosenbaum
Faculty of Health
York University
Areas of Interests
Clinical Neuropsychology, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive neuroscience
Masters
Zhino Yousefi
Primary Supervisor - Joel Ong
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Areas of Interests
Existentialism, Identity, Immigration
PhD