Events

Throughout the year, the MDS program hosts a series of virtual information sessions that allows you to learn more about our three programs so you can make an informed decision if the MDS program is right for you.

Check out our upcoming events below.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

 

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Past Events

MDS Computational Linguistics Alumni Panel and Program Director Q&A

Hear directly from UBC Master of Data Science Computational Linguistics alumni about their experience during the program.

Recording of Zoom webinar event from December 2025, moderated by Garrett Nicolai, Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Computational Linguistics.

Participants included:

  • Jonathan Keigan, Linguist at Google (via TekSystems), Alumnus, Class of 2025
  • Ananya Apparaju, Senior Consultant - Data Scientist at CGI, Alumna, Class of 2023
  • Daniel Jimenez, Senior Gen AI Engineer at Apexon, Alumnus, Class of 2024

MDS Okanagan Alumni and Program Director Q&A Panel

Hear directly from UBC Master of Data Science Okanagan alumni about their experience during and after the program.
Recording of Zoom webinar event from December 2025, moderated by Khalad Hasan, Co-Director and Assistant Professor, MDS Okanagan. Participants included:
 

  • Jane Shen, Data Scientist at Vision Talet Co., Alumna, Class of 2025
     

MDS Vancouver Alumni and Program Director Q&A Panel

Hear directly from UBC Master of Data Science Vancouver alumni about their experience during and after the program.

Recording of Zoom webinar event from December 2025, moderated by Milad Maymay, Director, Program Operations and Student Management, MDS Vancouver. Participants included:

  • Julia Everitt, Quantitative Equity Analyst, Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L), Alumna, Class of 2024
  • Nabi Zadeh, Director, Analytics and Insights at Klick, Alumnus, Class of 2023

UBC MDS Admissions Q&A

Hear directly from the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Vancouver, Okanagan and Computational Linguistic Program Directors and instructors.

Recording of Zoom webinar event from October 2025, moderated by Milad Maymay, Director, Program Operations and Student Management, MDS Vancouver. Participants included:

  • Prajeet Bajpai, Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, MDS Vancouver
  • Jeff Andrews, Co-Director and Associate Professor, MDS Okanagan, MDS Okanagan
  • Garrett Nicolai, Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Computational Linguistics