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

 

MDS Program Director Question & Answer Session

Still have questions about the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Vancouver, Okanagan, and Computational Linguistics program?

Join us for a live Question and Answer session. This is your opportunity to ask any last-minute questions you may have about the MDS Computational Linguistics program before the application deadline on January 31, 2025.

Topics may include:

  • Admission Requirements
  • MDS Vancouver, Okanagan and Computational Linguistics Curriculum
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Answer your questions live.
  • Language requirements and more!

Register for the following:

  • MDS Vancouver: January 13, 2025 - 10:00am-11:00pm PT
  • MDS Okanagan: January 14, 2025 - 10:00am-11:00pm PT
  • MDS Computational Linguistics: January 15, 2025 - 11:30am-12:30pm PT

Missed our other information sessions? Click on the "Past Events" tab to view videos from our recent series of virtual information sessions to learn more about the UBC Master of Data Science programs.

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Past Events

UBC MDS Admissions Q&A (December 2024)

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 December 2024, moderated by Milad Maymay, Director, Program Operations and Student Management, MDS Vancouver. Participants included:

  • Tiffany Timbers, Co-Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Vancouver
  • Khalad Hasan, Principal Co-Director and Associate Professor, MDS Okanagan
  • Garrett Nicolai, Director and Assistant Professor of Teaching, MDS Computational Linguistics
     

MDS Computational Linguistics Alumni Panel (October 2024)

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

Recording of Zoom webinar event from October 2024, moderated by Sonya Thomlinson, Career Advisor, MDS Computational Linguistics. Participants included:

  • Mingcong Li, Alumnus, Class of 2024
  • Jayathilaga Ramajayam, Senior AI Engineer at Infoblox, Alumna, Class of 2023
  • Kai Maurin-Jones, Applied AI Developer at Klick, Alumnus, Class of 2023
     

MDS Okanagan Alumni Panel (October 2024)

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

Recording of Zoom webinar event from October 2024, moderated by Khalad Hasan, Co-Director and Assistant Professor, MDS Okanagan. Participants included:

  • Varshita Kyal, Business System Analyst at the City of Kelowna, Alumna, Class of 2023
  • Craig Adlam, Alumnus, Class of 2024
  • Dr. Ngan Lyle, Alumna, Class of 2020

MDS Vancouver Alumni Panel (October 2024)

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

Recording of Zoom webinar event from October 2024, moderated by Milad Maymay, Director, Program Operations and Student Management, MDS Vancouver. Participants included:

  • Derek Kruszewski, Director - Data Science at Exiger, Alumnus, Class of 2020
  • Salva Umar, BI Engineer at EA, Alumna, Class of 2024
  • Simon Frew, Operations Coordinator at Digital Lab, Alumnus, Class of 2024