Khalad Hasan, Co-Director and Assistant Professor, MDS Okanagan
"The MDS program is an exciting journey for the students as it provides them the opportunity to build a strong understanding of data science subject matters and use this knowledge out in the wild."
Khalad Hasan is an assistant professor of computer science at UBC’s Okanagan campus. His research interest is in human-computer interaction, with a focus on developing and studying novel interactions with mobile and wearable devices. More specifically, he is interested in exploring users’ needs and making an impact in their lives, specifically when it concerns interacting with large data on small devices. Before joining UBC Okanagan, Khalad worked as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo.