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Undergraduate and Master’s Consortium<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n

Social Event<\/u><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 (EDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

03:30 PM – 09:00 PM\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>CN Tower or Toronto Railway Museum (TBA) and Dinner<\/p>\n

Poster Session<\/u><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025(EDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

05:45 PM – 08:00 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Poster reception (Exhibit Hall F)<\/p>\n

General Program<\/u><\/p>\n

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 (EDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning UMC-only\u00a0schedule (8:15 AM \u2013 10:15 AM<\/i>) (Room 716 A):<\/p>\n

08:15 AM – 08:20 AM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Intro – 5 min<\/p>\n

08:20 AM – 08:45 AM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ice-Breaker Event<\/p>\n

08:45 AM – 09:30 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0How to Thrive in Grad School – Panel of PhD Students<\/p>\n

09:30 AM – 09:45 AM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Organizers Stories<\/p>\n

09:45 AM – 10:15 AM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Research Presentations Game<\/p>\n

Lunch with mentors (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Afternoon UMC-only schedule (1:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/i>) (Room 716 A):<\/p>\n

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Guest Speaker: \u201cLearning from Mistakes,\u201d Prof. Jian Pei, Duke University.<\/p>\n

01:30 PM – 02:15 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Group Discussion on Research Impact<\/p>\n

02:15 PM – 03:00 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Preparing for a Career in Research- Panel of Academic and Industry Professionals<\/p>\n

03:00 PM – 03:30 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Coffee Break<\/p>\n

Afternoon Joint UMC-PhD Consortium schedule (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM<\/i>)\u00a0(Room 716 A):<\/p>\n

03:30 PM – 04:00 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Keynote talk by Prof. Ebrahim Bagheri, University of Toronto<\/p>\n

04:00 PM – 05:30 PM<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Panel Discussion on \u201cAI-Augmented Academia: Research Innovations and Career Planning for Tomorrow\u2019s Workforce\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Preparing for a Career in Research Panelists<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Tomkins, Engineering Director at Google
Faisal Farooq, Senior Director of Engineering at Pinterest
Yizhou Sun, Professor at UCLA
Tim Weninger, Professor at Notre Dame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student Panel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jing Li, McMaster University, Canada
Adam Pazdor, University of Manitoba, Canada
Dazhuo Qiu, Aalborg University, Denmark
Beshani Weralupitiya, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Accepted Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Note: All papers linked below will be displayed during Tuesday\u2019s poster reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n