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 Alumni and Program Director Q&A Virtual Information Sessions

    Want to know what it is like to be a student in the UBC Master of Data Science program?

    Join the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) program as we will be hosting a series of virtual information events in December. Attendees will learn more about the student experience in the MDS program in Vancouver and the Okanagan as well as the Computational Linguistics program.

    At this live panel, MDS alumni will:

    • Share their student experiences and learning at MDS
    • Talk about the accelerated 10-month program and unique curriculum format
    • Discuss how they’re applying their MDS degree in their fields
    • Answer your questions live.

    MDS Program Directors will also answer any last minute admissions questions before the application deadline.

    Register for one or all three events:

    • MDS Vancouver: Tuesday December 2, 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm PT
    • MDS Okanagan: Wednesday December 3, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am PT
    • MDS Computational Linguistics: Thursday December 4, 2025 - 12:30pm-1:30pm PT

    Past Events

    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

    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
       

    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

    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