Hedayat Zarkoob
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, MDS Vancouver
"The MDS program is a collaboration between the computer science and statistics departments at UBC with a comprehensive curriculum that covers many crucial topics required to train a future data scientist in the industry, without ignoring the fundamentals, such as core computer science and statistics topics and ethical considerations."
Hedayat (Heddy) joined the MDS program in August 2024 as a postdoctoral teaching and research fellow. He did his PhD in computer science at UBC. During his PhD, he studied the intersection of AI and Education, focusing on using AI and technology to promote Active Learning practices in academic settings. Outside his academic life, Heddy is a nature enthusiast, a hiker, and a ski instructor.