Prospective Students

I am always interested in working with passionate students whose research interests are aligned with mine.

I am a hands-on supervisor that likes to work closely together with my students. We are a team working toward shared goals. My priority is to help you succeed in your research and your career. This means graduating with your degree on time, performing high-quality research, and emphasizing opportunities and skill development to prepare you for the job market or seeking further education.

My research lab welcomes students of any gender expression, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, ethnicity or visible or invisible disability.

I have a variety of opportunities available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Please read about my research interests to learn about the type of research performed by my group.

Master's / PhD Thesis Supervision

I can supervise Master's or PhD thesis research in Computer Science, Scientific Computing or Physics.

Research topics may be in any of my primary research areas. Check out my research page for more information on my various lines of research.

Please note that I am not currently accepting new students for Master's or PhD thesis supervision.

Master's of Data Science Capstone Project

I offer capstone projects in the general area of synthetic data generation using generative machine learning models.

I usually have availability for one MDSc student to complete their capstone project together with me.

Undergraduate Summer Research

Undergraduate students can work together with myself and my research team through the SURA and USRA programs. These are 16-week full-time research internships from May to August. Check the Faculty of Science website for more information on the application procedure and timeline. Typically, the application period opens in January, with the applications due in early February.

Honour's Thesis Supervision

I am happy to supervise undergraduate Honour's theses in Computer Science for students that are a good fit to my research area. Preference is given to students that have worked with my research group through the Summer SURA and USRA programs. Note that Honour's theses are now completed over two terms in Computer Science, which essentially means completing your thesis over the Fall and Winter terms in your fourth year.

I do not have any openings for Honour's thesis supervision for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Mitacs Industrial Internships

I occasionally have opportunities for current graduate students at MUN to undertake paid research internships together with Verafin through Mitacs Accelerate Fellowships. These internships are for 4-month blocks in which you undertake a research project in collaboration with researchers at Verafin. Projects can start in January, May or September. It typically takes between 4 to 6 months to work through the Mitacs application process.

Our research area is broadly around the generation of synthetic financial transaction data and associated meta data. We are particularly looking for students with machine learning experience that are either looking for a new domain to apply their skills or new branches of ML to explore.

I do not have opportunities available at this time.