Prospective Students

I am always interested in working with passionate students whose research interests are aligned with mine. 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 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 do not currently have any openings for new students, and will not be accepting new students for Fall 2024 admission.

Master's of Data Science Capstone Project

I will have an opportunity for one student in the Master's of Data Science program to undertake their capstone project with me in Summer 2024. This will be in the general area of synthetic data generation using generative machine learning models.

Undergraduate Summer Research (Summer 2024)

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.

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 at any time of the year, but 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.

At this time, I do not have any further opportunities available in 2024.