Education

Ph.D.

Computer Science (Interdisciplinary: Human-Computer Interaction, Learning and Cognition, Design of Educational Software for Children)
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

M.Sc.

Computer Science (Knowledge Engineering and Artificial Intelligence)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada

B.Sc.

Computer Engineering/Science
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Some Awards and Honors

*   Award of Excellence in Teaching in Computer Science

*   Award of Excellence in Teaching in Information and Media Studies

*   Nominated for Best-Paper Award at the Brazilian Human-Computer Interaction Conference

*   Nominated for Governor General’s Gold Medal for best Ph.D. dissertation research

*   Best-Paper award at the World Conference on Educational Media and Hypermedia

*   Valedictorian of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

*    Received B.Sc. degree with Great Distinction (GPA: 4.18/4.30)