Studying at GERAD

GERAD is home to some 450 graduate students (Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral). Each year, it also sees 150 students graduate at these different levels, covering all theoretical and applied area of data science.

More details and profiles of current students are available in the Prospective Students section. Our Job Offers section also regularly lists projects that are actively seeking students at different levels.

Scholarship Competitions

Life at the Research Centre

Once administrative issues have been resolved, and following a request from their research director (a GERAD member), students can access all services at our Centre depending on their particular needs and availability:

• Provision of an office;
• Access to GERAD’s internal network (Internet account, computing grids, etc.);
• Training courses (LaTex, scientific article writing, Python, R, etc.);
• Internal fellowship competitions;
• Potential contributions to research presentation trips;
• Specialized library;
• First experience of scientific publication through the Cahiers de recherche du GERAD;
• Early notice of internships and job offers through our Job Offers section and our internal publications.

Students Office

GERAD also has an active student office whose representatives are:

Venkat Akhil Ankem Student Representative

Mostafa Dadkhah K. Student Representative

Adrien Darbes Student Representative

Mohamed Laghdaf Habiboullah Responsible of student seminars

Maïka Lamoureux Member of the Student Board

Juan Sebastian Riveros Perez Student Representative

Ronak Vimadalal Student representative and responsible for student seminars

Wissem Ahmed Zaid Student Representative

You can contact them directly to find out more about life at the Center and the activities organized by the Office, or by writing to espace-etudiant@gerad.ca.

News and activities

You can find news and information on events under the appropriate tabs on the research centre’s website, as well as in our information list sent by email to all our members and students.

In particular, you can find all the seminars, colloquia, training courses, grants and competitions as well as upcoming defences. The main events and honours affecting the life of the Centre are also highlighted there.

Graduation

All good things must come to an end, and GERAD also offers the option of presenting thesis or dissertation defences on its premises. Several members of the student community opt for this solution.