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Welcome to the University of Toronto’s Department of Computer Science!

We invite you to learn more about the graduate student experience through a series of sessions — from the academic details of your program, to information about finances, and health and wellness. Sessions are outlined in the schedule below.

 

Schedule

Day 1: August 27, 2025 (MSc, MScAC, PhD)

Events held in Room BA 1160 and BA 3200

9:00-9:20        Breakfast and Registration

9:20- 9:40       Ice-Breaker

9:40-9:55        Departmental Welcome

  • Professor Eyal de Lara, Chair, Department of Computer Science 

  • Professor Angela Demke Brown, Associate Chair, Graduate Operations

  • Welcome CSGS, President Samanvay Vajpayee

9:55-10:25      Grad Office Admin Presentation

  • Kimberly Main, Graduate Program Coordinator

10:25-10:35    Communications

  • Matt Hintsa, Senior Media Relations & Communications Officer

  • Samantha De Gregorio, Senior Marketing & Communications Officer

10:35-10:45    IT Orientation

  • John DiMarco, Director, Information Technology

10:45-11:00    Space

  • Joseph Raghubar, Facility Coordinator

11:00-11:10    Break 

11:10-11:30    Health & Wellness team

  • Allan McKee, Health Communications & Knowledge Translation Coordinator

11:30-11:50    Centre for International Experience

  • Presenter TBD

12:00-14:00    Grad Student Lunch and Ice-Cream Social

14:00-14:30    Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision

  • Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator

14:30-15:10    U of T Entrepreneurship (UTE)

  • Jon French, Director of University of Toronto Entrepreneurship

15:10-15:30    Break 

15:30-16:30    Teaching Assistantship (TA) Orientation

  • Professor Alice Gao, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

  • Patrina Seepersaud, TA Coordinator and CUPE Steward Representative

16:30-17:00    Wrap up and Final Questions

 

Day 2: August 28, 2025 (MSc, PhD)

Events held in Room BA 3200

9:30-9:50        Breakfast

10:00-10:30    Program Overview

  • Professor Angela Demke Brown, Associate Chair, Graduate Operations

10:30-11:00    Student Funding

  • Alison Grossman, Associate Director, Graduate Academic Services

11:00-11:15    Awards

  • Presenter TBD

11:15-11:30    Graduate Professional Development & Student Success

  • Joel Rodgers, Coordinator, Graduate Student Professional Development

11:30-11:35    Break

11:35-12:30    Faculty Lightning Talk

  • Presenters TBD

12:30-13:30    Faculty Mentor Lunch (Research-stream students)

13:30-15:30    NSERC Grant Writing Workshop

  • Daniel Newman, Director of Graduate Writing Support

19:00-onward CSGS Pub Night

  • Prenup Pub located on 191 College Street, Toronto