After completing his undergraduate and master’s degree in computer graphics at the University of Toronto, Ivan Neulander left his Toronto home to take a job with a visual effects company based in Los Angeles.
The startup was co-founded in 2016 by two U of T alumni, including computer science alumnus Maksims Volkovs (PhD 2013), and a local lawyer and entrepreneur.
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellows represent the best and the brightest from North America. The 2018-19 recipients receive two years of tuition and an annual stipend.
In the mastery-based format, the course is broken down into nine modules, with a particular set of topics in each. At the end of each module, students will take a mastery quiz.