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Paper Co-authored by MSE Lukasz Golab the Winner of the Best Demo Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on Extending Data Base Technology
A paper co-authored by Management Science and Engineering professor Lukasz Golab and his Data Science Master’s student Anastasiia Avksientieva won the best demo paper award at the 2025 International Conference on Extending Data Base Technology (EDBT).
Management engineering students win big (again) at national IISE competition
The Waterloo Chapter of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), which is led by management engineering students, won several prizes at the most recent IISE Regional Student Conference hosted by Laval University in Quebec City. These included first prize in the technical paper competition, first prize in the Capsize competition, and third prize in the simulation competition.
Prof. Houra Mahmoudzadeh recognized for teaching excellence
Prof. Mahmoudzadeh was a recipient of the Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award. She was recognized for her exceptional dedication to student learning and pedagogical innovation.