Lukasz Golab

Lukasz Golab obtained a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2001 (with High Distinction) and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in 2006 (with Alumni Gold Medal). From 2006 to 2011, he was a Senior Member of Research Staff at AT&T Labs. He joined Waterloo in 2011 and held the title of Canada Research Chair from 2014 to 2024. His long-term research agenda of Data for Good calls for building data-centric systems with societal impact.

• Data systems

• Data for good

• Explainable AI

• 2006, Doctorate Computer Science, Waterloo, Canada

• 2001, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Toronto, Canada

• MSCI 342 - Principles of Software Engineering
  • Taught in 2020
• MSCI 446 - Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023
• MSCI 623 - Big Data Analytics
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• MSCI 720 - Topics in Information and Information Systems
  • Taught in 2020
• MSE 446 - Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Taught in 2024, 2025
• MSE 623 - Big Data Analytics
  • Taught in 2024, 2025

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