Our vision is to be the driving force behind innovation and insight-driven decision-making across all sectors.
We see a future where organizations of every stripe seamlessly integrate advanced data and technologies into their core operations, enabling them to navigate complex challenges and seize new opportunities with confidence.Ìý
Core Team - Directors
Saibal Ray
Academic Director, DataSphere Lab
Vice-Dean, Faculty
James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor, Operations Management
Morty Yalovsky
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Shoeb Hosain
Director, DataSphere Lab
Faculty Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management
Program Director, MMA Program
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Core Team - Experienced Managers
Jean-Olivier Pitre
Cloud Engineer, Desautels Faculty of Management
Maguette Paye
Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab
Jonathan Guzzo
Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab
Julian Waingortin
Business Development Manager, DataSphere Lab
Chafik Hamad
Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab
Student Contributors
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Cristian Andrei
Data Engineer
Bachelor of Software Engineering, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Engineering
Imane Enette
Event Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Sean Holley
Technical Content Developer
BCom'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Erik Hunter
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
William Jabbour
Tech & Data Analyst
BEng, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Engineering
Janice Ji
Assets & Video Lead
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Doria Khouri
LinkedIn Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Ruihong Li
Content Developer
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Ruo-Ying Qi
CRM Lead; IMSF 2023-2024 Fellow
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Elaheh Rahmati
Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal
Japmann Sarin
Tech & Data Analyst
BA, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Arts
Sharukh Sharukh
Business Development Consultant
MBA Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Khushi Toprani
UX/UX Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Ginny Xu
Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Zi Hang (Frank) Yin
Machine Learning Engineer
BA'20, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Arts
Chloe You
Grants Lead; IMSF 2023-2024 Fellow
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Project Contributors
Lakshya Agarwal
AI Engineer
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Yash Joshi
Project Consultant
MMA'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Jingna Liu
UI/UX Consultant
MMA'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Alexandra Gorgeon Merino
Project Consultant
BCom’24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Elaheh Rahmati
Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal
Om Sangwan
AI Engineer
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Yusen Tang
Technical Consultant
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
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Extended Team
Charles de Brabant
Executive Director, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Laura Hope
Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab
Marketing Officer, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Julia Ayim
Industry Liaison, MMA Program, Desautels Faculty of Management
Daniel Pieper
SME & Contributor, MMA Program, Desautels Faculty of Management
Academic Contributors
Mehmet Gumus
Bensadoun Faculty Scholar
Professor, Operations Management Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Yu Ma
Associate Professor, Marketing Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Areas of Expertise: Data Analytics, Retailing & Food Marketing
Kyunghee Lee
Assistant Professor, Information Systems Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Sanjith Gopalakrishnan
Assistant Professor, Operations Management Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Associate Director, Analytics, Advanced Digital Technologies & AI (AAAI)
Hyunji So
Assistant Professor, Information Systems Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Areas of expertise: Digital Platforms, Human-AI interaction, Impact of AI & Analytics on Work
Changseung (Chang) Yoo
Assistant Professor, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
With affiliation to Information Systems Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
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