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Our Team

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

Morty Yalovsky

Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management

Shoeb Hosain

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

Jean-Olivier Pitre

Cloud Engineer, Desautels Faculty of Management

Maguette Paye

Maguette Paye

Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab

Jonathan Guzzo

Jonathan Guzzo

Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab


Julian Waingortin

Julian Waingortin

Business Development Manager, DataSphere Lab

Chafik Hamad

Chafik Hamad

Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab

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Student Contributors

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Cristian Andrei

Data Engineer
Bachelor of Software Engineering, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Engineering

Imane Enette

Imane Enette

Event Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Sean Holley

Sean Holley

Technical Content Developer
BCom'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Erik Hunter

Erik Hunter


BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

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William Jabbour

William Jabbour

Tech & Data Analyst
BEng, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Engineering

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Basil Jancso-Szabo

Machine Learning Engineer
MSc Computer Science, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Janice Ji

Janice Ji

Assets & Video Lead
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Doria Khouri

Doria Khouri

LinkedIn Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

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Ruihong Li

Ruihong Li

Content Developer
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Ruo-Ying Qi

Ruo-Ying Qi

CRM Lead; IMSF 2023-2024 Fellow
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Elaheh Rahmati

Elaheh Rahmati

Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal

Japmann Sarin

Japmann Sarin

Tech & Data Analyst
BA, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Arts

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Sharukh Sharukh

Sharukh Sharukh

Business Development Consultant
MBA Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Khushi Toprani

Khushi Toprani

UX/UX Lead
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Ginny Xue

Ginny Xu

Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Management in Retailing, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Zi Hang (Frank) Yin

Zi Hang (Frank) Yin

Machine Learning Engineer
BA'20, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty of Arts

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Chloe You

Chloe You

Grants Lead; IMSF 2023-2024 Fellow
BCom Program, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

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Project Contributors

Lakshya Agarwal

Lakshya Agarwal

AI Engineer
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Yash Joshi

Yash Joshi

Project Consultant
MMA'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Jingna Liu

Jingna Liu

UI/UX Consultant
MMA'24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Alexandra Gorgeon Merino

Alexandra Gorgeon Merino

Project Consultant
BCom’24, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ


Elaheh Rahmati

Elaheh Rahmati

Retail Marketing Attribution Modeler
Master of Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal

Om Sangwan

Om Sangwan

AI Engineer
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

Yusen Tang

Yusen Tang

Technical Consultant
Master of Management in Analytics, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

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Extended Team

Charles de Brabant

Charles de Brabant

Executive Director, Bensadoun School of Retail Management

Laura Hope

Laura Hope

Lab Manager, DataSphere Lab
Marketing Officer, Bensadoun School of Retail Management

Julia Ayim

Julia Ayim

Industry Liaison, MMA Program, Desautels Faculty of Management

Daniel Pieper

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

Yu Ma

Associate Professor, Marketing Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Areas of Expertise: Data Analytics, Retailing & Food Marketing

Kyunghee Lee

Kyunghee Lee

Assistant Professor, Information Systems Area, Desautels Faculty of Management

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Sanjith Gopalakrishnan

Sanjith Gopalakrishnan

Assistant Professor, Operations Management Area, Desautels Faculty of Management
Associate Director, Analytics, Advanced Digital Technologies & AI (AAAI)

Hyunji So

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

Rob Glew

Rob Glew

Assistant Professor, Operations Management Area, Desautels Faculty of Management

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Changseung (Chang) Yoo

Assistant Professor, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
With affiliation to Information Systems Area, Desautels Faculty of Management

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Be part of this exciting opportunity as we aspire to build a world-renowned DataSphereÌýLab to take retailers deeper into the digital and predictive age.
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