Mehdi Kargar

Dr. Mehdi Kargar is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University).13 Here are some key details about his background and expertise:

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)1
• Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo (since 2017)1
• Previously an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Windsor (2016-2018)1

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from York University, Canada (2009-2013)1
• M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Software Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran1

Research Interests

Dr. Kargar's research focuses on:

• Data management
• Business intelligence
• Big data analytics
• Sustainability1

He is particularly interested in designing and developing search systems over enterprise databases for business users.1

Achievements and Recognition

• Awarded multiple research grants since 2017, including NSERC DG and SOSCIP TalentEdge1
• Member of SOSCIP Scientific Advisory Committee representing TMU (since 2019)1
• Received several awards, including the TRSM Research Recognition Award and TRSM Outstanding Research Award multiple times1
• Ranked 7th in the Iranian National Scientific Olympiad for university students in Computer Engineering (2006)1

Dr. Kargar has published research in top-tier data management venues such as VLDBJ, PVLDB, ACM SIGMOD, and IEEE ICDE.1 His work contributes significantly to the fields of data management, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.2