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COUNTDOWN TO ORIENTATION
August 24 to September 3, 2026
MScAC Orientation
The MScAC Student Orientation 2026 will be hosted by the Department of Computer Science’s Master of Science in Applied Computing program from August 24 to September 3, 2026. The week will be filled with exciting activities, informative sessions, and opportunities to connect with faculty, staff, alumni and fellow students.
Welcome Sessions & MScAC Tour: Hear more about your journey through the MScAC program and tour the MScAC office.
Networking Opportunities with Alumni: Engage with MScAC alumni in a panel discussion and connect with fellow students and faculty during lunch sessions and game nights.
Technical Challenges: Participate in the MScAC Technical Challenge, and join our refresher training!
Workshops & Training: Attend sessions focused on job hunting to get your internship search off to a successful start.
Schedule
DAY 1
Location: 700 University Ave., 9th Floor, Room 9014/90169:30 – 11:30 AM
Welcome to MScAC!
Speakers: Professor Eyal de Lara, Arvind Gupta, Paul Gries and Claire Mosses
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
MScAC Technical Challenge
Host: Matt Medland (MScAC 2010) EVP, Global Engineering at BlueCat Networks
1:30 – 2:30 PM
LUNCH
2:30 – 5:00 PM
MScAC Refresher Training
Algorithms and Data Structures (1)
Instructor: Faisal Habib
DAY 2
Location: 700 University Ave., 9th Floor, Room 9014/901610:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MScAC Alumni Panel
- Wenjie Zi, Senior ML Engineer at Grammarly
- Shakti Kumar, Research Scientist at Meta
- Aditya Kharosekar, Applied ML Engineer at Crossing Minds
- Jaskaran Singh, Machine Learning Engineer at J-Squared
Jason Tang, Software Engineer at Stripe
12:00 – 1:00 PM
BREAK & EXPLORE
1:00 – 4:00 PM
MScAC Refresher Training:
Algorithms and Data Structures (2)
Instructor: Faisal Habib
5:00 – 8:00 PM
MScAC Game Night
Mix and mingle with the second years and alumni!
Hosts: Nathan Gurrin-Smith and Robert Reidelmeier (Second year MScAC students)
Food and beverages provided.
DAY 3
Location: Bahen Centre for Information Technology9:00 – 9:30 AM, BA3200
BREAKFAST
11:15 – 11:30 AM, BA1130
IT Orientation
Speaker: John DiMarco, IT Director
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, BA 1130
Health & Wellness Team
Speaker: Allan McKee, SGS Counselor
12:00 – 1:45 PM, BA3200
MIX & MINGLE LUNCH
Please RSVP by completing this short form by August 20
2:00 – 2:30 PM, BA1130
Centre for International Experience
Speaker: Hannah Souza, Program Coordinator
2:30 – 3:10 PM, BA1130
U of T Entrepreneurship (UTE)
Speaker: Jon French, Director of University of Toronto Entrepreneurship
3:10 – 3:30 PM, BA3200
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 PM, BA1130
Teaching Assistantship (TA) Orientation
Speakers: Alice Gao, Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science; Patrina Seepersaud, TA Coordinator
DAY 4
Location: 700 University Ave., 9th Floor, Room 9014/90169:30 AM – 12:30 PM
CSC2701H (M1): The Job Hunt — Crafting Your Résumé
Instructor: Daniel Giovannini, Associate Director of MScAC Partnerships
12:30 – 1:30 PM
BREAK
1:30 – 4:30 PM
MScAC Refresher Training:
Algorithms and Data Structures (3)
Instructor: Faisal Habib
5:00 – 7:00 PM
MScAC-themed Trivia Night
Mix and mingle with alumni!
Food and beverages provided.
DAY 5
Location: 700 University Ave., 9th Floor, Room 9014/90169:30 AM – 12:30 PM
MScAC Refresher Training:
Algorithms and Data Structures (4)
Instructor: Faisal Habib
Refreshments will be available.
