People

We are looking for new PhD and Master students to join the team (see openings) !

Jump to PIs, Current Students, Alumni, External Collaborators, or Administrative Support.

Principal Investigator

Muhammad Usman

Assistant Professor (Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University), Director of Graphics and Virtual Dynamics Lab.

  • PhD - York University, with Prof. Petros Faloutsos and Prof. Mubbasir Kapadia.
  • Research Interests: Computer Graphics, Crowd Simulation, Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Game Design and Development, Human-Building Interaction
  • Contact: Send an email to reach out.

Current Students

Ridwanur Sardar


Role: MSc, started in June 2024 (Rutgers University)

William Chandler


Role: MSc, started in June 2024 (Rutgers University)

Alumni

Mona Alzahrani

Sep. 2022 - May 2024, now Assistant Professor at JAOF University
Role: PhD Student

Kaidong Hu

May 2024 to June 2025, now Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Role: PhD student

Vahid Azizi

Sep. 2020 to Aug. 2021, now Applied Scientist at Amazon
Role: PhD Student

Leena Alghamdi

Jan. 2024 to May 2025
Role: MSc Student

Yasmin Yasin

Jan. 2024 to May 2025
Role: MSc Student

Ali Hassan

Sep. 2021 to Aug. 2023, now Visualization Analyst at Candu Energy Inc.
Role: MSc Student

Seonghyeon Moon

Sep. 2020 to Aug. 2021, now Senior Software Engineer at Roblox Corporation
Role: PhD Student

External Collaborators

Prof. Brandon Haworth

Associate Professor (University of Victoria), Director of Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Design, and Games (GAIDG) Lab.

  • Computer Animation
  • Computer Graphics
  • Crowd Simulation
  • Games
  • Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Mubbasir Kapadia

Associate Professor (Rutgers University), Director of Intelligent Visual Interfaces Lab (IVI) Lab.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Animation
  • Crowd Simulation
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Autonomous Agents

Prof. Petros Faloutsos

Professor (York University) | Affiliate Scientist (Toronto Rehabilitation Institute), Graphics and Media at York (GaMaY) Lab.

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Animation
  • Crowd Simulation

Prof. Mojgan Jadidi

Associate Professor (York University), Director of GeoVA Lab.

  • Geospatial Visual Analytics
  • BIM
  • GIS
  • Digital Twins
  • Augmented/Virtual Reality

Prof. Gunho Sohn

Professor (York University), Director of Augmented Urban Space Modeling (AUSM) Lab.

  • Photogrammetry
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • 3D City Modelling

Administrative Support

Reach out to GVD lab.