Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, Canada
Office: LAS-3052A
Phone: +1 416 736 2100 ext. 70146
Email: kamalis "at" yorku "dot" ca
About
I am an assistant professor of Computer Sciencef Computer Science at the at York University, where I am a member of the Theory of Computing Group. I am also an adjunct professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba, where I am a member of the GADA lab. Before joining York University in July 2022, I was an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba. Previous to that, I was a postdoctoral associate as well as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at CSAIL lab in MIT, where my adviser was Dr. Charles Leiserson. I completed my PhD in Algorithm & Complexity Group in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in Summer 2014. I completed my M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees at Concordia University and the University of Tehran, respectively.
Research
I have a broad interest in the design,
analysis, and limitations of algorithms. I am particularly
interested in online problems such as bin packing, paging,
list update, and k-Server. My research also spans big-data
applications of algorithms in data compression, graph
partitioning, and resource allocation in cloud. I am also
interested in graph algorithms and algorithmic aspects of
blockchain technology.Teaching
- Current teaching:
LE/EECS3101 A - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Fall 2023)
- Past Teaching
LE/EECS 4101 - GS/EECS 5101 - Advanced Data Structures (Winter 2023)
LE/EECS3101 B - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Fall 2022)
Comp 4060/7720 (U. Manitoba) - Topics in Algorithms - Graph Algorithms
Comp 4060/7720 (U. Manitoba) - Topics in Algorithms - Online Algorithms (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
COMP 4420 (U. Manitoba) - Advanced Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Winter 2020, Winter 2022)
COMP 3170 (U. Manitoba) - Analysis of Algorithms (Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020)
COMP 2140 (U. Manitoba) - Data Structures (Winter 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021)
CS 240 (U. Waterloo) - Data Structures and Data Management (Winter 2014, Spring 2015)
- Qualifications:
- Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP), MIT Teaching & Learning Lab, June 2016.
- Improv workshop for KTCP alumni, October 2017 (a related article by Jake Livengood).
- Certificate for University
Teaching (CUT),
University
of Waterloo's Center for Teaching Excellence,
September 2014.
- Teaching at the University of Waterloo:
Miscellaneous
Leadership & Communication Skills
- Workshop on Leadership Skills for Engineering and Science Faculty (audited), MIT Professional Education (offered by Charles E. Leiserson and Chuck McVinnay), June 2016.
- Postdoc Leadership Workshop, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, January 2016.
- A related article about this workshop at MIT News.
- Introduction to StandUp class, ImprovBoston, Winter 2017.
- One-to-one communication lessons by Dana Jay Bein, sponsored by Charles E. Leiserson, Fall 2016- Winter 2017.
- Text Interview: These
Researchers Make Stand-Up Part of the Routine, The
Chronicle of Higher Education (2019)
- Text Interview: Creating postdoc connections: The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science pilots new ways to build leadership and teamwork skills for its postdocs, MIT News (2016)
Awards and Scholarships
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (NSERC PDF), 2015-2017
- University of Waterloo Doctoral Thesis Completion Award, 2014
- Derick Wood Memorial Graduate Scholarship, 2013-2014
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2012-2013
- University of Waterloo President's Graduate Scholarship (PGS), 2012-2013
- NSERC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (NSERC MSFSS) scholarship, 2012
- NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships (NSERC CGS), 2009-2012