Dr. Mehdi Kargar

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mehdi Kargar is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and holds an adjunct assistant professor position in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo since 2017. He has served as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Windsor from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Kargar's research primarily focuses on data management, business intelligence, big data analytics, and sustainability, making significant contributions to the field with publications in top-tier venues such as VLDBJ, PVLDB, ACM SIGMOD, and IEEE TKDE. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from York University (2009-2013) and holds both an MSc and BSc in Software Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran, where he was ranked 7th in the Iranian National Scientific Olympiad for university students in Computer Engineering in 2006.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2017-01-01 — Present

Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University • Toronto, ON, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in information technology management.

Assistant Professor

2016-01-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Windsor, School of Computer Science • Windsor, ON, Canada

Provided instructions for computer science courses and engaged in research.

Awards

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TRSM Research Recognition Award

2020-01-01
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TRSM Outstanding Research Award

2018-01-01

Requirements for Toronto Metropolitan University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.33
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or related field
Application Checklist
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  • Resume
  • Statement of Interest
Specialization Notes

Department of Chemical Engineering