Dr. Pourang Irani

Professor

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Biography

Pourang Irani is a Professor at the University of Manitoba and holds a Canadian Research Chair in Ubiquitous Analytics. He conducts research in Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization, with a focus on the design and study of novel interactive systems for sensemaking in various contexts. His approach involves mixed reality technologies and wearable devices to develop innovative prototypes and visual interfaces. He is also the Principal Investigator for the NSERC CREATE grant titled Visual Automated Disease Analytics, which aims to train the next generation of data scientists specializing in health data analytics. Irani actively seeks graduate students (PhD, MSc) and post-doctoral fellows to contribute to research in his Human-Computer Interaction Lab, encouraging collaboration and involvement in significant projects.

Research Interests

Courses

Comp 7920 - Advanced Topics Mobile HCI Comp 7210 - Research Methodologies Comp 4020 - Human-Computer Interaction II Comp 3020 - Human-Computer Interaction Comp 7570 - Advanced HCI Comp 7570 - Visual Analytics Comp 1020 - Introductory Computer Science II 74.371 - User Interface Design

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.