Dr. Zelma Kiss

Professor

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Biography

Zelma Kiss is a Clinical Scholar with Alberta Health Services and a Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. She specializes in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery and neuromodulation. Dr. Kiss completed her MD at the University of Ottawa in 1988 before moving to Toronto for her neurosurgery residency, which she complemented with a four-year research program leading to a PhD at the University of Toronto in 1998. Her research interests are primarily focused on the mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation in movement disorders, having returned to Canada in 1998 to continue her work at the University of Ottawa and later at the University of Calgary since 2000. She has received numerous awards and grants to support her research, with publications in prestigious journals such as Nature and the Journal of Neuroscience. Dr. Kiss is also involved in clinical practice, treating a range of conditions from movement disorders to psychiatric disorders and pain management. Additionally, she is committed to training the next generation of neurosurgeons and researchers through her role in the Royal College Clinician Investigator Program at her university.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.