The people of ThirdSpace.
Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, and undergraduate researchers working across AI, human-computer interaction, and critical computing, alongside collaborators and alumni who have shaped the group.
Principal Investigator
1 member
Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
National AI Consultant, UNDP Bangladesh
Ishtiaque Ahmed is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto and serves as Associate Director of the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI). He is also affiliated with the University of Toronto's iSchool, Data Sciences Institute, School of the Environment, School of Cities, Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics, Acceleration Consortium, and Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. In addition, he serves on the University of Toronto's Research Ethics Board (REB) and AI Task Force. Beyond the University of Toronto, he has served as the National AI Consultant for Bangladesh with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is a member of the MIT Global Humanities Initiative.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Farhan Samir
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
PhD Students
Maryam Mokhberi
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Yasaman Rohanifar
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Ramaravind Kommiya Mothilal
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Information · University of Toronto
Sheza Munir
PhD Student
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Md Arid Hasan
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Salman Sayeed
PhD Student
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Undergraduate Students
Hargun Kaur
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Mohamed Ahmed
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Meghna Ravikumar
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Hana Greenberg
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Joanna Roy
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Benjamin Mah
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Krisha Kalsi
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Taha Saeed Piracha
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Sally Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral, PhD & Master's Alumni
Aparna Moitra
January 2019 – December 2020Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Ulula (Canada) / University of Toronto
Dipto Das
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Toronto / Cornell University
Rachel Levine
December 2022 – 2024Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat
2017 – 2025Former PhD Student · Now Asst. Professor
University of Notre Dame
Dina Sabie
2018 – 2023Former PhD Student · Now Professor
Humber College, Toronto
Hazem Ibrahim
2018 – 2020Former MSc Student · Now PhD Candidate
New York University
Abdul Kawsar Tushar
2018 – 2020Former MSc Student
UserTesting, Toronto
Divas Kapur
2021 – 2022Former MSc Student
University of Toronto
Jamie Beverley
2018 – 2019Former MSc Student
University of Toronto
Amir Masud Bidaki Zare
Winter 2022 – Winter 2023Former MSc Student
University of Toronto
Eva Smuc
Summer 2022Former Visiting Student
University of Toronto
Undergraduate Alumni
Enaya Amir
Fall 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Yibin Cui
Summer 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Ethan Ing
Summer 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Cordelia Min
Fall 2024 – 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Benjamin Liu
Fall 2024 – 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Afrin Prio
Fall 2024 – 2025Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Hala Sheta
Summer 2022 – Fall 2023Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Emily Traynor
Fall 2022 – Winter 2023Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Esmat Sahak
Fall 2022 – Winter 2023Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Amal Nabeel Koodoruth
Summer 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Peiwen Luo
Summer 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Lilly Wang
Summer 2022 – Fall 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Akiki Liang
Winter 2022 – Winter 2023Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Soaad Hossain
Summer 2019 – Summer 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Diana Storchak
Summer 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Kailin Hong
2021 – 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Claire Zhang
Summer 2022Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto