bahar

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
University of Toronto

bahar[@]cs[.]toronto[.]edu
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Bahar Aameri (She/Her)

I am an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (CLTA) in the Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the University of Toronto. I co-direct the PRISM program at the DCS, which trains students from marginalized communities for higher education in computer science. I'm also a Co-PI of a Google's exploreCSR award ($125,000 USD) for developing a high school outreach program for students who identify as women and/or non-binary, with a special focus on those from historically marginalized groups. Prior to joining the DCS, I was an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (CLTA) in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

I have a great passion for teaching and have taught various computer science courses over the past few years. A list of courses I have taught and a sample syllabus for each can be found below.

Apart from teaching, I am passionate about research. My research is focused on applications of formal logics in designing AI systems. A list of my pulications can be found here. I have been a guest editor for the Semantic Web Journal and a member of the Program Committees for FOUST and FOMI since 2021.

Before joining UofT as an Assistant Professor, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Semantic Technologies Lab (STL), working on projects funded by RBC and Autodesk, and a sessional lecturer at the DCS.

During my spare time, I enjoy serving as a volunteer U14 Assisstant Coach at Richmond Hill Soccer Club, coordinating and playing in a Co-Ed soccer team, building 3D wooden puzzles, and playing the piano.

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