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Team

DENOS Lab brings together researchers across federated learning, agentic simulation, edge computing, and health informatics at the University of Calgary. Select a name to read about their research, projects, and publications.

Director

Dr. Steve Drew, Lab Director · Associate Professor, DENOS Lab

Dr. Steve Drew

Lab Director · Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary

Dr. Steve Drew leads the DENOS Lab. His research spans federated learning, edge computing, distributed systems, blockchain, and AI for health. He serves as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and Neurocomputing.

Find Dr. Drew on Google Scholar and his UCalgary Profile.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Vincent Michalski, Postdoctoral Researcher, DENOS Lab

Dr. Vincent Michalski

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Calgary

Dr. Vincent Michalski is a postdoctoral researcher in the DENOS Lab, working on representation learning and reasoning.

Find Vincent on Google Scholar.

PhD Students

Yunkai Bao, PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Yunkai Bao

PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Federated Learning

Hossein KhademSohi, PhD Candidate in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Hossein KhademSohi

PhD Candidate in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Federated Learning

Bart Maciszewski, PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Bart Maciszewski

PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Data Science Lead at Imperial Oil

Musa Taib, PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Musa Taib

PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary

Guojun Tang, PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Guojun Tang

PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Federated Learning

Jiajun Wu, PhD Candidate in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Jiajun Wu

PhD Candidate in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Large Language Model Application, Federated Learning

Jialin Yang, PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Jialin Yang

PhD Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Large Language Model Application, Knowledge Distillation, Federated Learning

MSc Students

David Anez, Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

David Anez

Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary

Alexander Burn, Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Alexander Burn

Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Large Language Model Application

Zainab Saad, Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Zainab Saad

Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Large Language Model Application, Federated Learning

Zirui Wang, Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, DENOS Lab

Zirui Wang

Master Student in Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary


Large Language Model Application

Undergraduate & Interns

Haniya Farhan, Mitacs GRI Summer Intern, DENOS Lab

Haniya Farhan

Mitacs GRI Summer Intern, 2026


Scoping review of agentic AI in health

Isha Goyal, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Intern, DENOS Lab

Isha Goyal

Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Intern, Summer 2026


High School Graduate, Renert School

Ruili Xu, Summer Intern, DENOS Lab

Ruili Xu

Summer Intern, 2026


BSc, University of Toronto, 2026

Alumni

Ali Abbasi, Master Student 2022 - 2024. PhD Student at the University of Southern California, DENOS Lab

Ali Abbasi

Master Student 2022 - 2024. PhD Student at the University of Southern California


Federated Learning

Fan Dong, Master Student 2022 - 2024., DENOS Lab

Fan Dong

Master Student 2022 - 2024.


Federated Learning

Eldar Ibrahimov, Alberta Innovates High School Intern, DENOS Lab

Eldar Ibrahimov

Alberta Innovates High School Intern, Summer 2025


Developed a tool collecting physician ratings for summarized patient charts

Leo Wei, Master Student 2023 - 2025. AI Technical Lead at <a href="https://www.citizenrelations.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Citizen Relations</a>, DENOS Lab

Leo Wei

Master Student 2023 - 2025. AI Technical Lead at Citizen Relations


Federated Learning for Supply Chain Demand Forecasting