Summer Undergraduate Data Science (SUDS) Research Program

Cohort Programming 2026

In addition to their research projects, SUDS Scholars across all opportunities are provided with a full set of data sciences networking, academic, and professional development opportunities. Scholars must attend a minimum of 75% of the weekly sessions and participate in the DSI Showcase, submitting an abstract of their SUDS research.

The schedule can be found below and sessions are held at the DSI – see here for location. 

The DSI partners with the University of Toronto’s School of Cities for some of the professional development sessions.

May
May 4 noon-12:15 pm	Welcome	Welcome to the Data Sciences Institute: Inspiration and opportunities Prof. Laura Rosella, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Associate Director, Education & Training, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 4 12:15-1:00 pm	Focus on Research	*Automated Brain and Body Quantification from CT, PET, and MRI for Precision Medicine* Prof. Faisal Beg, School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University
May 4 1:00-2:00 pm		*Lunch and Networking*
May 4 2:00-2:15 pm	Orientation	Overview of SUDS programming Dr. Helen Lasthiotakis, Director, Operations & Strategy, Data Sciences Institute
May 4 2:15-4:30 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	Unix Shell Daniel Razavi, Senior Software Developer, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 5 10:00-12:30 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Git and GitHub I* Daniel Razavi, Senior Software Developer, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 5 1:30-4:00 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Git and GitHub II* Daniel Razavi, Senior Software Developer, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 6 10:00-12:30 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Introduction to Python* Daniel Razavi, Senior Software Developer, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 6 1:30-4:00 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Python and Data Analytics* Daniel Razavi, Senior Software Developer, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
May 7 10:00-12:30 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Introduction to R* Julia Gallucci, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
May 7 1:30-4:00 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis* Julia Gallucci, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
May 8 10:00-12:30 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Introduction to Machine Learning I* Nakul Upadhya, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto
May 8 1:30-4:00 pm	Data Science Bootcamp	*Introduction to Machine Learning II: Basics of Natural Language Processing* Nakul Upadhya, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto
May 11 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	*From telemetry to intelligence: data science for the energy transition* Daria Sukhareva, Data Scientist, kWwhat
May 29 1:30-4:00 pm	Professional Development Session	Visualization Dr. Sarah Treit, Figures First
June
June 4 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	*How AI Is Changing What Makes Early-Career Talent Stand Out* Anamika Ahmed, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
June 4 4:00-6:00 pm	Data Science Social	Stay and meet each other! Food and snacks provided!
June 15 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	School of Cities
June 19 3:00-4:00 pm	Professional Development Session	*Workshopping your abstract* Dr. Patricia Luedecke, Victoria College Writing Centre
June 19 4:00-6:00 pm	Data Science Social	Stay and meet each other! Food and snacks provided!
June 22 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	*Saad Khan* IT Client Account Manager, IFDS
July
July 6 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	*Xiaojun Su* Associate Director, Machine Learning Lead, Unilever Horizon 3 Labs
July 8		Deadline for SUDS Scholar to submit their SUDS project research abstract to SUDS.dsi@utoronto.ca
July 15 3:00-5:00 pm Virtual	Professional Development Session	*Research Poster Design Workshop* Dr. Sarah Treit, Figures First
July 20 3:00-4:00 pm	Data Science @ Work	*Saadi Aziz* Machine Learning Engineer, Bell
July 20 4:00-6:00 pm	Data Science Social	Stay and meet each other! Food and snacks provided!
July 28/29/30 TBC 3:00-4:00 pm	Professional Development Session	*TBC*
July 28/29/30 TBC 4:00-6:00 pm	Data Science Social	Stay and meet each other! Food and snacks provided!
August
Aug 7 3:00-4:00 pm	Professional Development Sessions	*Optimizing Resumes for Data Sciences* Saira Banu, Student Development Coordinator, Arts & Science Co-op University of Toronto Scarborough
August 14 10:00-2:00 pm	SUDS SHOWCASE DAY!