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Sasha Ivanov

Sasha Ivanov

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    ▋Code + Design

  • Education

    • University of Calgary

      2012 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Computer Science

      Human Computer Interactions Concentration

    • University of Calgary

      2017 - 2021
      Master's degree Computer Science

  • Experience

    • Tim Hortons

      Apr 2010 - Sept 2010
      Cashier Sales Associate

      Worked in a fast-paced environment as a cashier and delivered orders to customers.

    • Sport Chek

      Oct 2011 - Jan 2013
      Sales Associate

      Footwear retail sales and organization of inventory. Extensive customer service experience and sales skills in a consumer demanding environment.

    • Mosaic Sales Solutions

      Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
      Sales Representative

      Raised awareness for the Nexus 4 during launch in a 6 week promotional program organized by Mosaic Marketing. Demonstrated new technologies to participants and advertised current services offered within Fido.

    • Apple

      Apr 2013 - May 2016

      Explored troubleshooting solutions and educated customers about iOS device technologies. Communicated with other team members to create positive experiences for customers in a busy environment while adapting to new initiatives. Repaired relationships between Apple customers and the company. Created memorable experiences for customers by showing them new technology solutions in the store. Provided a personalized iOS and MacOS device setup with new owners and strived to build a close relationship in every customer interaction.

      • Family Room Specialist

        Jun 2014 - May 2016

      • Specialist

        Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

    • University of Calgary

      May 2015 - Apr 2017
      Undergraduate Data Visualization Researcher

      Sketched and developed dozens of interactive data visualization prototypes with Processing.js and physical materials under the supervision of Sheelagh Carpendale. Launched vis4me.com on Wordpress to promote personal data visualizations.

    • EXDee Ltd.

      Sept 2016 - Sept 2018
      Lead User Experience Designer & Front End Developer

      Develop the user experience of medical visualization tools for patients and physicians. Prototype apps for the web, iOS, and HoloLens using Sketch. Embrace UIKit’s features to develop & publish exceptional iOS apps to the App Store within a team.

    • University of Calgary

      Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

      Teach and mentor senior computer science undergraduate students as they work on semester long iOS app projects. Invite engaging guest lecturers to discuss app development and ask the public to join app feedback sessions. Grade all student projects with care. (CPSC 599.83 Winter 2018, CPSC 575 Fall 2018, CPSC 599.83 Winter 2019, CPSC 575 Fall 2019) Launched the Computer Science department's Instagram channel @uofc_cpsc and grew the account's following with carefully crafted weekly posts and story highlights. Performed video interviews across campus and edited raw videos in Final Cut Pro X to highlight interesting student projects. Tracked student engagement with the account over the semester. (iProgramming for Creative Minds CPSC 599.72) Support 40 senior undergraduate students grasp core iOS development concepts in Swift. Provide thorough design feedback on semester long app projects presented in class. Grade student programming assignments with care.

      • Sessional iOS Development Instructor

        Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

      • Social Media Coordinator

        Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

    • 99bits

      Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
      Co-Founder & User Experience Advisor

    • Platform Calgary

      May 2019 - Sept 2019
      Summer Inc. Entrepreneur

      Over Platform Calgary's 4 month student entrepreneurship program I developed Beat Bop, a company dedicated to empowering musicians with intelligent creative apps for audio sampling. The art of using samples of other songs to create new ones is an increasingly popular technique that music producers use today, but it can often take hours to isolate the individual pieces of these songs for sampling use. The company's flagship product, Stemify, looked to recent advancements in machine learning to tackle the challenge of separating individual instruments out from a provided source track in mere seconds. Show less

    • NEXT Canada

      Jan 2020 - Sept 2020
      Next 36 Entrepreneur

      Next 36 accelerates the growth of Canada’s most talented 36 young entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, capital, and unparalleled founder development. Each year, the program selects 36 young Canadian innovators and challenges them to build an innovative business venture over the course of 8 months.

    • Autodesk

      Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
      Visiting Researcher

      Explored interaction techniques with different media types during a 4 month research internship. Iterated on a feature-rich prototype system by presenting novel lo-fi interaction concepts and developing a BabylonJS web app built upon a NodeJS server.

    • University of Toronto

      Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
      Visiting Researcher

    • University of Calgary

      May 2021 - Sept 2021
      Human Computer Interaction Researcher

      We explored the use of cinematic “pre-visualization” (previs) techniques as a rapid ideation and design futuring method for human computer interaction (HCI) research. Over the summer, I designed and lead eight week-long design futuring sprints with different researchers across various HCI and computer science domains to produce short animated concepts envisioning the future of their research. After reflecting on our experiences in the sprints, we developed a One Week Futuring Workbook to support other Research-Designer teams in their futuring endeavours. Show less

    • Meta

      Sept 2021 - Jun 2023
      AR / VR Research Prototyper

      Develop and design prototypes within a multi-disciplinary research team to define and realize the future of how people will interact with next generation VR, AR, and Al technologies.

    • Bow Valley College

      Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
      UI / UX Design Subject Matter Expert

      Collaborated with educators at Bow Valley College to develop their UI/UX micro-credential program. Students in the program apply UX principles to prototype interfaces for desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms. In the course, learners create engaging designs in Figma while researching user behaviour and project needs coming from multiple stakeholders. Interactive prototypes are then built and tested to ensure designs enable desired user behaviour.

    • Memory Anchor

      Sept 2023 - Feb 2025
      Technical Product Design Lead

      Lead the design and development of an interactive React ChakraUI & visx data visualization dashboard amongst a close-knit team. Construct Python data pipelines for securely transmitting and retrieving data between clients. Support the front-end development of mobile applications using React Native.

    • Singapore Management University

      Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
      HCI Research Engineer

      Collaborate with a team of HCI Researchers to develop novel Human-AI interaction techniques. Sketch and implement interactive prototypes featuring large language models (LLMs) to better understand how humans will interact with technology and each other in the future.

    • Maple Scan

      Feb 2025 - now
      Founder

      Maple Scan helps consumers make informed shopping decisions by analyzing product labels and identifying Canadian-made alternatives. Using AI-powered image recognition and a growing database of product insights, Maple Scan provides instant transparency on where products come from, empowering consumers to support local businesses and make conscious purchasing choices.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      AI Week Talent Bursary Recipient Amii May 2022 Attendees are invited to immerse themselves in the deep science of AI & ML. The week-long celebration is full of opportunities to build knowledge, connect with industry leaders and get acquainted with leading AI researchers.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      Wow Factor Award ATB Open Finance Hackathon 2020 Feb 2020 At ATB's first Open Finance Hackathon, our team developed an app that visualizes personal spending data and encourages consumers to purchase from companies with high ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) scores through monthly contests. The project was awarded the Wow Factor prize for its distinct visual design and gamified business model.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      People’s Choice Winner University of Calgary - Faculty of Graduate Studies Sep 2019 At the 2019 Summer Innovation Showcase held at the University of Calgary, I won the People’s Choice award for my 3 minute pitch on Beat Bop, a company that helps music producers sample songs quickly using machine learning. Over the summer I founded, researched, and validated the business concept by speaking with potential customers. I then developed a prototype application for the web and posted it to Reddit where the project was well received.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      Lockhart Family Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science May and John Lockhart Jul 2019 Selection is based on academic merit and extra-curricular contribution of computer science skills to the community. Candidates include a one-page statement with their application describing their demonstrated contribution. Awarded to one computer science masters student per year at the University of Calgary.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      Summer Incubator Program Scholarship University of Calgary, Faculty of Graduate Studies Apr 2019 The Summer Incubator Program, powered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking is a non-credit program that provides student entrepreneurs with everything they need to launch and grow a startup! Students receive valuable support to help launch their new ventures while being supported by special programming throughout the summer.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      WWDC 2019 Scholarship Recipient Apple Apr 2019 Received a scholarship to attend WWDC 2019 for my Guitar Hero-like Swift Playground game that uses machine learning and computer vision to detect American Sign Language hand gestures performed by players.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      Peoples Choice Award ATB Datathon - Solve for Alberta, Solve for the World Mar 2019 During the first Alberta ATB Datathon in Edmonton, our interactive anthropomorphic unit visualization iPad app of mental health statistics was selected for the Peoples Choice award. The app used a simulated population to playfully display the state of mental wellbeing across Canada to reduce feelings of isolation amongst individuals experiencing mental health related symptoms.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      1st Place - Interfaith Dialogue Category VHacks Mar 2018 During the Vatican's first Hackathon, VHacks 2018, our team ranked first place prize in the "Interfaith Dialogue" category with our project DUO Collegare. The platform enables people from different backgrounds to come together to support their city through volunteering and encourages community leaders to collaborate when posting these opportunities on the site.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      La Croix Prize Winner VHacks Mar 2018 During the Vatican's first hackathon, VHacks 2018, our team won the La Croix prize with our project DUO Collegare. The platform enables people from different backgrounds to come together to support their city through volunteering and encourages community leaders to collaborate when posting these opportunities on the site.
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      2017 Faculty of Science Dean’s List University of Calgary May 2017 The Dean's List, which is compiled annually at the end of the Winter Term, recognizes outstanding achievement by students in the Faculty. A statement of inclusion on the Dean's List will be recorded on the student's transcript.To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must take a sufficient number of courses at the University of Calgary during the preceding Summer, Fall and Winter Terms and achieve a grade point average of 3.60 or above over all University of Calgary courses taken… Show more The Dean's List, which is compiled annually at the end of the Winter Term, recognizes outstanding achievement by students in the Faculty. A statement of inclusion on the Dean's List will be recorded on the student's transcript.To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must take a sufficient number of courses at the University of Calgary during the preceding Summer, Fall and Winter Terms and achieve a grade point average of 3.60 or above over all University of Calgary courses taken during that period. Show less
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      2016 Faculty of Science Dean’s List University of Calgary May 2016 The Dean's List, which is compiled annually at the end of the Winter Term, recognizes outstanding achievement by students in the Faculty. A statement of inclusion on the Dean's List will be recorded on the student's transcript.To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must take a sufficient number of courses at the University of Calgary during the preceding Summer, Fall and Winter Terms and achieve a grade point average of 3.60 or above over all University of Calgary courses taken… Show more The Dean's List, which is compiled annually at the end of the Winter Term, recognizes outstanding achievement by students in the Faculty. A statement of inclusion on the Dean's List will be recorded on the student's transcript.To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must take a sufficient number of courses at the University of Calgary during the preceding Summer, Fall and Winter Terms and achieve a grade point average of 3.60 or above over all University of Calgary courses taken during that period. Show less
    • Awarded to Sasha Ivanov
      Alexander Rutherford High School Achievement Scholarship Legislative Assembly of Alberta Sep 2012 This scholarship was designed to recognize and reward academic achievement at the senior high school level and to encourage students to pursue post-secondary studies and was named in honour of Alexander Rutherford, who had the distinction of being Alberta’s first Premier and Minister of Education. He was known for his strong support of public education, particularly the University of Alberta and his active involvement in community affairs.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • AI Reading Group Member

      Issued by Creative Destruction Lab on Sept 2020
      Creative Destruction LabAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Program Committee Member

      Issued by Information+ Conference on Jul 2023
      Information+ ConferenceAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Brainpod Workshop Mentor

      Issued by The Knowledge Society (TKS) on Mar 2023
      The Knowledge Society (TKS)Associated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Reviewer

      Issued by ACM SIGCHI on Feb 2022
      ACM SIGCHIAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Next Generation Spectacles Creator

      Issued by Snap Inc. on Jul 2021
      Snap Inc.Associated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Co-Founder | Director of Design

      Issued by Calgary AI Club on Sept 2019
      Calgary AI ClubAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Hackathon Judge

      Issued by University of Calgary Computer Science Undergraduate Society on Feb 2020
      University of Calgary Computer Science Undergraduate SocietyAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Panelist

      Issued by Sled Island Music & Arts Festival on Jun 2019
      Sled Island Music & Arts FestivalAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Quick Talk Guest Speaker

      Issued by University of Calgary on Jun 2019
      University of CalgaryAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Hackathon Judge

      Issued by University of Calgary Computer Science Undergraduate Society on Feb 2019
      University of Calgary Computer Science Undergraduate SocietyAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Hackathon Judge

      Issued by SozenTech on Nov 2018
      SozenTechAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Seat Filler

      Issued by Insight Production Company on Apr 2016
      Insight Production CompanyAssociated with Sasha Ivanov

    • Volunteer Assistant Swimming Instructor

      Issued by YMCA Canada on Sept 2009
      YMCA CanadaAssociated with Sasha Ivanov