Who is Michael?

 
​Michael Liut is currently an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Computer Science) in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the
University of Toronto Mississauga.

​Michael completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science and
​M.Eng. in Software Engineering under the supervision of 
Dr. Antoine Deza and Dr. Frantisek Franek at the 
Advanced Optimization Research Laboratory (AdvOL) 
in the Department of Computing and Software
at McMaster University. 
Research​ Areas & Interests
  • Computer Science Education / Computing Education 
    (Adaptive and Behavioural Interventions, Data Systems, Dynamic Experimentation, Predictive/Prescriptive Modelling, User Adaptive Systems, User Experience)
  • Algorithms
    (Machine Learning, Multi-Armed Bandit, Natural Language Processing, Navigation and Positioning, Strings, Text Mining)
More Information
GitHub: https://github.com/MichaelLiut 
​LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mliut
Publications: DBLP, Google Scholar, ACM Profile, and ORCiD
Awards/Recognitions
  • UTM Dean's Excellence Award. August 2021 and July 2022. MCS Department. 
  • ​Outstanding Faculty Guidance & Support Award. May 2021. UofT Student Life. See video. 
Research Groups
A list of current and former research students can be found here.
Other Appointments and Positions

Technology Quotes


"We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain."
     - Stephen Hawking


"The traditional mathematician recognizes and appreciates mathematical elegance when he sees it. I propose to go one step further, and to consider elegance an essential ingredient of mathematics: if it is clumsy, it is not mathematics."
     - Edsger Dijkstra


"Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming."
     - John Carmack


"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."
     - Edsger Dijkstra