MSc (thesis‑based), University of Alberta • Supervisor: Bailey Kacsmar
I am a second-year MSc student. My research lies in the intersection of usable privacy, differential privacy and privacy‑preserving machine learning, with a focus on fairness in high‑risk AI.
Prior to joining my MSc, I worked as a Research Assistant at City University of Hong Kong, under the supervision of Prof. Cong Wang.
I have done my bachelor's at the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Keywords: usable privacy • differentially privacy • membership inference • human‑centred ML design
I am investigating the research question - "How can we design fair and privacy-enhancing machine learning to be effective across different AI application domain while aligning with stakeholders' perceptions and priorities?"
PI: Rabeya Bosri · Supervisor: Bailey Kacsmar · Collaborators: Vasisht Duddu, Anna Lorimer
Evaluating DP‑SGD guarantees under non‑IID client data and proposing distribution‑aware privacy notions inspired by Pufferfish.
PI: Rabeya Bosri · Supervisor: Bailey Kacsmar · Collaborator: Akemi Izuko
Comparative study of sharing norms and privacy perceptions across cultural contexts in social platforms.
Co‑PI: Rabeya Bosri & Jialiang (Chuck) Yan
Teaching Assistant · University of Alberta, Canada
Teaching Assistant · University of Alberta, Canada
Teaching Assistant · University of Alberta, Canada
Teaching Assistant · University of Alberta, Canada
Teaching Assistant · University of Alberta, Canada
Images of Research Competition 2025, May 29, University of Alberta, Canada. My photo was selected for the semi-final round. The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, May 29th at 2:00PM MST in the University of Alberta Library's Digital Scholarship Centre (DSC) on the 2nd Floor of Cameron Library. The 24 semi-finalist entries will be displayed throughout the DSC's space, and the Committee will announce this year's first, second, third, and People's Choice winners.
Upper Bound 2025, May 20–23, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Upper Bound is an annual AI conference for students, academics, business professionals, and enthusiasts leading the way in shaping a positive AI future.
Judge for the STEM Fellowship Research Skills Case Competition, May 10, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This event gave high school students a chance to develop their problem-solving skills and scientific knowledge. Participants presented their case solutions through oral presentations and received feedback from judges.
February 2025 — Volunteering, CHOICES Conference,
Research Talk, STEAM Fellowship, UofA, February 2025 — Research Talk organized by STEM Fellowship UofA branch: Graduate Student Info Session for undergraduate students to motivate them to join graduate school. Slides
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship AGES: recognizes outstanding academic achievement of graduate students in Alberta.
SAC Conference August 2024 — Attended the Selected Areas in Cryptography 2024 Conference 2024, hosted by Université de Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Summer School August 2024 — Attended Summer School in Montreal, Canada.
I applied for all the scholarships listed below, but did not get any. No problem — I will apply again next year.
The funding letter typically guarantees the first 5 semesters. If you need more, that’s common — you can often get a TA (and sometimes an RA) depending on the supervisor and department.
Thesis‑based MSc students must take five courses. One is mandatory — Research and Teaching Methodology — leaving four more.
It’s advised to finish within the first year (Fall + Winter). From the following summer onward, it’s mainly thesis/research.
That’s fine — you can spread courses across up to four semesters while progressing on research.
Once courses are complete, most time is on research.
12 hours per week.
No, but prep time varies. If it’s a course you didn’t take in undergrad, prep might take longer.
Before each term, you’ll fill out a skills/preferences form for TA assignment. Be honest about what you want to do; not selecting many skills won’t affect funding.
Email: bosri[at]ualberta[dot]ca
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