At SODALab, we are looking for curious, mathematically minded, and systems-oriented students who enjoy asking questions about how to make good decisions under uncertainty and working carefully toward well-supported answers. We care not only about solving well-formulated problems, but also about understanding why they matter, whether their assumptions make sense, and what their solutions reveal about the underlying systems.

If you are already at UAlberta and would like to learn more about our work, we encourage you to join the SODALab Seminar. We meet almost every week, and the seminar is open to anyone who is interested. It is probably the best way to get a feel for the kinds of problems we work on, how we think about research, and the culture of the group.

Opportunities

Prospective Students: We are always looking for motivated students at all levels (undergraduate, MSc, and PhD). If interested, please read Dr. Tan’s Letter to Prospective Students for guidelines on how best to reach out.

Prospective Postdocs: If you are interested in joining the lab as a postdoc, please send your CV to Dr. Tan. We will follow up if there is a strong match in research interests and background, subject to funding availability.

Prospective Visitors: We welcome visitors from computer science, mathematics, operations research, and related fields. If your research aligns with ours and you are interested in visiting, feel free to get in touch.

Contact Us

SODALab@UAlberta	Dr. Xiaoqi Tan
SODALab University Commons 3-101, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2N8 Lab email list: click here to subscribe Web: https://sodalab.ca	Dr. Xiaoqi Tan University Commons 6-121, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2N8 Email: xiaoqi.tan$\textsf{@}$ualberta.ca Web: https://xiaoqitan.org