Team Members
Kevin Zhang
Chairman
As a G12 student and the youngest Chairman of CYRC, Kevin has shown his wonderful leadership and ability in the STEM field. He has excellent prizes in Math and Science competitions like Pascal, HMMT, the UBC Michael Smith Science Challenge, USACO, CCC, and the worldwide Robot Contests. Kevin is chosen as the 2022 chairman of the Canada Youth Robotics Club.
Alyssa Liu
Cofounder
Alyssa Liu is the Cofounder of the Canada Youth Robotics Club, CEO of Sager Education Inc. and My Talents Corp. She is an experienced youth education expert and an charitable activist.
Amit Sisodia
Instructor
Amit Sisodia is a robotics instructor at the Canada Youth Robotics Club. He is an accomplished coach, program manager and facilitator with over 15 years of experience in grooming individuals and teams connect with success in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Po-Shen Loh
Honorary Chairman
Mathematics Ph.D of Princeton University. Carnegie Mellon University, Professor of Mathematics. Po-Shen Loh is a social entrepreneur and inventor, working across the spectrum of mathematics, education, and healthcare, all around the world. He is a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and the national coach of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team.
Dr. Patrick Bruskiewich
Instructor
Having pursued the B.Sc, B.Ed. and M.Sc. degrees, Patrick Bruskiewich is currently a mathematical-physicist with over 20 year teaching experience at both the secondary and post-secondary level.
Rajat Dixit
Instructor
Rajat Dixit is a computer science and senior robotics instructor at the Canada Youth Robotics club. He holds a Bachelors of Electrical and Computer Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia. He is one of the first instructors who help establish this club.
Dr. Chris Zhang
Honorary Chairman
Dr. Zhang is the Honorary Chairman of Canada Youth Robotics Club and the founder of Sager Education Inc. He once worked at UBC as a postdoc, with his research fields in computational geometric theory, computer vision, and robotics vision algorithms. He is also an expert in mathematics, computer science, electronic engineering and robotics vision algorithms.
Dr. Ross Mead
Consultant
Dr. Ross Mead is the Founder and CEO of Semio, a startup developing a standardized software framework and tools for natural communication interfaces between human users and smart devices.
Emma Yao
Marketing Coordinator
An enthusiastic marketing coordinator. Excellent organization and coordination skills