Lab Representatives

Lab Representatives are a group of elected student representatives whose mandate is to empower, represent, and support students in fostering a healthy, equitable, well-resourced, open, vibrant, and thriving academic community at Mila. 

Group picture of all members of the new lab reps cohort

Lab Representatives are elected annually by the students at Mila. While the specific initiatives they undertake may vary each year, driven by the evolving  context and interests of the community, their focus remains constant: enhancing life at Mila for all students. , 

Lab Representatives have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the Mila community, while gaining valuable insight into how a research institute operates. To ensure their success, Mila provides each Lab Representative with personalized coaching, helping them excel in their role, as well as fostering their professional growth.

 

Roles and Responsibilities 

  • Serve as administrators of the Mila Student Association.
  • Represent student interests across diverse consultation forums at Mila.
  • Facilitate student-led community initiatives, including reading groups, social events, and cultural celebrations.
  • Plan and coordinate community gatherings, social events, and student assemblies.
2025-2026 Lab Reps
Portrait of Oussama Boussif
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Karou Diallo
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Othmane Echchabi
Master's Research
Lab Representative
Portrait of Sophia Gunluk
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Mehrab Hamidi
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Saleem Ibrahim
Master
Lab Representative
Portrait of Pingsheng Li
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Aristides Milios
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Dounia Shaaban Kabakibo
PhD
Lab Representative
Portrait of Nour Shaheen
Master's Research
Lab Representative
Portrait of Alexandra Volokhova
PhD
Lab Representative
2024-2025 cohort
Oussama Boussif
David Dobre
Simon Dufort-Labbé
Sophia Gunluk
Anita Kriz
Mehrab Hamidi
Aristides Milios
Shruti Joshi
Vincent Taboga
César Miguel Valdez Cordova
Alexandra Volokhova
2023-2024 cohort
Aayush Bajaj
Lynn Cherif
Simon Dufort-Labbé
Thomas Jiralerspong
Geraldin Nanfack
Léna Nehale Ezzine
Xuejing Pan
Emiliano Penaloza
Cesar Miguel Valdez Cordova
Haolun Wu
Xinyu Yuan
2022-2023 cohort
Muawiz Chaudhary
Subhrajyoti Dasgupta
Roy Eyono
Vishal Gupta
Mats L. Richter
Gabriela Moisescu-Pareja
Beheshteh T. Rakhshan
Alexandra (Sasha) Volokhova
Sophie Xhonneux
Zhaocheng Zhu
2021-2022 cohort
Alekhya Dronavalli
Jose Gallego-Posada
Kshitij Gupta
Alex Hernandez-Garcia
Niki Howe
Oumar Kaba
Dongyan Lin
Mandana Samiei
Victor Schmidt
Mélisande Teng
Mashbayar Tugsbayar
Ezekiel Williams
2020-2021 cohort
Rim Assouel
Jose Gallego-Posada
Arna Ghosh
Manuela Girotti
Raghav Gupta
Nikolaus H. R. Howe
Arushi Jain
Sékou-Oumar Kaba
Tegan Maharaj
Victor Schmidt
Martin Weiss
2019-2020 cohort
Rim Assouel
Sumana Basu
Charles C Onu
Yunhe Li
Tegan Maharaj
Vincent Mai
Victor Schmidt
Simon Verret
Martin Weiss

Contact the Lab Representatives.