Sukhjit Sehra
Research Affiliate
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolSukhjit Sehra is a research-focused data scientist and academic with nearly two decades of research experience and a PhD in Computer Science, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Research Affiliate at UC Merced. He blends deep mathematical and statistical expertise with practical skills in Python, R, spatial tools (QGIS/ArcGIS), big data platforms (Hadoop, Spark, Hive) and databases (Postgres, NoSQL) to deliver reproducible, product-oriented research and analytics. His work spans NLP, topic modelling, spatial data quality assessment and machine learning for software effort estimation and energy-sector analytics, producing peer-reviewed publications and tools integrated into QGIS workflows. Beyond academia, he co-founded Sabudh Foundation to train underprivileged youth in AI/ML, and serves as an editor for several journals, signaling commitment to community impact and research stewardship. Notably, he bridges theory and practice by embedding algorithms into open-source geospatial tools and coordinating data science labs that turn research prototypes into teachable, deployable systems.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
10+2, Non Med, 10+2, Non Med at Govt College, HoshiarpurIK Gujral Punjab Technical UniversityMaster of Technology (M.Tech.), Computer Science & Engineering, Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Computer Science & Engineering at Punjab Agricultural UniversityBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Communication, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Communication at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
Punjabi, English, Hindi
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (57)
jupyter9
r-package9
notebook9
ipython9
mobility8
rmarkdown8
literate-programming8
python8
r8
jupyterhub7
markdown7
java7
ipython-magic7
knitr7
multi-user7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sukhjitsehra/QGIS_Processing_ToolBox_Scripts
May 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
sukhjitsehra/Regression-Analysis
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:111 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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