Bailey Kacsmar awarded the 2025 University of Alberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities

Bailey Kacsmar, Assistant Professor with the Department of Computing Science, whose research interests include the development and evaluation of human-centered privacy technology through the parallel study of technical solutions for private computation. Photo supplied.

Bailey Kacsmar is the recipient of the 2025 University of Alberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities in the Early Career Faculty category.

From the University of Alberta website: "The University of Alberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities is a student-nominated award that recognizes those mentors that go above and beyond to help empower students to accomplish their goals and to foster the next generation of researchers."

"Recipients in each category will be recognized with a certificate and a letter to their Dean, Chair, or immediate supervisor (as applicable), highlighting their commitment to high-quality undergraduate research mentorship."

The Early Career Faculty category is for assistant professors or equivalent, typically <5 years in their position.