The Mobility Technology Research Group (MoTech) seeks qualified applications for multiple positions under the supervision of Prof. Yili (Kelly) Tang. Prof. Tang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Building Engineering, and Canada Research Chair at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Kelly leads and co-leads multi-million national and international research grants and is the guest editor and reviewer in leading journals. Her research studies have been published in top-tier journals in transportation engineering and science, economics, and energy domain. She is the committee member of NSERC and SSHRC Canada and committee member of INFORMS and US Transportation Research Board. In parallel, Kelly has long-standing experience as an algorithm engineer and researcher in industry on automation, robotics, and multi-agent systems, and has won over six awards in research and entrepreneurship. For more information about the research group, please visit https://www.mobility-tech.ai/
About The University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada:
The University of Sherbrooke (UdeS) is a leading Canadian university, with 30,000+ students (about 50 % in graduate studies) across 3 campuses, 8 faculties. UdeS hosts 130 recognized research groups, including ~100+ research chairs, 19 excellence centers, 6 research institutes and 1 International Research Laboratory. In 2023-2024, UdeS ranks among the top 15 Canadian universities for research funding (Canada Top 50 Research Universities, Research Infosource). UdeS also ranks among the top 5 of Canada’s best employers for company culture all categories combined (private and public) (Forbes, 2025). According to a national study published annually by Maclean’s magazine, UdeS has ranked #1 in students’ satisfaction since 2016 among Canada’s 15 major universities with medical schools.
About the Canada Research Chair program and MoTech Group:
Prof. Tang is the chairholder of the Canada Research Chair Program in Electric Mobility and Intelligent Infrastructure at the University of Sherbrooke. The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. (https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/about_us-a_notre_sujet/index-eng.aspx )
Through the CRCP and funding agency support, the MoTech group is home to over 60 excellent trainees, including PhD, master, postdoc, and undergradaute researchers from Canada, US, Denmark, France, and more. The MoTech group provides the following resource access for group members:
Priority and Rapid Access to A100 and H100 GPU cloud computing resources
In-House NVIDIA H200 GPU server
Premier access to IBM quantum computing worth $50,000/month, housed at Bermont, Quebec
A fully self-driving (FSD) and telemetry equipped Tesla driving vehicle for testing and development
Fleet of autonomous robotics and development platform, with vendors from Segway, Unitree robotics, Orionstar robots and more
All Openings
1) New: Cohort recruitment for Dr. Tang's newly awarded Canada Research Chair program: Learn More
2) New: Cohort recruitment for Quantum Computing and Algorithms for transportation networks: Learn More
3) Regular Openings for PhD, Master and Postdoc Positions: Learn More
4) Regular Openings for Women In Transportation at MoTech Group: Learn More
3) MEng Transfer to MASc or PhD:
I regularly accept Canada MEng course-based program students transfer to MASc or PhD program with limited positions. There are two-tier process:
Due to large demand, interested students please contact me during your First Term and as early as possible, with your CV, full transcripts and an sample of your academic writing (e.g, publication, technical report, course project report)
Selected MEng course-based student will first transfer to MEng project-based in the Second Term and conduct studies during the second term.
Qualified MEng project-based students will be offered research-based program transfer at the end of the Second Term, and enter the research-based programs in the Third Term.
4) Undergradaute Research:
Top performing students (average >80%) in CEE, ECE, MME, Computer Science or relevant programs, and strong technical skills and interests in AI, autonomous mobility, embeded system, sensors.
Interested students please send me your CV and full transcripts.
If you are applying for any of the positions below, please ensure to include the full required list of materials (including transcripts) in your application. Applications without a correct title and full package will not be considered. Thank you for your cooperation!
Due to the large volume of emails, I apologize for not replying to individual inquiries.
Last update: September, 2026