He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science (with High Distinction) from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (with Alumni Gold Medal) from the University of Waterloo. From 2006 till his return to Waterloo in 2011, he was a researcher at AT&T Labs. Lukasz’s research focuses on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of large-scale data management systems and developing new data-driven methodologies to solve problems in energy, sustainability and education.