MDM Spotlight Series
The MDM Spotlight Series celebrates the achievements of students, alumni and faculty from the Master of Digital Media program at 成人大片. Each feature highlights a recent success or experience and showcases the diverse career paths that emerge from the program. Through these stories, we shine a spotlight on the creativity, impact, and growth of our community, while reflecting on how the MDM experience supports graduates in their professional journeys.
Alumni Spotlight: Iliana Mehmeti (MDM 13.0)
Associate producer, CBC Sports
Congratulations to MDM graduate Iliana Mehmeti on her recent role with the CBC Sports team as an Associate Producer, where she helped bring the excitement of the Cortina Olympic Games to audiences accross the country.
Alumni Spotlight: Alisha Pereira (MDM 15.0)
Content Strategist, Creative Producer & Social Media/Brand Content Creator
Congratulations to MDM graduate Alisha Pereira on a successful Ambassadorship for the 5th annual Immigrants in Tech Summit, hosted by Scale Without Borders, this past October at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).
Alumni Spotlight: Nansy Khanano (MDM 13.0)
Unreal Engine Level Artist at Certain Affinity | Adjunct MDM Professor, 成人大片
Congratulations to Nansy Khanano, on her publication in Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting Worlds! Her chapter is titled: Unraveling the Challenges of Reimagining Historical Virtual 3D Game Environments.
Alumni Spotlight: Dawsyn Borland (MDM 5.0)
Principal Product Manager, Adobe
Congratulations to MDM alumna Dawsyn Borland, on launching Adobe's Project Pulsar (Beta) in just 5.5 months. She has since joined Adobe's Incubation team to continue leading high-speed innovation in digital technologies.
Alumni Spotlight: Ian Jeffery (MDM 13.0)
Research Assistant, Synaesthetic Media Lab (SynLab), 成人大片
Congratulations to Ian Jeffery who recently published his research paper SnapTunes: An Introductory Cross-device Application for Collaborative Music Production at the MobileHCI 2025 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Nicoletta (MDM 15.0)
Marketing Assistant, Habitat Learn | Game Developer & Designer
Congratulations to MDM graduate Hannah Nicoletta on winning the Dean's Award of Excellence! Her thesis, Gaming Beyond Words, explores inclusive game design via a 2D puzzle game, Grow Forth, using acoustic & emotion-based mechanics to guide players.
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