Ivan Beschastnikh, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Promises and perils of using Transformer-based models for SE research.
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society · 2025 · senior author
Fairness in Classifying and Grouping Health Equity Information.
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2024

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Understanding the potential harms of AI-driven code Generation on women and ESL developers
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$43,875
Compiling Distributed System Models into Implementations
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Improving the Construction of Correct Distributed Systems
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$23,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Promises and perils of using Transformer-based models for SE research.

Xiao Y, Zuo X, Lu X, Dong JS, Cao X, Beschastnikh I

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2024.107067 PMID: 39732064

02

Fairness in Classifying and Grouping Health Equity Information.

Jin R, Li X, Block LJ, Beschastnikh I, Currie LM, Ronquillo CE

Studies in health technology and informatics2024

DOI: 10.3233/shti240171 PMID: 39049285

Understanding the potential harms of AI-driven code Generation on women and ESL developers

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rodriguez Perez, Gema G

Keywords: ai bias; controlled experiments; empirical studies; fairness; inclusivity; large language models (llms); software engineering

$43,875

Compiling Distributed System Models into Implementations

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Beschastnikh, Ivan

Keywords: distributed systems; cloud computing; modeling; concurrency; program analysis; software engineering; compilers

$175,000

Improving the Construction of Correct Distributed Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Beschastnikh, Ivan

$23,000

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Training Program

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Lemieux, Victoria L

Keywords: blockchain technology; distributed ledger technology; distributed systems; financial cryptography; trusted computing

$1,618,550

Optimizing compute task scheduling at Shopify

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Beschastnikh, Ivan

$25,000

Model inference and testing of distributed systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Beschastnikh, Ivan

$115,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Xiaoxiao Li

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Beschastnikh, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Promises and perils of using Transformer-based models for SE research." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Compiling Distributed System Models into Implementations" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]