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Current Team
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Kevan Bell, PhD.
Past: University of Alberta Kevan Bell joined the PhotoMedicine Labs as a post-doctoral fellow after completing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alberta. He had previously moved to the Waterloo Region in 2018 to work in the lab’s spin-off company, illumiSonics Inc., serving as Engineering Director while completing his thesis work. Kevan has played a pivotal role in the development of photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS®) microscopy and has contributed to the majority of currently published academic investigations on the topic. During his graduate career, Kevan was the recipient of both NSERC’s Post-Graduate Scholarship and Alberta Innovate’s Graduate Student Scholarship, as well as several institutional awards. Kevan brings a wide background and interests in optical physics, biophotonics, optical engineering, software development, simulation, and project management. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Vanilla Bean |
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Zohreh Hosseinaee
Awards: MITACS Accelerate Fellowship, Norman Edmund Award, Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women in Engineering. After completing her B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, Zohreh received her M.Sc. in photonics engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran. She started her Ph.D. in the Systems Design Engineering department at UW in 2016. She has worked in the field of Biphotonic and optical imaging, especially optical coherence tomography (OCT). Her current research interest includes multi-modal optical imaging and image processing. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Swiss Chocolate |
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Marian Boktor
co-supervised by Dr. Paul Fieguth Marian completed both her undergraduate and master's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. She joined the PhotoMedicine Labs in January 2020 as a Ph.D student, and is being co-supervised by Dr. Parsin Haji Reza and Prof. Paul Fieguth. Her research interests include biological signal/data processing and analysis, data acquisition methods, image processing, computer vision, and machine learning techniques. Marian is a highly motivated researcher who believes knowledge is power - Loves traveling and helping people to survive. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Stretchy Middle Eastern Ice-Cream or Blueberry Fro-Yo |
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Nicholas Pellegrino
Past: University of Waterloo Awards: Engineering Dean's Entrance Award co-supervised by Dr. Paul Fieguth Nicholas graduated from Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo and joined the PhotoMedicine labs in May 2019 as a masters student. Co-supervised by Dr. Haji Reza and Prof. Fieguth, his main focus is on multi-spectral unmixing, working towards chromophore-selective PARS® imaging with applications in PARS histology. Email: nicholas.pellegrino@uwaterloo.ca Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate |
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Layla Khalili
Past: Mayo Clinic Awards: MITACS accelerate fellowship Layla graduated from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a B.Sc. in Biomedical Physics and minor in Biology. After graduating, she worked for about a year at the Mayo Clinic in the Neurology department. Currently, she is pursuing her M.A.Sc. in Systems Design Engineering, and is working on an Ophthalmology project and IGF (Image Guided Fibre) project. She has always had a passion in Neurology/Neuroscience with the hopes of steering towards functional PARS® imaging of the brain in the future. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Ben and Jerry's Non-Dairy Chunky Monkey or Mint |
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Benjamin Ecclestone
Past: University of Guelph Awards: Dean's Scholarship Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Guelph. Following this, he will be joining the PhotoMedicine Labs in May 2020 as a M.A.Sc student under Prof. Parsin Haji Reza. His research interests include optical systems, data processing methods, image reconstruction techniques and the development of histological imaging techniques. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Vanilla Bean from Haagen-Dazs |
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Lyazzat Mukhangaliyeva
Past: University of Waterloo co-supervised by Dr. Eihab Abdel-Rahman Lyazzat graduated from the University of Waterloo with bachelor’s degree in Nanotechnology Engineering in 2015. She then joined PhotoMedicine Lab's as a volunteer in January 2020. Lyazzat will be starting her MASc in Systems Design Engineering Department in Fall 2020 co-supervised by Dr. Parsin Haji Reza and Prof. Eihab Abdel-Rahman. Her main research interest is in manipulating the optical wavefront using adaptive optics in order to correct for system misalignment, aberrations and other factors reducing the performance of PARS®. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Swiss Chocolate with Walnuts & Strawberries from Marble Slab |
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Alkris Warren
Past: Wilfred Laurier University Kris received is B.SC. in Photonics from WLU. After undergrad he worked in industry, first at Christie Digital assembling and testing optical components for use in projection display systems, then moved onto 2G Robotics, where he worked as a calibration and testing specialist. He was heavily involved in the development of systems that utilized opto-electronics principles, computer vision and date processing and analysis. His research interests primarily revolve around the field of optical product design and development. More specifically, he has a strong inclination towards the design, modelling and analysis of optical systems. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Ben and Jerry's Half Baked Cookie Dough |
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Nima Abbasi
Past: University of Waterloo Nima received his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in August 2017 and his MASc degree from University of Waterloo in December 2019. His graduate research involved working with real-life fiber-optics data to find solutions for the mitigation of nonlinear impairments in optical links. He has experience working on Machine Learning/Deep Learning projects and also has an appetite for mathematics. Nima joined PhotoMedicine Labs in August 2020 as a research assistant aiming to contribute to the Data Acquisition/Image Processing aspects of the projects. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: French Vanilla |
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Alex Tummon Simmons
Awards: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Alex is a Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo (Class of 2021) and is in the process of completing an 8-month co-op term with the PhotoMedicine Labs. He has significant prior research experience in other fields including focused ultrasound and materials testing. His current research focus is around the design and implementation of novel functional imaging devices. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Gooey Mooey from Cows PEI |
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Auguste Koh
Auguste is an undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Class of 2021). He first joined the PhotoMedicine Lab in September 2019 through an Undergraduate Research Assistantship. His work focuses on signal processing to improve images produced with PARS®. His research interests include biological signal processing, machine learning, and medical imaging. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Pistachio |
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Muhammad Mohsin
Muhammad is an Undergraduate Research Assistant with the PhotoMedicine Labs for the Fall 2020 term. He is also a Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, graduating in 2022. He has been interested in medical devices through his studies and seeks to learn and contribute to the field through research and future experiences. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Häagen-Dazs Mango Sorbet |
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Furqan Syed
Awards: Preseidents Research Award Furquan is an Undergraduate Research Assistant with the PhotoMedicine Labs for the Fall 2020 term. He is also a Biomedical Engineering Student at the University of Waterloo, graduating in 2022. He is pursuing an option in Artificial Intelligence and has intentions in pursuing post graduate studies. He has work experience in the software development industry and is hoping to expand his experience in research work. In his spare time Furqan is an avid video gamer and watch collector. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Salted Caramel |
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YanYan Tran
YanYan is an Undergraduate Research Assistant with the PhotoMedicine Labs for the Fall 2020 term. She is also a Biomedical Engineering Student (Class of 2021) completing an Undergraduate Research Assistantship with the PhotoMedicine Labs for the Fall 2020 term. She has previous experience in the design of imaging systems and manufacturing of cameras, and is excited to contribute to a research environment. In her spare time, YanYan enjoys paddle boarding, hiking, and enjoying ice cream at the beach. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Strawberries and Cream |
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Anne Mei
Anne is an Undergraduate Research Assistant with the PhotoMedicine Labs for the Fall 2020 term. She is a Biomedical Engineering student (Class of 2022) at the University of Waterloo and is interested in gaining further experience in research and software development. In her free time, she enjoys bouldering and playing the piano. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Matcha |
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Sheen Thusoo
Sheen is an Undergraduate Research Assistant helping in the PhotoMedicine Labs during the Fall 2020 term. She is a biomedical engineering student (class of 2022) pursuing an option in AI at the University of Waterloo. Her interests include dance, tennis, and guitar. Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie. |
Past Members:
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Shahid Haider
Postdoctoral fellow (Sept 2019-Sept 2020) Current position: Optical System Engineer- Faro Technologies Saad Rasheed Abbasi M.A.Sc Student (Jan 2019-Sept 2020) Current position: PhD student in Systems Design Engineering at UW Jasmine Chan M.A.Sc Student (Jan 2019-Sept 2020) Mikaela MacMahon Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2018-Jan 2019) President's award Current position: Software Engineer at Google Cassandra Maxwell Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2018-Jan 2019) URA award Current position: Mechatronics Designer- MedAvail Technologies Inc. Amanda Hope Undergraduate Research Assistant (Jan 2020-Apr 2020) Maggie Zhang Undergraduate Research Assistant (Jan 2020-Apr 2020) Sheen Thusoo Undergraduate Research Assistant (Jan 2020-Apr 2020) Karam Danial Undergraduate Research Assistant (Jan 2020-Apr 2020) Martin Le Research Assistant, Co-op Student (Sept 2018- Jan 2020) URI award Serene Abu-Sardanah Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2019-Sept 2019) Co-op Student (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) President's award Chandu Subramaniam Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) Co-op Student (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) URA award |
James Tweel
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) URA award Daniel Javaheri_Zadeh Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) President's award Moujan Saderi Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) URA award Auguste Koh Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) URA award John Quinto Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) President's award Aysegul Alpay Co-op Student (Sept 2018-Jan 2019) URI award Natasha Willis Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2019-Dec 2019) President's award Yun Kim Undergraduate Research Assistant (Sept 2018-Jan 2019) President's award Bazil Lorenzo Sonier Co-op Student (Sept 2018-May 2019) Amir Mohammad Farzaneh Visiting Scholar (May 2019-Aug 2019) Ranked second in Iran National Exam ( more than 500,000 participants) |