Elias Abou Zeid
PhD Candidate Institute of Biomedicals and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education & Training: Elias Abou Zeid received a Bachelor in Computer Engineering, with great distinction, from Concordia University, Canada, 2006. Masters in biomedical engineering from McGill University, Canada, 2009. After working for almost three years at Ericsson Research Canada and CAE Healthcare as R&D Engineer, he joined University of Toronto to pursue a PhD. in Biomedical Engineering. Elias’ research...
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Senior Scientist, Innovation and Development Theme Lead, Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Associate Professor, Graduate coordinator, Clinical Engineering Program, Leader, NSERC CREATE: Academic Rehabilitation Engineering (CARE) Program, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto Tom Chau, Ph.D., P.Eng., received his education at the Universities of Toronto (BASc, MASc) and Waterloo (PhD). From 1996-97, he...
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Executive Assistant Bloorview Research Institute Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Siva received her Bachelor of Arts with a joint major in Psychology and Criminology from Simon Fraser University. She joined the PRISM Lab in 2010, and brought with her over 8 years of administrative experience and extensive exposure to the field of paediatric disability. Siva is responsible for coordinating student-related activities and meetings, overseeing all the research accounts, maintaining laboratory organization, and providing operational,...
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PhD Candidate Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto Advisors: Dr. Tom Chau, Dr Evdokia Anagnostou Education Amanda received her Bachelor of Engineering in Biological Engineering from the University of Guelph in 2009. While completing her undergraduate studies, she had the opportunity to complete a design project for children with cerebral palsy and developed an interest in rehabilitation engineering. As part of her Master’s resaerch, she pursued research studying fractal dynamics and their relation...
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PhD Candidate Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education & Training Bassma Ghali received her B.Eng. degree in Computer Engineering at Ryerson University and M.A.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University. After getting her M.A.Sc. degree, she gained industry experience by working as a system engineer in Honeywell and Aversan Inc. She chose to work on biomedical engineering projects for her undergraduate and master theses. She has experience in...
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MASc Candidate Institute of Biomedicals and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education and Training Song received an Honours B.Sc from University of Toronto in Biology in 2011. She was involved in molecular biology and physiology research at University of Toronto for 3 years, participating in projects exploring jumping genes in yellow fever mosquitoes as well as serotonin receptors in Rhodnius prolixus to find a way to hinder the transmission of tropical fevers and Chagas disease, respectively. Current...
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Ph.D. Candidate Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education & Training Brian holds a BASc (Computer Engineering, 2006) and a BSc (Honours Mathematics, 2007) from the University of Ottawa, and a MASc (Biomedical Engineering, 2009) from the University of Toronto. His experiences in industry include J2EE web application development with the Software Engineering Group at the National Research Council of Canada and ASIC verification with Tundra Semiconductor. In 2006, he took on a...
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MASc Candidate Institute of Biomedicals and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education and Training Lucy received her Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Life Sciences, Subject of Specialization, at Queen’s University in 2010. Current Research Lucy’s research aims to provide a means of communication for individuals with disabilities. She will be using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound. Other interests violin, piano, painting, skiing, skating, and...
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PhD Candidate Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Advisor : Dr. Tom Chau Education and Training Andrew received a B.Eng in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2009. He also recently received his Master of Applied Science degree from the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. During his M.A.Sc program, he investigated the potential of transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) as the basis of a novel brain-computer interface (BCI). Research Interests His...
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PhD Candidate Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau Education & Training Larissa received a B.Eng from McMaster University in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in 2010. She was involved in biomedical engineering research at McMaster University for two years, participating in a project exploring electrical stimulation and sensory protection techniques to preserve muscle function following nerve injuries. During her undergraduate studies, she also had the opportunity to...
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