WISP Webinar: Artificial Intelligence to Improve Cancer Care
Women in Signal Processing Webinar (WISP)
Join us for this hybrid event either in person at the University of Toronto Campus or live via webinar link.
Attend in person:
BA, B024 Bahen Centre for Information Technology
University of Toronto Campus
40 St George St,
Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
About this topic:
In this talk, the presenter will discuss the progress made over the last decade for the implementation of clinical AI solutions for digital pathology. She will draw upon both academic and industrial experiences to discuss the various stages of growth of AI for digital pathology, including the challenges of the past, where we are now, and some perspectives for the future.
About the presenter:
April Khademi received the B.Eng. and M.A.Sc degrees from Ryerson University, in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, in 2012.
She is currently a Canada Research Chair in AI for Medical Imaging and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her lab, the Image Analysis in Medicine Lab (IAMLAB), focuses on the design, development and deployment of AI algorithms for medical imaging. Her research is funded by the Canada Research Chairs program, CIHR, NSERC, Ontario Government, Alzheimer’s Society, Canadian Cancer Society and MITACs. She had previous research roles at the University of Guelph, GE Healthcare/Omnyx, Pathcore Inc., Sunnybrook Research Institute and Toronto Rehab Institute and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.
Dr. Khademi has affiliations with the Vector Institute, UofT's Medical Imaging and Institute of Medical Sciences, St. Michael’s Hospital, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science & Technology (iBEST) and T-CAIREM. She is an IEEE Senior Member.
