Trainees

Iman Amani Tehrani, PhD
“Design and development of Wearable and Implantable Multi-modal opto-electric sensors for monitoring surgical flap’s hemodynamics, viability and function”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Babak Shadgan

Maddy Baron, MASc
“A bi-directional data-sharing platform for researchers and citizen science”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Matthias Görges

Mona Behrouzian, MASc
“Pediatric ACL Injury Kinematic Corridors”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Calvin Kuo

Gexin Huang, PhD
“Brain Understanding based on AI-aided Neuroimaging Analysis”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Xiaoxiao Li

Fatemeh Khosrobegyi, MASc
“Gait and Balance Control Assistive Device Using Reinforcement Learning and Neural Engineering”
School of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr Jean-Sébastien Blouin

Nada Shweiki, MASc
“Biosensing and falls in older adults”
School of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr Jean-Sébastien Blouin

Niki Soroush-Asghari, MSN
“Measuring the quality of sleep and psychosocial impact of rotating shift-work on nursing students”
UBCO Faculty of Nursing
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Keys

Ryan Stein, PhD
“How exercise impacts sleep quality among individuals with chronic stroke”
Physical Therapy
Supervisor: Dr Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Yanting Yang, PhD
“Low cost medical image analysis”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Xiaoxiao Li

Rafaela Zamataro, MASc
“Integration of actuators and sensors into wearable devices”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr John Madden

Haocheng Zhang, PhD
“Optimizing Lower Limb Biomechanics Analysis: Utilizing Novel Sensors and Advanced Data Mining Techniques”
Physical Therapy
Supervisor: Dr Michael Hunt

Ava Askari, PhD
“Design and Development of Wireless Multimodal Biosensors in Sports Medicine and Healthcare”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Babak Shadgan

Genevieve Bonnor, MASc
|”Mitigating Soft Tissue Artifacts In Lower Extremity Inertial Measurement Unit Systems Using Kalman Filtering”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Calvin Kuo

Katie Chen, MASc
“Development & Evaluation of Tracked Ultrasound System to support Diagnosis of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Hyejeong Choi, PhD
“Machine Learning with Wearable Devices”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Peyman Servati

Adriana Cowan, MASc
“Twisted and coiled actuator driven devices for controlling edema and improving venous return”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr John Madden

Jacinta Li, MASc
“Soft sensors for normal and shear forces; Artificial muscles and actuators using silver-coated nylon fibres”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr John Madden

Lily Haopu Ren, PhD
“Experiences of staff in implementation of biosensors for older adults with dementia in hospital”
Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program
Supervisor: Drs Lillian Hung & Ben Mortenson

Sahar Sattari, PhD
“The link between brain global electrophysiological dynamics and behaviour in different naturalistic activities”
Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Lyndia Wu

Aishwarya Shenoy, PhD
“Inertial measurement units to monitor activity patterns during the first 6 months post-stroke”
Physical Therapy
Supervisor: Dr Courtney Pollock