Trainees

Payton Angus, MSc
“Assessing functionality and usability of socially assistive robots in intergenerational settings”
Medicine
Supervisor: Dr Julie Robillard

Wei-Han Chen, MASc
“Chemistry-Grounded Generative Models for Virtual Staining and Multi-Scale Pathology Image Synthesis”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Xiaoxiao Li

Cynthia Cui, MASc
“Optically Tracked Ultrasound for Noninvasive Scapular Motion Assessment”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Sophia Katramadakis, MSc
“Wearable biosensing-informed knee models for personalized gait modifications in knee osteoarthritis”
School of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr Jesse Charlton

Qais Khan, MASc
“Ultrasound Reconstruction for Infant Hip Dysplasia Diagnostics”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Alison Luo, PhD
“Investigating the therapeutic mechanism of transdermal electrical nerve stimulation for endometriosis-associated pain”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Calvin Kuo

Sasha Norman, MSc
“Force wave transduction in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis patients”
School of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr Jesse Charlton

Amir Parham Pirhadi Rad, PhD
“Multimodal wearable technology for continuous cardiac monitoring”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr John Madden

Kasia Puzio, PhD
“The effects of sex differences using biomechanical measurements and models, to determine multiscale sex-based factors in brain injury risk”
Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Lyndia Wu

Emma Silber, MSc
“Development of AI chatbot for evidence-based personalized physical activity behaviour change support to patients with colon cancer”
Rehabilitation Sciences
Supervisor: Dr Kristin Campbell

Spencer Witt, MASc
“Wearable ultrasound for real-time feedback of CPR”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Robert Rohling

Aryana Zarringhalam, MASc
“Understanding the development of femoroacetabular impingement”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Rochelle Chauhan, PhD
“Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Intervention for Persistent Symptoms in Pediatric Concussion”
Interdisciplinary Studies
Supervisors: Drs Scott Ramsay and Naznin Virji-Babul

Giovanni Ferraresso, MASc
“Developing a novel electrode pad to enhance long-term biosignal data acquisition”
Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Mu Chiao

Matt Galassi, MASc
“Sensing and prevention of trips and falls in older adults”
School of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr Jean-Sébastien Blouin

Zoe Glover, MASc
“Subcutaneous implant for sensing bladder capacity”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Dena Shahriari

Siyan Liu, PhD
“Multi-Modal Biosensing and AI-Driven Diagnostics for Early Bladder Cancer Detection”
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Xiaoxiao Li

Chantelle Ng MASc
“Ultrasound and Bone Mounted Robotics for Assistance in Orthopaedic Surgery”
Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Angela Wang, MASc
“Prediction of Motor Disorders in Children At-Home Using Video-Action Recognition and Deep Learning”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Calvin Kuo

Winnie Wu, MASc
“Ultrasound-Based Registration for Surgical Navigation of Iliosacral Screw Insertions”
School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr Antony Hodgson

Peter Zhao, PhD
“​​Enhancing the wellbeing of older adults living with dementia in long-term care homes through gamified exercise interventions”
School of Nursing
Supervisor: Dr Lillian Hung

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