Read the latest news from the BMI AI Cluster.
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October 19, 2020
Join us Nov 25th for BC's AI Showcase
Join us for an Industry Event focused on the development of disruptive technologies in BC! UBC's Centre for Artificial Intelligence Decision-making and Action (CAIDA) invites you to the conference "Emerging Technologies: BC's AI Showcase". November 25th, 2020 | 8:30 am (PST) …
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September 18, 2020
Public Health Preparedness and Response: Social Implications of Technology used for Healthcare and Public Health Purposes
The IEEE Vancouver Chapter of the SSIT will be presenting Dr. Luis Kun, a distinguished lecturer, as he presents thoughts and ideas on the use of technology in the healthcare system. Date: 24 Sep 2020 Time: 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM (PST) Topic: Public Health Preparedness and…
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September 2, 2020
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Artificial Intelligence for Medical Students Hosted by UBC's AI in Medicine and Queen's Innovation in Medicine Clubs Artifical intelligence and computer-aided anlaysis have been progressing rapidly, with many potential applications to address clinical problems. This course aims to…
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August 19, 2020Join us for a Research Day focused on the Future of Health
We’re pleased to announce our 2nd Annual Tri-Cluster Research Day will be taking place virtually, November 4th. Presented by the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Disease, Women's Health and Biomedical Imaging and AI clusters, we invite you to join us for a morning…
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June 23, 2020
BMI-AI Students Rohit Singla and Prashant Pandey Receive 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Original story posted by UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering here. The SBME is excited to announce that graduate students Rohit Singla and Prashant Pandey have been named 2020 recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, which is granted to outstanding students based on…
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May 26, 2020
BMI-AI members develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19
May 26, 2020 | Original story posted by UBC News For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Scanner expected to speed up diagnoses in rural and remote areas UBC researchers have designed a network of portable, handheld ultrasound scanners th­…
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May 20, 2020Save the Date! June 25th: Image Guided Therapeutics: from Conception to Commercialization
Along with colleagues from Ryerson University, Sunnybrook Research Institute and the Universities of Colorado and British Columbia, we are proud to invite you to our virtual research seminar; “Image Guided Therapeutics: from Conception to Commercialization". The virtual event will…
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April 14, 2020
Forbes covers Drs. Nicolaou and Parker's work with AWS for COVID-19 research
Reprint, original article on Forbes The lung scans of coronavirus patients coming out of Wuhan, China had the tell-tale signs of infection. While healthy lungs would usually show up as dark, these were showing the white haziness doctors describe as “ground glass” on chest x-rays and…
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February 11, 2020
Join us on the Last Wednesday of the Month!
The Biomedical Imaging and AI cluster is focused on increasing engagement and collaboration between our members. As part of this effort, we will be hosting monthly research exchange lunches. All are welcome to attend, but the focus will be on student and trainee engagement. Participants…
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January 20, 2020
Drs. Abolmaesumi, Rohling and Tsang awarded Supercluster Project: Intelligent Network for Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Official press release here Drs. Purang Abolmaesumi, Robert Rohling and Teresa Tsang have been awarded funding for their Intelligent Network for Point-of-Care Ultrasound project through Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster. Partnering with Providence…