Experience

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  Robarts Research Institute

  • London, Canada Area

  • High Field MRI

    • Sep 2015 - Present
    • London, Canada Area

    · Pulse programming pTx algorithms for 7T shimming and SAR reduction· Deep neural nets for medical image segmentation· Resting state fMRI in mice· MRI Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping at 7T

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  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • MRI Quality Control

    • Aug 2013 - Sep 2015
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    · Designed and managed production of MRI quality control test phantom · Created novel algorithms to assess scanner performance and image quality in 1.5T and 3T systems

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  Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)

  • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  • International Development

    • Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    · Managed upgrading the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme's sms-based electronic voucher system for insecticide-treated net distribution.· Created algorithms exploiting real-time transaction information from eVoucher. Algorithms included voucher redemption statistics, fraud detection, and net stock out detection.· Wrote project proposal to use mobile barcode scanners in paper voucher fraud detection.· Developed mobile fraud detection software in C sharp.

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  University of Waterloo (WASP Lab)

  • Waterloo, ON

  • Medical Image Processing

    • Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
    • Waterloo, ON

    · Developed algorithms related to inverse problems, signal approximation, sparse representation, and noise removal in medical imaging. Implementation in Matlab.· Created a novel non-local means method for denoising HARDI MRI signals. Results presented at SPIE Medical Imaging 2012 conference. Download available athttp://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.911770 · Implemented and compared regularization methods for reconstructing HARDI MRI signals. Prior information included total variation and sparsity in the wavelet domain.· Modified Weickert's 2D coherence enhancing diffusion filter to perform on 3D ultrasound images and enhance the surface of an artery wall. Applied as pre-processing for segmentation of the Carotid artery.

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  Kinects Solutions

  • Toronto, ON

  • Electrical Engineer

    • May 2009 - Aug 2009
    • Toronto, ON

    · Created a proof-of-concept transfer trip protection system using Kinects power line carrier technology.· Modified devices to measure response time in detecting signal loss.Accurately synchronized transmitter and receiver using GPS timing.· Conducted field tests on power lines in Mississauga.

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  University of Waterloo (CST Lab)

  • Waterloo, ON

  • Wireless Communications

    • Sep 2007 - Dec 2007
    • Waterloo, ON

    · Developed wireless platform on a FPGA/DSP hardware base for analysis of a real-time 4x4 MIMO radio link.· Created baseband design for use on wireless platform utilizing digital design techniques in MATLAB and Simulink.