Hatef Mehrabian, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sunnybrook Research Institute
University of Toronto
Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
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Hatef
Mehrabian, PhD |
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Dept. of Medical Biophysics University of Toronto |
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+1-416-480-6100
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April
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EDUCATION
and QUALIFICATIONS
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Jan 2015 -
Present
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dept. of
Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute Dept. of
Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Toronto, ON,
Canada Advisor: Greg J. Stanisz |
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Mar 2014 -
Dec 2014
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dept. of
Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute Dept. of
Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Toronto, ON,
Canada Advisor: Anne L. Martel |
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Jan 2009 -
Feb 2014
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Ph.D.
in Medical Biophysics Dept. of
Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Toronto, ON,
Canada Supervisor: Anne L. Martel Thesis: Application of Independent Component Analysis
(ICA) in Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Tumors Using Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE)-MRI |
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Jan 2007-Dec
2008 |
M.E.Sc in Electrical
Engineering, Biomedical Dept. of
Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Western Ontario London, ON,
Canada Supervisor: Abbas Samani Thesis: Soft tissue
hyperelastic parameter reconstruction for breast cancer assessment |
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Sept 2002-Aug
2006 |
B.Sc. in
Electrical Engineering, Control School of
Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Tehran Tehran,
Iran Supervisor: Babak N. Araabi Thesis: Design and
Implementation of an Iris Recognition algorithm based on Iris Image Analysis |
CERTIFICATES
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October 2015 |
SIEMENS MRI Pulse Sequence Programming
IDEA Sequence Development Environment programming (SDE) University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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October 2015 |
SIEMENS MRI Pulse Sequence Programming
IDEA Imaging Calculation Environment programming (ICE) University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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February 2015 |
Comparative Research Animal Care, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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November 15, 2013 |
CIHR Tram Grant & OICR Smarter Imaging Program (SIP) – Prostate Workshop
“Imaging Applications in Prostate Cancer”
London, Ontario, Canada |
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November 16, 2012 |
CIHR Tram Grant & OICR Smarter Imaging Program (SIP) – Prostate Workshop
“Imaging Applications in Prostate Cancer”
London, Ontario, Canada |
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May 2007 |
Teaching
Assistant Training Program (TATP) University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
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September, 2014 |
Blind Source Separation in Assessing Tumor Pharmacokinetics
Author: Hatef Mehrabian (sole Author) Book Title: Frontiers of Medical Imaging (Part II) Editor: Chi Hau Chen (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) Publisher: World Scientific Publishing (WSPC), Imperial College Press |
Journal Articles
[1] Mehrabian, H., Da Rosa M., Haider, M. A., and Martel, A. L.,
“Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Prostate Cancer Using Independent Component Analysis”, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 33 (10),
pp. 1236-1245, (2015).
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[2] Mehrabian, H., Chopra, R., and Martel, A. L.,
“Calculation of intravascular signal in dynamic contrast enhanced MRI using
adaptive complex independent component analysis”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 32 (4),
pp. 699-710, (2013).
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[3] Mehrabian, H., Chandrana,
C., Pang, I., Chopra, R., and Martel, A. L., “Arterial input function
calculation in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI: an in vivo validation study using
co-registered contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging”, European
Radiology 22 (8), pp. 1735-1747, (2012).
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[4] Mehrabian, H., Lindvere,
L., Stefanovic, B., and Martel, A. L., “A constrained
independent component analysis technique for artery-vein separation of
two-photon laser scanning microscopy images of the cerebral microvasculature”, Medical Image
Analysis, 16 (1), pp. 239-251, (2012).[PDF][HTML]
[5] Mehrabian, H., Campbell, G. and Samani, A., “A
constrained reconstruction technique of hyperelasticity
parameters for breast cancer assessment ”, Physics in Medicine and Biology , 54 (24),
pp. 7489-7508, (2010). [PDF][HTML]
Conference Papers
[1]
Mehrabian, H.,
Desmond K. L., Sahgal A., Soliman H., Martel A. L., and Stanisz, G. J., “Intracellular-extracellular water exchange as a biomarker of tumor response to stereotactic radiosurgery”, 24th Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, May 07-13, 2016. (Summa Cum Laude Award)
[2]
Mehrabian, H.,
Desmond K. L., Martel A. L., Sahgal A., Soliman H., and Stanisz, G. J., “Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and relaxometry as biomarkers for assessing response of brain metastases to stereotactic radiosurgery”, 24th Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, May 07-13, 2016.
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Mehrabian, H.,
Martel, A. L., Le Floc’h J., Soliman H.,, Sahgal, A., and Stanisz, G. J., “Quantification of Water Exchange Between Intravascular and Extravascular Components Using Independent Component Analysis”, 23rd Annual Meeting of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 30- June 05, 2015.
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Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L., “Local Vascular Input Function for Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Prostate Cancer”, Joint Annual Meeting of ISMRM-ESMRMB, Milan, Italy, May 10-16, 2014.
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Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L., “Assessing the Effects of Decreasing Temporal Resolution on Pharmacokinetic Analysis Using a Local Vascular Input Function”, Joint Annual Meeting of ISMRM-ESMRMB, Milan, Italy, May 10-16, 2014.
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Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L.,
“Using Independent components analysis to calculate intravascular contrast
agent concentration in prostate cancer”, Biomedical Imaging: From Nano
to Macro, IEEE International Symposium on,
San Francisco, CA, USA, April 7-11, (2013).[PDF]
[10]
Mehrabian, H., Pang,
I., Chopra, R., and Martel, A. L., “An adaptive complex independent component
analysis to analyze dynamic contrast enhanced-MRI”, Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, IEEE
International Symposium on, Barcelona, Spain, May 2-5, (2012).[PDF]
[11]
Mehrabian, H., Pang,
I., Chandrana, C., Chopra, R., Martel, A.L.,
"Automatic mask generation using independent
component analysis in dynamic
contrast enhanced-MRI," Biomedical
Imaging: From Nano
to Macro, IEEE International Symposium on ,
Chicago, IL, USA, March 30 - April 2, (2011).[PDF]
[12]
Mehrabian, H., Lindvere, L., Stefanovic, B., and
Martel, A. L., “Deconvolution of dynamic dual photon
microscopy images of cerebral microvasculature to assess the hemodynamic status
of the brain”, in Medical Imaging 2011:
Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging,
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7965 (2011) 79650A-1.[PDF]
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Mehrabian, H., Lindvere, L., Stefanovic, B., and
Martel, A. L., “A temporally constrained ICA (TCICA) technique for artery-vein
separation of cerebral microvasculature”, in Medical Imaging 2010: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural,
and Functional Imaging, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7626 (2010) 762622.[PDF]
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Mehrabian, H.,
Samani, A., "Constrained hyperelastic parameters
reconstruction of PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) phantom undergoing large
deformation" in Medical Imaging
2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, Proceedings of SPIE
Vol. 7261 (2009) 72612G.[PDF]
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Mehrabian, H.,
Karimi, H., Samani, A.,
"Accurate optical flow field estimation using mechanical properties of
soft tissues" in Medical Imaging
2009: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging,
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7262 (2009) 72621B.[PDF]
[16]
Mehrabian, H., Samani, A., "An iterative hyperelastic parameters
reconstruction for breast cancer assessment" in Medical Imaging 2008: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical
Images, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6916 (2008) 69161C.[PDF]
[17]
Mehrabian, H.,
Hashemi-Tari, P., “Pupil Boundary Detection for Iris
Recognition Using Graph Cuts”, Proceedings
of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand 2007, pp. 77–82, Hamilton, New
Zealand, December 2007.[PDF]
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Mehrabian, H., Poursaberi, A., Araabi, B. N.,
“Feature Extraction for Iris Recognition Using Gabor Filters and Daubechies2
Wavelet Transform and Sensitivity Analysis”, 4th Iranian Conference on Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP),
February 2007, Mashhad, Iran.[PDF]
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Mehrabian, H., Poursaberi, A., Araabi, B. N.,
“Iris Boundary Detection for Iris Recognition Using Laplacian
Mask and Hough Transform”, 4thIranian Conference on Machine Vision and Image Processing (MVIP), February 2007, Mashhad,
Iran.[PDF]
[20]
Ashouri, A., Mehrabian, H., "Optimizing Fuzzy Controller
for Reverse Pendulum System Using Genetic Algorithm". 2nd ECESYMP paper contest, Tehran, Iran, February 2006.[PDF]
Abstracts
[21]
Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L., “Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Prostate Tumor Using Independent Component Analysis”, 12th Imaging Network of Ontario Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 24-25, 2014.
[22]
Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L., “Local vascular input function (VIF) calculation for prostate cancer assessment”, Imaging Applications in Prostate Cancer Workshop, London, ON, Canada, November 15, 2013.
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Mehrabian, H., Haider,
M. A., and Martel, A. L., “Pharmacokinetic analysis of prostate cancer using
independent components analysis”, Imaging Applications in Prostate Cancer Workshop
, London, ON, Canada, November 16, 2012.
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Mehrabian, H., Chandrana,
C., Pang, I., Chopra, R., and Martel, A. L., “Calculating arterial input
function in dynamic contrast enhanced-MRI of tumors: A validation study”, Invited
to the Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF).
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, June 12-14, 2012.
AWARDS and HONORS
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2016-2018 |
NSERC-PDF (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship) |
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May 2016 |
Summa Cum Laude Award, ISMRM (2016) |
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International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Singapore, Singapore |
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March 2016 |
JMRI Certificate of Appreciation |
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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI) |
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March 2016 |
Magna Cum Laude Award, ImNO (2016) |
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14th Annual Imaging Network of Ontario Symposium (ImNO), Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Sept 2013-Sept
2014 |
Ontario
Graduate Scholarship (OGS) |
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Sept 2012-Sept
2013 |
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) |
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Sept 2011-Sept
2012 |
Ontario
Graduate Scholarship (OGS) |
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Sept 2013-Sept
2014 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
Excellence UTF (University of Toronto Fellowship) Scholarship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Sept 2012-Sept
2013 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
Excellence UTF (University of Toronto Fellowship) Scholarship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Sept 2011-Sept
2012 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
Excellence UTF (University of Toronto Fellowship) Scholarship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Sept 2010-Sept
2011 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
Excellence UTF (University of Toronto Fellowship) Scholarship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Jan 2009-Sept
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University
of Toronto Fellowship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Jan 2007-Dec
2008 |
Western
Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS) |
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University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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May 2016 |
ISMRM
Trainee (Educational) Stipend |
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24th Annual meeting of ISMRM, May 7-13, Singapore, Singapore |
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May 2015 |
ISMRM
Trainee (Educational) Stipend |
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23rd Annual meeting of ISMRM, May 30 - June 05, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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February 2015 |
ISMRM Workshop
Trainee (Educational) Stipend |
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ISMRM Workshop on MRI in the Management of Breast Disease, Feb 12-15, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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May 2014 |
ISMRM
Trainee (Educational) Stipend |
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to attend Joint Annual meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, May 10-16, Milan, Italy |
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June 2014 |
Sunnybrook
Trainee Travel Award |
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Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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May 2013 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
50th Anniversary Student Travel Award |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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June 2013 |
Sunnybrook
Trainee Travel Award |
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Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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June 2012 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics)
50th Anniversary Student Travel Award |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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May 2012 |
Sunnybrook
Trainee Travel Award |
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Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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May 2012 |
School of Graduate Studies Conference Grant |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Sept
2011-Sept2012 |
MBP (Medical Biophysics) Visa Scholarship |
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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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December 2008 |
Graduate
Thesis Research Award (GTRA) |
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University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada |
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INVITED
TALKS
Oral
Presentations
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June 20, 2011 |
Fields-MITACS:
Conference on Mathematics of Medical June
20-24, 2011, Toronto, ON, Canada Talk
Title: Application
of Independent Component Analysis (ICA) to Identify
and Separate Tumor Arterial Input Function (AIF) in Dynamic
Contrast Enhanced MRI |
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Feb 03, 2011 |
Sunnybrook
Medical Image Analysis Laboratories (SMIAL) Seminar Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Talk
Title: Deconvolution of dynamic dual photon
microscopy images of cerebral microvasculature to assess the hemodynamic
status of the brain |
Poster
Presentations
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June 13, 2012 |
Canadian
Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) June 12-14, 2012, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Poster
Title: Calculating
Arterial Input Function in Dynamic Contrast
Enhanced MRI of Tumors: A Validation Study |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Sep 2008-Dec
2008 |
Teaching
Assistant for the course ECE 2240A: Electrical Laboratory Instructor:
L. Marinov University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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Jan 2008-April
2008 |
Teaching
Assistant for the course BME 502B: Engineering Analysis of Physiological
Systems Instructor:
J. C. Lacefield University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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Sept 2007-Dec
2007 |
Teaching
Assistant for the course ECE 311A: Signals, Systems & Software Processes
Instructor:
J. C.
Lacefield University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
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Jan 2007-April
2007 |
Teaching
Assistant for the course ECE 239B: Electrical
& Electronic Circuits Instructor:
A. R. Masoleh University
of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada |
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Programming
Languages
C, C++ , Verilog,
Assembly, MATLAB, IDL, R
Engineering
Software
IDL, ABAQUS (FE Solver), PSpice, HSpice, ModelSim, Quartus, MATLAB, SIMATIC MANAGER
GRADUATE COURSES
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Spring 2011 |
Clinical
Imaging for Physical Scientists Instructor: Peter Burns University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON, Canada |
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Fall 2009 |
Instructor: Simon Graham University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON, Canada |
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Fall 2009 |
Molecular
and Cellular Biology for the Physical Scientists Instructor: Jonathan Rast University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON, Canada |
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Spring 2009 |
Optical,
Thermal, and Radiation Biophysics Instructor: Lothar. Lilge University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON, Canada |
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Spring
2008 |
Instructor: Rajni V. Patel University of Western Ontario,
London, ON, Canada |
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Fall 2007 |
Introduction
to Medical Imaging Instructor: Maria Drangova University of Western Ontario,
London, ON, Canada |
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Spring
2007 |
Advanced
Image Processing and Analysis Instructor: Abbas samani University of Western Ontario,
London, ON, Canada |
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Spring 2007 |
Instructor: Mikko Karttunen University of Western Ontario,
London, ON, Canada |
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Spring 2006 |
Instructor: Babak N. Araabi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
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Spring 2006 |
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Instructor: Gholam A. Hossein-Zadeh Dehkordi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
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Spring 2006 |
An Introduction to Biomedical
Engineering Instructor: Seyed Kamaledin Setarehdan University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
Professional Service
Acted as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Medical
Imaging (IEEE-TMI), Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI), Computers in Biology and Medicine (DBM), Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CJECE), Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE),
Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) and, International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI).
