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CSPS Digital Academy Events/Understanding Aging in Place: Improving Quality of Life Through Innovation - Speaker Biographies (view source)
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He is a Coach with Health Care Excellence Canada (HEC) on numerous teams such as Re-Imagining Care for Older Adults, Paramedics Providing in Palliative Care, and the Virtual Care Together Collaborative
He is a Coach with Health Care Excellence Canada (HEC) on numerous teams such as Re-Imagining Care for Older Adults, Paramedics Providing in Palliative Care, and the Virtual Care Together Collaborative
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=== Di Jiang ===
'''President’s Science Advisor and Secretary to the President’s Research Excellence Advisory Committee, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
Di Jiang was appointed as the President's Science Advisor and Secretary to the President's Research Excellence Advisory Committee in October 2020, a dual role dedicated to providing recommendations and advice to the president on matters related to research excellence and to representing the views of the NRC's research communities.
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Di Jiang joined the NRC's Life Sciences Division in 2008. In her current position as Team Lead, Connected Health, at the Medical Devices Research Centre, she leads research and development efforts in virtual care, including continuous remote monitoring of patients using medical sensors and contactless detection of biosignals with commercial devices.
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During her career, Ms. Jiang has worked as a consultant for numerous organizations. She has collaborated on multiple research projects on real‑time simulations for medical applications and remote interactive care augmented by artificial intelligence.
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Di Jiang holds a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Université de Montréal, obtained in 2003 and 2008, respectively. She also has a B.A. in Economics.
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'''Senior Research Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
'''Senior Research Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
Pengcheng Xi received a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 2020. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist with Digital Technologies Research Centre at National Research Council Canada (NRC). His research interests are in applied machine learning and deep learning, with applications to computer vision, computer graphics, image processing and signal analysis. Pengcheng has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. He serves as a program committee member for top conferences and as a reviewer for major journals. He has supervised more than ten student employees at the NRC. Since 2020, Pengcheng has been an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Pengcheng Xi received a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 2020. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist with Digital Technologies Research Centre at National Research Council Canada (NRC). His research interests are in applied machine learning and deep learning, with applications to computer vision, computer graphics, image processing and signal analysis. Pengcheng has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. He serves as a program committee member for top conferences and as a reviewer for major journals. He has supervised more than ten student employees at the NRC. Since 2020, Pengcheng has been an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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=== Melanie Segado ===
'''Research Scientist, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
Melanie completed her PhD in Neuroscience at McGill University with [https://www.zlab.mcgill.ca/ Drs Robert Zatorre] and [https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/psychology/research/penhune-lab.html Virginia Penhune], and has been a Research Officer at the [https://nrc.canada.ca/en National Research Council Canada] since 2019. Prior to joining the NRC, she co-founded [https://neurotechx.com/ NeuroTechX] and acted as Science Director until 2018. Her research with the Cognitive Health Technologies team at the NRC is the intersection of neuroscience and engineering, with a focus on innovation in brain-machine interfaces, virtual reality, & robotics for cognitive healthcare applications.
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