April Khademi

Assistant Professor

• 2014-2017, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Guelph
• 2013, Senior Scientist and Innovation Specialist, PathCore Inc.
• 2011 - 2013, Algorithm Development Specialist, GE Healthcare
• 2009 - 2010, R&D Engineer, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
• 2006 - 2007, R&D Engineer, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• 2004, R&D Engineer, Electric Spin Corporation
• 2006-2012, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto
• 2004-2006, M.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Ryerson University
• 1999-2004, B.Eng, Electrical Engineering, Ryerson University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Medical image analysis techniques for radiology and pathology images, generalized grayscale and colour image processing methodologies, biomedical signal processing, machine learning, personalized medicine, computer-aided diagnosis, bigdata analysis, MRI, digital pathology.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (OGSST), University of Toronto (09-10)
• Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Scholar & Finalist Anita Borg Inst./Google (08-09)
• IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Award, IEEE (09)
• IEEE Toronto Section Outstanding New Leader Award, IEEE (08)
• L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Scholarship, L'Oréal-UNESCO Canada/UN (08)
• NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (NSERC CGS), Gov’t of Canada, (06-09)
• Governor General’s Gold Medal, Governor General’s Office of Canada, Ryerson University (06)
• Best Teaching Assistant of the Year Award x 2, ECE Dept., Ryerson University (05 AND 06)
• Dennis Mock Student Leadership Awards, School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University(06)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Government of Ontario, Ryerson University (05-06)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (OGSST)– Gov’t of Ontario, Ryerson (04-05)
• Best Undergraduate Technical Paper – IEEE's ICUE 2004 (04)
• Senior Member, IEEE