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果酱视频 Health + Technology Symposium

果酱视频 Health & Technology Symposium

果酱视频

Join us in person for the Health & Technology Symposium on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 果酱视频 (果酱视频). 

This interdisciplinary half-day event will bring together research and innovation experts from across 果酱视频 to critically examine the interplay between health and technology and discuss the resulting impact on the lives of individuals, communities and society at large.

The symposium will feature an opening talk by Dr. Kris Alexander and panel discussions covering a range of topics, including technological advancements in diagnostics and innovative treatment solutions, human-centred approaches in health and healthcare innovation, data mapping and analytics, and new health governance frameworks. 

Event Details:

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m. 鈥 1:00 p.m.

Event Format: In-person symposium 

Location: 7th Floor, 55 Dundas St. W., Toronto

Room: TRS 1-148 and 1-150 (TRSM Commons), Ted Rogers School of Management

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Samir K. Sinha

Dr. Kris Alexander 

Educational Technologist and 鈥溾

RTA School of Media, Creative School, 果酱视频

Dr. Kris Alexander faculty page

  

Panel 1 鈥 Human-centered approaches in healthcare and health systems innovation

Dr. Preeti Raman

Moderator: Dr. Preeti Raman

Department of Computer Science, 果酱视频

Dr. Preeti Raman faculty page

Alexandra Fiocco

Dr. Jessica Mudry

School of Professional Communication, 果酱视频

Dr. Jessica Mudry faculty page

Patrick Neumann

Dr. Patrick Neumann

Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, 果酱视频

Dr. Patrick Neumann faculty page

Professor Franks Russo.

Dr. Frank Russo

Department of Psychology, 果酱视频

Dr. Frank Russo faculty page

Josephine Wong

Dr. Josephine Wong

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, 果酱视频

Dr. Josephine Wong faculty page

  

Panel 2 鈥 Mapping health through data, technology and new governance frameworks

Professor Samantha Biglieri.

Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri

School of Urban and Regional Planning, 果酱视频

Dr. Samantha Biglieri Faculty page

Uchechukwu Ngwaba

Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba

Lincoln Alexander School of Law, 果酱视频

Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba faculty page

Professor Natasha Rajah

Dr. M. Natasha Rajah

Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging

Department of Psychology, 果酱视频

Dr. M. Natasha Rajah faculty page

Vess Stamenova

Dr. Karen Soldatic

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing

School of Disability Studies, 果酱视频

Dr. Karen Soldatic faculty page

Lu Wang

Dr. Lu Wang

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 果酱视频

Dr. Lu Wang Faculty page

  

Panel 3 鈥 From improved diagnostics to innovative treatment solutions for health

Dr. Michael Kolios, standing in his lab

Moderator: Dr. Michael Kolios

Department of Physics, 果酱视频

Dr. Michael Kolios faculty page

Professor April Khademi.

Dr. April Khademi

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in AI for Medical Imaging

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 果酱视频

Dr. April Khademi faculty page

Naimul Khan

Dr. Naimul Khan

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 果酱视频

Dr. Naimul Khan faculty page

Darius Rackus

Dr. Darius Rackus

Department of Chemistry and Biology, 果酱视频

Dr. Darius Rackus faculty page

Ali Tavallaei

Dr. Ali Tavallaei

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 果酱视频

Dr. Ali Tavallaei faculty page

果酱视频 Health & Technology Symposium Program

8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 
8:30 a.m.

Welcome

Dr. Karen Soldatic, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing and Professor of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services, 果酱视频 

8:40 a.m.

Opening remarks from the VPRI

Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, 果酱视频

9:00 a.m.

Keynote talk by Dr. Kris Alexander

Professor of Media Production, RTA School of Media, Creative School, 果酱视频  

10:00 a.m.

Panel 1: Human-centered approaches in healthcare and health systems innovation

Moderator: Dr. Preeti Raman, Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, 果酱视频

Panellists:

  • Dr. Jessica Mudry,  Professor of Professional Communication, Creative School, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Patrick Neumann, Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Frank Russo, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Josephine Wong, Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, 果酱视频
10:45 a.m Break
11:00 a.m.

Panel 2: Mapping health through data, technology and new governance frameworks

Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services, 果酱视频

Panellists:

  • Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba, Professor of Law, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, 果酱视频
  • Dr. M. Natasha Rajah, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging and Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Karen Soldatic, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing, School of Disability Studies, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Lu Wang, Professor of Geography, Faculty of Arts, 果酱视频
11:45 a.m. Break
11:50 a.m.

Panel 3: From improved diagnostics to innovative treatment solutions for health

Moderator: Dr. Michael Kolios, Professor of Physics, Faculty of Science, 果酱视频

Panellists:

  • Dr. April Khademi, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in AI for Medical Imaging and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Naimul Khan, Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Darius Rackus, Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, 果酱视频
  • Dr. Ali Tavallaei, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, 果酱视频
12:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Thank you 
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. OPTIONAL: Networking lunch 

Contact

For any questions, please email Gabriele Hale at researchevents@torontomu.ca