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  • Parthiban Natarajan

    Dr. Parthiban Natarajan is a Digital Transformation Advisor, Research Scientist, and Associate Graduate Faculty Member with over 13 years of experience driving innovation at the intersection of AI, data visualization, and digital systems design. Currently based at Ontario Tech University and Lambton College, he empowers learners and organizations to thrive in the digital era through…

  • Claire M. Brown

    Claire M. Brown

    Claire M. Brown, PhD, is a leader in advanced bioimaging, pioneering Canada’s leading optical imaging platform, as director of the Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF) and a professor in the Department of Physiology at McGill University. Her research leverages cutting-edge biophysical techniques to investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating cell adhesion and migration in both healthy and…

  • Shirin Seyedsalehi

    Shirin Seyedsalehi

    Dr. Shirin Seyedsalehi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology Management at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. Her current responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses in Business Intelligence, and programming, as well as supervising student research projects. She is also actively involved in curriculum development and departmental service. Dr.…

  • Xavier Fernando

    Xavier Fernando

    Xavier Fernando is a Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Canada. He has (co) authored ~300 publications including three books, and three patents. He is the Director of the TMU Intelligent Computing and Communication Lab that has received total research funding of over $3.5 Million since 2008. His area of research is wireless/optical communications, vehicular…

  • Solmaz Karamikamkar

    Solmaz Karamikamkar

    Dr. Karamikamkar is an Assistant Professor at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), where she brings an interdisciplinary background in polymer engineering, advanced manufacturing, and biomedical science and engineering. Her research is centered on developing innovative and sustainable solutions for primary pharmaceutical packaging—such as microneedles, bioadhesive patches, and pre-filled syringes. She is a member…

  • Kateryna Metersky

    Kateryna Metersky

    Dr. Kateryna Metersky is an assistant professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing and interim associate director of the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program. Dr. Metersky’s program of research focuses on: 1) international and cross-national collaborations and partnerships; 2) persons with social, economic and health challenges; 3) nursing and interprofessional practice and education; and 4)…

  • Sarah S. Dermody, Ph.D., C.Psych.

    Dr. Sarah Dermody (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Biological & Health Psychology at University of Pittsburgh in 2015. She completed an accredited clinical psychology residency and postdoctoral fellowship at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Prior to her…

  • Rowan Shi

    International trade

  • Richard Lachman

    Richard Lachman

    Richard Lachman is a Professor in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he also serves as Director of the Experiential Media Institute and Academic Director of the Zone Learning network of incubators. An award-winning digital producer and frequent media-commentator on technology issues, Richard has led projects with UNICEF, TIFF, The Banff…

  • Hadis Zarrin

    Hadis Zarrin

    Dr. Hadis Zarrin is an Associate Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She is also an Investigator at NSERC CREATE Hybrid Thermal Electric Microgrid (HYTEM) network, a collaborator and investigator at The Hydrogen Canada Network (H2CAN), and a Principal Investigator at FIBRE— an academic research platform in the field of…