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Rachelle Shriver
AIMI NextGen Tech Talks is an engaging live webinar series tailored for high school students interested in exploring the dynamic intersection of AI in medicine and health. This series provides an opportunity for attendees to gain valuable insights from distinguished experts in the field as they share their impactful professional journeys in shaping the future of healthcare through technology. Webinar participants will have the chance to actively engage in a live Q&A session during the webinar, fostering direct interaction with the speakers.
Jessica L. Mega, MD, MPH is a leader at the intersection of technology, life science, and health care. She is a Cardiologist at Stanford and serves on the Advisory Board for Stanford's Center for Digital Health. She is a Co-Founder of Alphabet's Verily, and she is on the Board of Directors at Boston Scientific and Danaher Corporation, as well as the Board of Advisors for Research!America and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.
Dr. Maya Yiadom is a physician-scientist and leader in emergency care with expertise in clinical operations. Currently, as the Principal Investigator for the Emergency Care Health Services Research Data Coordinating Center (HSR-DCC) and an Associate Professor at Stanford University, she seamlessly integrates academic rigor and industry innovation to tackle hospital challenges. With a healthcare policy background from Princeton and experience as a healthcare management consultant in New York City, Dr. Yiadom completed medical school at Robert Wood Johnson, earned an MPH at Harvard, and pursued health policy reform education at Johns Hopkins. Her research focuses on addressing disparities in time-sensitive care access, especially in cardiovascular disease. As the Vice Chair for Research in the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine, she successfully elevated NIH funding, doubled peer-reviewed productivity, and tripled faculty engagement in research. Externally, she serves on the boards of the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance and the American Heart Association's Precision Medicine Platform.
Dr. Rana Kabeer is a first-year fellow in Innovation and Design within the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine and current MBA-candidate at the Berkeley Haas School of Business. He was born and raised in Michigan, where he completed his undergraduate studies in Human Biology and Michigan State University and went on to obtain a Masters of Public Health degree in International Health Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. He then served as a Substance Abuse Epidemiologist for the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human services before completing his medical degree at the University of Michigan. Throughout his residency at Stanford University, he has been the recipient of multiple educational and clinical awards and served as chief resident in his final year. His research interests include developing novel methods of educational engagement for physicians, exploring methods of teaching innovation-based principles for physicians, and maximizing equity and care delivery related to acute coronary syndrome management within the Emergency Department as part of the Yiadom lab. In his free time, Rana enjoys traveling, going to the movies, and spending time with his partner Carlie and their dog Roxie.
Join us for the launch of Stanford AIMI's exciting new webinar series tailored towards high school students interested in the exciting field of AI in medicine and health. Dr. Curt Langlotz, Director of the AIMI Center, will share about his professional journey and the future of AI in medicine. There will also be a Q&A session with Dr. Langlotz, moderated by Taylor Tam and Sarah Pan, current high school students and former AIMI Center research interns. We will also share details about our 2024 summer research internship program for high school students. Hope to see you there!
Composed of curriculum focused in the areas of computing fundamentals, computer applications, information technology, and networking, CSIT provides students with theoretical and hands-on experience in using the power of computing to critically evaluate and solve business, network, and security problems. In addition, the department offers several general education courses covering social and ethical issues related to technology. (Also see Computer Science)
Career options available through certificate attainment, transfer, or bachelor's degree achievement include business office worker, business productivity software professional, Internet and e-commerce specialist, information technology analyst, management information systems analyst, computer desktop support and tech support technician, systems administrator, and cybersecurity professional. Certain courses provide preparatory training for various professional industry certifications, including Business Information Worker (BIW) Pathway I, II, and Specialist Levels, Microsoft Office Specialist (Expert Levels for Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), IC3, Microsoft Desktop Support Technician, Windows, CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Cyber Security Analyst+ (CySA+), PenTest+/EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Linux Professional/Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
Critical Tech Talk is produced by the Critical Media Lab at the University of Waterloo. The series is sponsored by Communitech, the Office of Research, and faculties of Arts, Environment, Engineering, Health, Math, and Science at the University of Waterloo.
Craig Haney is a leader in commercializing innovation and championing the technology ecosystem. As Head of Ventures at AltaML, he drives the growth of new and existing ventures. With extensive experience at some of Canada's top tech companies, including Canadian Tire and ApplyBoard, Craig has successfully overseen innovation and technology initiatives and currently serves on the board for Propel Accelerator.
Vince Yang is currently a Senior Product Manager at Vidyard and has worked in diverse B2B landscapes spanning content collaboration software, healthcare, and marketing & sales technologies. Most recently, he led the development and launch of Vidyard's AI Avatars. He's invigorated by the transformative potential of the latest advancements in Generative AI, envisioning a future where technology catalyzes genuine human interactions.
Edith Law is an Associate Professor and Director of the Augmented Intelligence Lab at the University of Waterloo. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard and holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon. Her research interests include social computing, human-machine interaction, and designing technology to promote human values. Her work has received awards at CHI, CSCW, and DIS conferences, and is funded by NSERC and CFI-JELF. She is currently focused on designing tools and systems for value discovery and collaboration.
Kari Zacharias is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education at the University of Manitoba. Her work focuses on the intersections between engineering knowledges and other disciplines and knowledge cultures. She has a background in engineering and in science and technology studies, and she is a founding member and co-facilitator of the Retool the Ring group.
Jennifer Howcroft is a Lecturer in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Her research encompasses technical and pedagogical research areas. Her pedagogical research focuses on engineering education, in particular engineering design, holistic engineering education, empathy, and values. Her technical research is predominantly focused on sensor-based human movement analysis encompassing signal analysis, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence techniques.
Naomi Paul (She/Her) is a Mtis woman who grew up here in Waterloo region. This is outside of the Georgian Bay Mtis Community, which is her family's hometown. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where she completed both her undergraduate and master's degrees in Systems Design Engineering as well. Naomi's research focuses on bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge within STEM, recognizing that Indigenous Perspectives have long been excluded from education, but will play a crucial role in our progress towards reconciliation.
Professor Marcel O'Gorman, University Research Chair, professor of English, and founding director of the Critical Media Lab (CML), University of Waterloo. Professor O'Gorman leads collaborative design projects and teaches courses and workshops in the philosophy of technology at the CML, which is located at the Communitech Hub. The role of the CML is to disseminate a philosophy of "tech for good."
Suzanne Kite is an award-winning Oglla Lakȟta artist, composer, and academic. Her scholarship and practice explore contemporary Lakȟta ontology (the study of beinghood in Lakȟta), artificial intelligence, and contemporary art and performance. She creates interfaces and arranges software systems that engage the whole body, in order to imagine new ethical AI protocols that interrogate past, present, and future Lakȟta philosophies.
This Critical Tech Talk event features Armond R. Towns, on the modern research university, race, and communication and media studies. Following the talk, there will be a short reception for in-person attendees at the Science Teaching Complex (STC).
Armond R. Towns is an associate professor in Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Communication. His research brings together Black studies, cultural studies, and media philosophy. His book, On Black Media Philosophy, was published in 2022 with the University of California Press. He is also the co-founder and inaugural editor of the journal, Communication and Race. Currently, he is developing a project on the relationship between the history of communication studies and the history of Black studies, focusing specifically on the development of both fields in U.S. and Canada.
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