Speech science intern
SpeechWorks Inc · Montréal QC
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Positions, education, awards, grants, teaching, and professional service.
Career
SpeechWorks Inc · Montréal QC
Scansoft Inc · Boston USA
CLaC Labs, Concordia University · Montréal QC
Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University · Montréal QC
Quillsoft Ltd and Bloorview Kids Rehab · Toronto ON
Thotra Incorporated · Toronto ON
Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore USA
Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University · Halifax NS
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto · Toronto ON
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network · Toronto ON
International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital · Toronto ON
Surgical Safety Technologies Inc · Toronto ON
WinterLight Labs · Toronto ON
Autumn AI Inc · Toronto ON
Mutuo Health Solutions Inc · Toronto ON
Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University · Halifax NS
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Toronto ON
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto · Toronto ON
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto · Toronto ON
Nova Scotia Health Authority · Halifax NS
Education
June 2011
December 2006
December 2003
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Support
Responsible AI Amazon Research Award (ARA) · International · $257,710 (USD)
CIHR Project · National · $1,009,800 · Co-applicant; Rudolf Uher: NPI
Center for AI Safety · International · $5750 (USD)
SSHRC Partnership Grant - Stage 2 · National · $2,499,192 · Co-applicant; Arif Jetha: NPI
NSERC CREATE · National · $1,650,000 · Co-Applicant; Ali Dehghantanha:NPI
Ontario Brain Institute · National · $80,000
Nova Scotia Health · Provincial · $99,942 · Co-I; Mathew Grandy: PI
Dalhousie University · Institutional · $35,000
Heart & Stroke · National · $4,983,959.19 · PI, Amy Yu: NPI
CIHR · National · $1,400,000 · Co-PI, Mogdan Hodai: NPI
Heart & Stroke · National · $276,037 · Co-PI, Douglas Lee: NPI
SSHRC Insight grant · National · $391,972 · Co-I, Steven Livingstone: PI
Health Canada, Ontario Brain Institute, Janssen R&D (CAN-BIND) · National · $5,031,457 · Co-I, Benicio N. Frey: PI
T-CAIREM · National · $100,000 · PI
Naver Corporation (Korea) · International · $1,196,160 · PI
National Institutes of Health (NIH) · International · $13,817,302 USD · Co-I, Yael Bensoussan: NPI
Heart and Stroke Foundation and Brain Canada · National · $2,900,000 · Co-PI, Douglas S Lee: NPI
CANSSI Ontario · Provincial · $10,000
CIFAR-Temerty Innovation Catalyst Grant · Institutional · $130,000 · Co-PI; Mojgan Hodaie:PI
NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant · National · $152,895 · applicant; Graeme Hirst:PI
University of Toronto · Institutional · $30,000
SSHRC Insight Grant · National · $301,124 · collaborator; Jason Camlot:PI
Bell University Labs Research Grant · Institutional · $75,000 · applicant; Graeme Hirst:PI
Ontario Centres of Excellence Market Readiness award · Provincial · $40,000
Nuance Foundation research grant · International · $45,330 USD
GRAND Collaborative Network Investigator · National · $17,000
NSERC Discovery grant · National · $120,000
RIC VentureStart award · National · $30,000
Ontario Brain Institute Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) Basic Science Program · Provincial · $726,655 · Co-PI; Jed Meltzer:PI)
Alzheimer Society of Canada Young Investigator grant · National · $180,000
NSERC Engage (with Phonak Ltd.) · National · $25,000
Leverhulme Trust grant · International · £124,994 · Co-I; Phil Green:PI
NSERC Engage (with IBM) · National · $25,000
NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant · National · $440,000 · Co-I; Frank Russo:PI
NSERC Engage (with Seth's Hospitality Services Inc.) · National · $25,000
Mitacs cluster · National · $138,500 · Co-I; Frank Russo:PI
AGE-WELL · National · $281,005 · Co-PI; Jan Polgar:Co-PI
OCE VIP I (with iDAPT Somno Inc.) · Provincial · $20,000
AGE-WELL Strategic Investment Program · National · $24,675
Banting & Best Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Collaboration Fellowship (with WinterLight) · Institutional · $10,000
Johns Hopkins Jelinek Summer Workshop · International · TBD
NSERC Discovery Frontiers · National · $100,000
Ontario Centres of Excellence Health Technologies Fund (with WinterLight and Revera) · Provincial · $94,836
Ontario Centres of Excellence · Provincial · $37,416
NSERC Engage (with Syngli Incorporated) · National · $25,000
Google Cloud Platform Education grant · International · $5000 USD
AGE-WELL Catalyst · National · $43,765
NSERC Research Tools & Instruments · National · $16,107
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) · National · $648,664
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea · International · $196,000
CIHR Project grant · National · $608,176 · Co-applicant; Kevin Brown:PI
JP Bickell Foundation Research grant · National · $46,640
Michael J Fox & Weston Foundation · International · $150,000 USD
CIHR Planning grant · National · $39,568 · Co-applicant; Maxwell Smith:PI
NSERC Discovery · National · $27,600
CIHR/CLA Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Catalyst Grant · National · $30,000 · Co-PI; Robert Wu:PI
NSERC Discovery · National · $345,000
NSERC Discovery · National · $120,000
International Student Experience Fund, University of Toronto · Institutional · $299,750 · Co-applicant; Eunice Jang:PI
Mitacs · National · $90,000
CIRN · National · $304,682 · Co-investigator; PIs: Natasha Crowcroft and Fawziah Lalji
Research program, Unity Health Toronto · Institutional · $50,000
CIHR Operating Grant · National · $200,000 · Co-I; Karen Tu:PI
Sponsored research (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea) · International · $115,000
SSHRC Insights · National · $61,000 · Co-I; James Shaw:PI
CIHR COVID-19 Rapid Research · National · $620,133 · Co-I; Andrea S Gershon:PI
Teaching
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Winter 2002
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