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{{short description|Canadian scientist and entrepreneur}}
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{{Underlinked|date=February 2017}}
| name = Maryam Sadeghi
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| birth_place = Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
| nationality = Canadian
| alma_mater = Simon Fraser University (PhD 2012)
| occupation = Co-founder and CEO of MetaOptima Technology
|image = Maryam Sadeghi 2014.jpg
|caption = Sadeghi in 2014
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'''Maryam Sadeghi''' (born 1980) is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist in the field of [[Medical image analysis|medical image analysis]]. She was born in 1980 in [[Mianeh, East Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]].
'''Maryam Sadeghi''' is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of [[medical image analysis]].


== Early life and education ==
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She was an undergraduate at [[Iran University of Science and Technology]]. She holds a PhD in computing science from [[Simon Fraser University]] (SFU) in the area of [[medical image analysis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/computing/people/graduate/s/msa68.html |title=SFU Computing Science: Maryam Sadeghi |last=|first=|date= |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=}}</ref> Her PhD thesis, titled ''Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images'',<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Maryam |first=Sadeghi |date=2012-07-03 |title=Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images |type=PhD |publisher=Simon Fraser University |url=http://summit.sfu.ca/item/12829}}</ref> won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/fas/news-and-outreach/years/2013/Sadeghi-CIPPRS-honourable-mention.html |title=Maryam Sadeghi wins honourable mention for thesis - Faculty of Applied Sciences |date=2013-06-27 |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
Sadeghi was born in 1980 in [[Mianeh, East Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://biv.com/article/2017/01/entrepreneur-turns-smartphone-cancer-fighter|title=Entrepreneur turns smartphone into cancer fighter|website=Business in Vancouver|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> She completed an undergraduate degree in computer hardware engineering at the [[Iran University of Science and Technology]] before moving to [[Canada]] in 2007.<ref name=":2" />


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Sadeghi holds a PhD in computing science from [[Simon Fraser University]] (SFU) in the area of [[medical image analysis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/computing/people/graduate/s/msa68.html |title=SFU Computing Science: Maryam Sadeghi |last=|first=|date= |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=}}</ref> Her PhD thesis, titled ''Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images'',<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Maryam |first=Sadeghi |date=2012-07-03 |title=Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images |type=PhD |publisher=Simon Fraser University |url=http://summit.sfu.ca/item/12829}}</ref> won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/fas/news-and-outreach/years/2013/Sadeghi-CIPPRS-honourable-mention.html |title=Maryam Sadeghi wins honourable mention for thesis - Faculty of Applied Sciences |date=2013-06-27 |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
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Her company MetaOptima developed the MoleScope, a small microscope that works with smart phones to allow the tracking and monitoring of skin moles.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stueck |first=Wendy |date=2013-12-27 |title=Maryam Sadeghi takes dermatology digital with MoleScope |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/maryam-sadeghi-takes-dermatology-digital-with-molescope/article16109058/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |access-date=2016-09-16}}</ref> It is a consumer-oriented device that has a magnification tool and a light source, along with a cloud-based platform that allows users to monitor suspicious growths through analysis and archiving of changes in size and colour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fayerman |first=Pamela |date=2015-06-10 |title=Medical microscope attaches to your smartphone for skin cancer screening and other news from the World Congress of Dermatology |url=http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/a-medical-microscope-to-attach-to-your-smartphone-for-skin-cancer-screening-and-other-news-from-the-world-congress-of-dermatology |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>


== Research and career ==
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Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free public health education app for sun protection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/Profiles-Profils/MaryamSadeghi_eng.asp |title=NSERC Current Winner 2012 Innovation Challenge Award |website=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |access-date=}}</ref>
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Sadeghi's company, MetaOptima, developed the MoleScope, a mobile dermatoscope phone attachment, which allows the tracking and monitoring of [[Melanocytic nevus|skin moles]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stueck |first=Wendy |date=2013-12-27 |title=Maryam Sadeghi takes dermatology digital with MoleScope |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/maryam-sadeghi-takes-dermatology-digital-with-molescope/article16109058/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |access-date=2016-09-16}}</ref> Sadeghi (currently the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]) co-founded this company with her husband, Majid Razmara (who serves as the [[chief technology officer]]).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://biv.com/article/2019/08/bccto-awards-majid-razmara|title=BCCTO Awards: Majid Razmara|website=Business in Vancouver|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/metaoptimas-intelligent-dermatology-solution-wins-ingenious-award/424223|title=AI and analytics dig deep into dermatology|last=Sehgal|first=Pragya|website=IT World Canada|date=28 November 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> MoleScope is a consumer-oriented device with a magnification tool and light source for professional grade imaging quality, with the option to connect to a [[cloud-based]] platform. This connected platform allows users to monitor suspicious growths through analysis and archiving of changes in size and colour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fayerman |first=Pamela |date=2015-06-10 |title=Medical microscope attaches to your smartphone for skin cancer screening and other news from the World Congress of Dermatology |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/a-medical-microscope-to-attach-to-your-smartphone-for-skin-cancer-screening-and-other-news-from-the-world-congress-of-dermatology |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref> MetaOptima has over 70 employees based in Canada, Australia and the US.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/metaoptimas-intelligent-dermatology-solution-wins-ingenious-award/424223|title=AI and analytics dig deep into dermatology|last=Sehgal|first=Pragya|website=IT World Canada|date=28 November 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> It has also developed the DermEngine platform which utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and classify skin lesions, alongside simplified documentation.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> DermEngine received the 2019 Ingenious Small Private Sector Award.<ref name=":3" />


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Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free [[public health]] education app for sun protection.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Ica-Pdi/Profiles-Profils/MaryamSadeghi_eng.asp |title=NSERC Current Winner 2012 Innovation Challenge Award |website=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=}}</ref>
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== Awards and recognitions ==

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* WaveFront's Wireless Prize package ($40,000) in the BCIC-New Ventures Competition in 2013<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150610/Simon-Fraser-Universitys-Maryam-Sadeghi-to-unveil-MoleScope-at-World-Congress-of-Dermatology.aspx |title=Simon Fraser University's Maryam Sadeghi to unveil MoleScope at World Congress of Dermatology |date=2015-06-10 |website=News-Medical.net |access-date=2016-09-16}}</ref>
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== Awards and honours ==
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* Prize in the Plug & Play Silicon Valley competition in Vancouver in July 2014.<ref name=":0" />
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* WaveFront's Wireless Prize package ($40,000) in the BCIC-New Ventures Competition in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150610/Simon-Fraser-Universitys-Maryam-Sadeghi-to-unveil-MoleScope-at-World-Congress-of-Dermatology.aspx |title=Simon Fraser University's Maryam Sadeghi to unveil MoleScope at World Congress of Dermatology |date=2015-06-10 |website=News-Medical.net |access-date=2016-09-16}}</ref>
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* Prize in the Plug & Play Silicon Valley competition in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], in July 2014.<ref name=":0" />
* SFU Dean's Convocation Medal, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/blog/year/2013/06/MaryamSadeghi.html |title=Maryam Sadeghi receives Dean's Convocation Medal - Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Fellows |date=2013-06-06 |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
* SFU Dean's Convocation Medal, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/blog/year/2013/06/MaryamSadeghi.html |title=Maryam Sadeghi receives Dean's Convocation Medal - Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Fellows |date=2013-06-06 |website=Simon Fraser University |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
* Nominee, YWCA Women of Distinction Award, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ywcavan.org/blog/2016/03/introducing-2016-ywca-women-distinction-awards-nominees-entrepreneurship-innovation |title=Introducing the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees - Entrepreneurship & Innovation |website=YWCA Metro Vancouver |date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
* Nominee, YWCA Women of Distinction Award, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ywcavan.org/blog/2016/03/introducing-2016-ywca-women-distinction-awards-nominees-entrepreneurship-innovation |title=Introducing the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees - Entrepreneurship & Innovation |website=YWCA Metro Vancouver |date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref>
* Winner, Business in Vancouver Forty under 40, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://biv.com/article/2016/12/maryam-sadeghi |title=Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 |website=Business in Vancouver |date=2016-12-01 |access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://biv.com/article/2016/12/maryam-sadeghi |title=Business in Vancouver Maryam Sadeghi |website=Business in Vancouver |date=2016-12-05 |access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:44, 10 December 2024

Maryam Sadeghi
Sadeghi in 2014
Born
Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSimon Fraser University (PhD 2012)
Occupation(s)Co-founder and CEO of MetaOptima Technology

Maryam Sadeghi is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of medical image analysis.

Early life and education

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Sadeghi was born in 1980 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran.[1] She completed an undergraduate degree in computer hardware engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology before moving to Canada in 2007.[1]

Sadeghi holds a PhD in computing science from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the area of medical image analysis.[2] Her PhD thesis, titled Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images,[3] won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS).[4]

Research and career

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Sadeghi's company, MetaOptima, developed the MoleScope, a mobile dermatoscope phone attachment, which allows the tracking and monitoring of skin moles.[5] Sadeghi (currently the CEO) co-founded this company with her husband, Majid Razmara (who serves as the chief technology officer).[6][7] MoleScope is a consumer-oriented device with a magnification tool and light source for professional grade imaging quality, with the option to connect to a cloud-based platform. This connected platform allows users to monitor suspicious growths through analysis and archiving of changes in size and colour.[8] MetaOptima has over 70 employees based in Canada, Australia and the US.[6][9] It has also developed the DermEngine platform which utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and classify skin lesions, alongside simplified documentation.[6][9] DermEngine received the 2019 Ingenious Small Private Sector Award.[7]

Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free public health education app for sun protection.[1][10]

Awards and honours

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  • WaveFront's Wireless Prize package ($40,000) in the BCIC-New Ventures Competition in 2013.[11]
  • Prize in the Plug & Play Silicon Valley competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, in July 2014.[11]
  • SFU Dean's Convocation Medal, 2012.[12]
  • Nominee, YWCA Women of Distinction Award, 2016.[13]
  • Winner, Business in Vancouver Forty under 40, 2016.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Entrepreneur turns smartphone into cancer fighter". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ "SFU Computing Science: Maryam Sadeghi". Simon Fraser University.
  3. ^ Maryam, Sadeghi (2012-07-03). Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images (PhD). Simon Fraser University.
  4. ^ "Maryam Sadeghi wins honourable mention for thesis - Faculty of Applied Sciences". Simon Fraser University. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  5. ^ Stueck, Wendy (2013-12-27). "Maryam Sadeghi takes dermatology digital with MoleScope". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  6. ^ a b c "BCCTO Awards: Majid Razmara". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. ^ a b Sehgal, Pragya (28 November 2019). "AI and analytics dig deep into dermatology". IT World Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  8. ^ Fayerman, Pamela (2015-06-10). "Medical microscope attaches to your smartphone for skin cancer screening and other news from the World Congress of Dermatology". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  9. ^ a b Sehgal, Pragya (28 November 2019). "AI and analytics dig deep into dermatology". IT World Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  10. ^ "NSERC Current Winner 2012 Innovation Challenge Award". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. 28 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Simon Fraser University's Maryam Sadeghi to unveil MoleScope at World Congress of Dermatology". News-Medical.net. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  12. ^ "Maryam Sadeghi receives Dean's Convocation Medal - Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Fellows". Simon Fraser University. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  13. ^ "Introducing the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees - Entrepreneurship & Innovation". YWCA Metro Vancouver. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  14. ^ "Business in Vancouver Forty under 40". Business in Vancouver. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  15. ^ "Business in Vancouver Maryam Sadeghi". Business in Vancouver. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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