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Maryam Sadeghi

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Maryam Sadeghi (born 1980) is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist in the field of medical image analysis. She was born in 1980 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran.

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.[1] Her PhD thesis, titled Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images,[2] won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS).[3]

Her company MetaOptima developed the MoleScope, a small microscope that works with smart phones to allow the tracking and monitoring of skin moles.[4] 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.[5]

Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free public health education app for sun protection.[6]

Awards and recognitions

  • WaveFront's Wireless Prize package ($40,000) in the BCIC-New Ventures Competition in 2013[7]
  • Prize in the Plug & Play Silicon Valley competition in Vancouver in July 2014.[7]
  • SFU Dean's Convocation Medal, 2012.[8]
  • Nominee, YWCA Women of Distinction Award, 2016.[9]

References

  1. ^ "SFU Computing Science: Maryam Sadeghi". Simon Fraser University.
  2. ^ Maryam, Sadeghi (2012-07-03). Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images (PhD). Simon Fraser University.
  3. ^ "Maryam Sadeghi wins honourable mention for thesis - Faculty of Applied Sciences". Simon Fraser University. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  4. ^ Stueck, Wendy (2013-12-27). "Maryam Sadeghi takes dermatology digital with MoleScope". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "NSERC Current Winner 2012 Innovation Challenge Award". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Maryam Sadeghi receives Dean's Convocation Medal - Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Fellows". Simon Fraser University. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  9. ^ "Introducing the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees - Entrepreneurship & Innovation". YWCA Metro Vancouver. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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