Curriculum vitae

PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering

MEng, Biomedical Engineering

BASc, Engineering Science (Minor: Robotics)

Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)

• End-Effector Design & Simulation: Designed and prototyped a dexterous surgical end-effector with remote center-of-motion mechanics using SolidWorks and Fusion 360.
• Robotic Control Implementation: Developed robotic action policies using imitation learning and reinforcement learning concepts in MuJoCo, deploying them to physical robots via ROS 2.
• Perception for Manipulation: Trained 3D CNNs to estimate 8 DoF tool pose under imaging artifacts, enabling robust closed-loop control (Published in IEEE RA-L, exp. ICRA 2026).
• Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion: Engineered real-time pipelines fusing 3D OCT sensing and stereo endoscope videos for autonomous tissue manipulation.

Photonics, X-Ray, Imaging Intern

• Designed and developed scientific computing platform using ThreeJS for medical device sterilization simulations.
• Developed user/web requirements for cloud-based simulation configuration interface.

Smart Systems Intern

• Provided clinicians with one-on-one support with the Go Live process at Canada's first smart hospital.
• Supported staff with the use of EPIC EMR and other smart system technology installed at Cortelluci Vaughan Hospital (Rover, Vocera, EPIC, MyCare, Hillrom Centrella Beds).

Research and Development Engineer Intern

• Built and trained a machine learning network to predict hospital bed cleaning requirements 2 hours in advance to optimize processes.

Engineering Research Assistant

• Completed the pressure subsystem of a nanoimprinter device to create nanochannels in polymers for DNA/biomedical analysis.
• Developed test plans and troubleshooting strategies to eliminate safety concerns (e.g., electrical hazards) for the device.

Fundamentals of Robotics (CSC376)

Head TA in 2026, with three years of TA experience. Delivered a lecture on inverse kinematics.

• Basic methodologies, tools, and concepts including robot manipulators, kinematics, motion planning, and control.
• Implementation in a practical environment using robots from different application domains.

Introduction to Medical Robotics (CSC379)

• Application driven perspective of medical robotics, including surgical robotics.
• Computer-assisted methods: treatment planning, patient registration, human-robot interaction, robot control and task execution.

Introduction to Computer Science (CSC148)

• Abstract data types, data structures (linked lists), encapsulation, information-hiding, and object-oriented programming.
• Specifications, analyzing program efficiency, and recursion.

Introduction to Mobile Robotics (CSC477)

Delivered lectures on particle filters as a teaching assistant.

• Covers computational foundations of mobile robotics including probabilistic reasoning, state estimation, and path planning.
• Focuses on algorithms for optimization, inference mechanisms, and autonomous behavior strategies.

Robot Foundations and Programming for Biomedical Applications (BME1530)

Head TA (May–August 2025).

• Foundational concepts: forward and inverse kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation, motion planning.
• Applications: biomedical lab automation, robot-assisted surgery, mobile and service robots.

Best Poster Runner Up Award

BIGDataAIHUB Case Competition Award (2nd Place)

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Wildcat Graduate Scholarship

Garron Family Cancer Centre Research Award (2nd Place)

NSERC CREATE in Healthcare Robotics (HeRo) Scholarship

Organizer, Forceps-Based Fine Manipulation Challenge

• I helped organize a hands-on challenge that brought people together to explore the precision of teleoperated robotic instruments, through needle threading and M2 bolt pick-and-place.

Python Instructor and Curriculum Developer

• Designed various programming curriculum for students varying between ages of 9-20 and successfully taught the fundamentals of Python to inspire their interest in coding.
• Hired 4 new instructors and gave guidance for improving their in-class teaching skills and experiences.
• Demonstrated strong leadership qualities by providing ideas and suggestions to other instructors/coordinators to help them improve their teaching experiences in the classroom.