Seminars & Events

Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 15:00-16:00
The Health AI and Data Science (HAD) Program presents
TBD: Large Language Models Seminar Presentation (Part 1 of 2)
Speaker: Arya Rahgozar, Doug Manuel, and Juan Li
Arya Rahgozar, PhD is an adjunct professor of Data Science at Faculty of Engineering and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa. Arya did his master’s in management sciences, at the University of Waterloo. Arya''''''''s background is in applied mathematics and computer science with the focus on NLP and its applications in medicine.

Dr. Doug Manuel holds the position of Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and is a distinguished professor at uOttawa’s Department of Family Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, holding a Tier 1 Clinical Research Chair in Precision Medicine for Disease Prevention. Dr. Manuel holds an additional appointment as a senior investigator at Bruyère Research Institute.

Dr. Manuel’s research combines expertise in public health, healthcare systems, and primary care, focusing on understanding factors contributing to differences in population health outcomes across societies. This research involves developing and using advanced predictive algorithms and microsimulation models to assess the potential impact of health interventions and policy strategies. Dr. Manuel collaborates on Project Big Life, a website with disease risk calculators, helping millions globally to understand their health and contribute to evidence-based public health decisions.

Juan Li is a Senior Clinical Research Associate in Neuroscience Program and Clinical Epidemiology Program at OHRI. Her main research interest includes predictive modelling, risk of Parkinson disease, machine learning, clinical research, and psychometrics.
Location: Virtual via MS Teams. Meeting ID: 221 062 051 071 | Passcode: TAHMTr

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More details to come.

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