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#WIMTACHatHome: Akshay Kumar

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMTACH has continued its efforts to support its Student Researchers to gain experiential learning, job opportunities, employable skills and industry knowledge of digital health sectors. This series will highlight how students and faculty who work with WIMTACH are managing the ongoing changes to their daily lives. Teamwork is the cornerstone of […] Read more

How one hackathon with WIMTACH sparked an applied research project for Interdev

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, correspondence has continued between WIMTACH and its industry partners. Trainings, technical consultation and applied research projects have taken on new forms and processes to continue the progress that has been made so far. Collaboration has been at the centre of these efforts. It strengthens the network of digital health companies across […] Read more

#WIMTACHatHome: Joel Saji

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMTACH has continued its efforts to support its Student Researchers to gain experiential learning, job opportunities, employable skills and industry knowledge of digital health sectors. This series will highlight how students and faculty who work with WIMTACH are managing the ongoing changes to their daily lives. Virtual learning has increased learning […] Read more

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#WIMTACHatHome: Derek Chezzi

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMTACH has continued its efforts to support its Student Researchers to gain experiential learning, job opportunities, employable skills and industry knowledge of digital health sectors. This series will highlight how students and faculty who work with WIMTACH are managing the ongoing changes to their daily lives. Derek Chezzi is a part-time […] Read more

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#WIMTACHatHome: Dr. Salima Amlani

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMTACH has continued its efforts to support its Student Researchers to gain experiential learning, job opportunities, employable skills and industry knowledge of digital health sectors. This series will highlight how students and faculty who work with WIMTACH are managing the ongoing changes to their daily lives. Dr. Salima Amlani is a […] Read more

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WIMTACH secures a $150,000 Health Canada project with industry partner Ortho Biomed

In February of this year, WIMTACH and Ortho Biomed successfully applied for a $150,000 grant sponsored by Health Canada that “seeks technological approaches in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence to predict the success of possible donor-recipient matches and transplant outcomes to support evidence-based decision-making about organ donation and transplantation.” This was a great demonstration of […] Read more

WIMTACH increased employability of Centennial graduate and he landed his dream job

Rudra Teja, a graduate of the (Industrial) Mechanical Engineering Technology program, came to Centennial College in 2015. After only a month of enrollment, Rudra applied to and successfully acquired a Student Researcher position with WIMTACH in a surprising way. “One of my professors suggested that there was an opening. Within a week I got an […] Read more

#WIMTACHatHome: Dwayne Locke

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMTACH has continued its efforts to support its Student Researchers to gain experiential learning, job opportunities, employable skills and industry knowledge of digital health sectors. This series will highlight how students and faculty who work with WIMTACH are managing the ongoing changes to their daily lives. Even though his office was […] Read more

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Report: WIMTACH’s COVID-Response

Despite the new and rapid change the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, WIMTACH continues to adapt and make efforts to move forward with its applied research projects, online trainings and other business and professional development opportunities. This report outlines the work WIMTACH has done to support and strengthen its network of collaborators, partners and associates in […] Read more

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JOB POSTING: Image Processing Software Developer

“Diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our mission to support the career & personal development of our students and educate them for career success.” WIMTACH is hiring an Image Processing Software Developer for an applied research project. The applicant must be a former/returning student from Centennial College.  Description: The candidate must be able to […] Read more