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On February 26th, The Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering (CARTE) hosts Shiva Amiri, Director of Research Infrastructure at 23andMe, who will discuss building genomic analytics and machine learning platforms for personalized health and drug discovery. Abstract: This seminar will cover…
Dr. Timothy Chan, an engineering professor and director of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering at the University of Toronto, said establishing a recreation centre such as the one in Langford as a mass-vaccination site is exactly what should be done…
With COVID-19 making it vital for people to keep their distance from one another, the city of Toronto undertook the largest one-year expansion of its cycling network in 2020, adding about 25 kilometres of temporary bikeways. Yet, the benefits of…
Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic modelling, points to early studies that show B117 to be about 50 per cent more transmissible than previous variants. “We need to be that much more cautious…
Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic modelling, said the data shows that it’s still to early to set a date for when Toronto, or even the GTA, should reopen. “There’s definitely reason for…
“The daily numbers of new cases are a significant underestimation of real COVID prevalence,” said Dionne Aleman, professor of industrial engineering and CHE affiliate at the University of Toronto, in an interview with Global News. Aleman has worked on COVID-19…
But Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic modelling, points to early studies that show B.1.1.7 to be about “>50 per cent more transmissible than previous variants.” “We need to be that much more…
“Preventing a third wave is all about just reacting very quickly to increases in cases, and Ontario has shown that they’re not willing to react quickly,” said Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic…
The University of Toronto’s Dionne Aleman, meanwhile, says “things will return to normal in a sort of a slow, phased approach.” Aleman, a professor of industrial engineering and CHE affiliate who’s worked on COVID-19 modelling predictions and planning, is hoping…
Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic modelling, said the magnitude of the second wave was so large that it makes sense the number of second-wave deaths exceeded those seen in the first wave.…
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