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Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are one of the only things that can save a patient who is suffering cardiac arrest. But in an emergency situation, finding one can be a matter of luck. “Knowing how many AEDs are out there…
Please join us for a day of research presentations on the applications of analytics to healthcare. We have a lineup of internationally renowned experts in different scientific disciplines who will present data driven work in the context of the healthcare…
Some of the main downtown areas that are hot spots include Queen and Bay, Spadina and Dundas as well as Gerrard and Jarvis. At present, no one regulates where the defibrillators are installed in Ontario. Timothy Chan created a mathematical…
Four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus are included in the latest cohort of individuals to be elected fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). The appointments honour their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. “On behalf…
If you have dreams of reading a book or taking a nap while your self-driving car safely navigates city streets, you will have to wait awhile. That’s according to Professor Birsen Donmez who works in the field of Human Factors,…
On October 16, 2019 the Vector Institute announced that 29 faculty holding appointments at universities across Ontario have been appointed as Faculty Affiliates at the Vector Institute. Researchers appointed at the institute gain access to a collaborative community based in…
Research published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology has shown that determining the optimal location for a public access defibrillator may lead to increased defibrillation by bystanders, and therefore increased survival rates. Full article at: DOC Defibrillator
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can restart a stopped heart, but they only work if they are available where and when they are needed. A new study led by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) demonstrates how optimizing the distribution of AEDs could…
Nine U of T Engineering researchers were recently named new or renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs). They are among 56 U of T faculty members awarded CRCs in a fall-spring cohort announcement on June 14 by the federal government. Established…
Sun grew up in Toronto and completed a degree in U of T’s Engineering Science program before bridging into a PhD program under professor Timothy Chan. “The University of Toronto, and also the City of Toronto, have shaped who I…
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