Coordinated by Dr Elham Beheshti the series is designed to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing amongst medical and scientific researchers.
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Location: ADDRI Boardroom, Gate 3, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2139
• Renowned speakers
• Interactive Sessions
• Light lunch
Chaired by:
Dr. Vivek Dharwal
Coordinated by:
Dr. Elham Beheshti
A/ Prof Vafaee is the Deputy Director of the UNSW Data Science Hub and an Associate Professor at the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences.
She has established the Biomedical AI Laboratory at the UNSW Faculty of Science and leads a multi-institute, industry-aligned next-generation graduate program, Med-Tech.AI on AI-enabled medical technologies, from diagnostics to therapeutics.
A/ Prof Vafaee is also the Founding Director of OmniOmics.AI Pty Ltd developing innovative AI solutions to accelerate personalised medicine and precision therapy.
Recognised as one of the ‘Top 10 Women in AI in APAC’ by AI Magazine, she also received the 2023 Women in AI Asia-Pacific Award in Health.
A/ prof. Vafaee earned her PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Illinois in Chicago and completed fellowships in computational biomedicine at the University of Toronto and the University of Sydney.
With over a decade of experience, her R&D efforts have secured over $13M in funding, leading to 60+ high-impact publications and the development of numerous software tools, patents, and medical products currently on the path to commercialisation.