B.Sc. Candidate Computer Science, UBCO 2015
Projects (2014 – 2015):
In Ethan’s third year of his computer science degree at UBCO, he took the medical imaging course taught by Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe and Dr. Cynthia Araujo. He was then hired for the summer to work on image processing for the breast density project. In his spare time, Ethan has been successful in competing in mixed martial arts.
B.Sc. Mathematics (Honours), UBCO 2018
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Born and raised in the city of Kelowna, Phil is a fourth year student majoring in mathematics and statistics at UBC Okanagan. He joined the Early Detection Group in June 2017, receiving student research funding to do data analysis on a project involving surgical wait times for lung cancer in BC. Outside of the cancer agency, Phil enjoys playing basketball, swimming, hiking with his dog, and also tutors high school students in math.
B.Sc. Statistics, Beijing Institute of Technology 2017
M.Sc. Statistics, University of Calgary 2019
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Yingqi is a first-year master student in Statistics from the University of Calgary. She will be a research intern this summer in BCCA. There are two projects she will work on. One is survival analysis for the lung cancer research, the other is an analysis based on the Life Quality survey. Yingqi likes travelling and hiking in her spare time, and she enjoys the yummy fruits in Kelowna very much.
B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics (Honours), UBCO 2017
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Cara grew up in Kelowna and recently graduated from UBC Okanagan with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics. She joined the Early Detection Research Group in the summer of 2016 to work on the Radiation Induced Cardiac Toxicity study, completed an honors thesis in medical physics with Dr.Rajapakshe during her final year of study, and now also works on the Deep Learning for Breast Radiation Therapy project. She is passionate about using quantitative sciences to help people and plans to complete more study in the area of machine learning with a focus on healthcare applications. Her other interests include astrophysics, philosophy, and working with kids. In her free time, she loves to ski, swim, dance, and discuss science fiction.
B.Sc. Microbiology, UBCO 2019
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Celine grew up in the rural town of Falkland, BC, and will be graduating in 2019 from her BSc in Microbiology. She started working at BC Cancer under the UBC Summer Student Research Program in May 2018 on a project analyzing the time to care and surgical resection rates for lung cancer patients. Celine enjoys spending time with friends and family and aspires to pursue a career in Family Medicine.
BASc. Electrical Engineering and Minor in Computer Science, UBCO 2019
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Kirsten grew up in Kelowna and is going into her last year at UBCO studying Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. This is Kirsten’s first summer working at the BCCA to work on a project analyzing the use of micro-CT scans in early detection of lung cancer. In addition, Kirsten is also assisting in the implementation of a web-based patient follow-up platform into BC Cancer. In her free time she enjoys cross-country skiing at Telemark, hiking with her dog and swimming.
BEng, Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2019
MASc, Applied Sciences, UBCO (current)
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Xufei comes from Hainan, China. He received his bachelor degree of Computer Science at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications(BUPT) in 2019. He is now a Master of Applied Science student in UBCO. From September of 2019, he works as research assistant with Dr.Rasika at BC Cancer. His research interests include Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning and Computer Vision. Xufei enjoys playing basketball, swimming, cycling, and working out. He also likes movies and screenplays.
B.Sc. Statistics, UBCO
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Xiaohan is a 3rd-year Statistics student at UBC, resides in the beautiful Kelowna, BC. In May 2020, Xiaohan proudly became a member of the Breast Density group as a summer research intern. She assists Dr. Rasika Rajpakshe by performing timely data cleaning and validation process. Xiaohan enjoys seeing herself as both “a diligent scientist” and “a cheerful artist.” In her free time, Xiaohan particularly loves freehand painting, which she believes to be the best way to capture the beauty in her everyday life.
B.Sc. Data Science, UBCO 2020
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Yuhao grew up in Dalian, China, and came to Canada in 2015 for university. She attended Computer Engineering program at UBC and received a co-op offer to work with Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe on the Breast Density project. Beginning in September 2018, Yuhao starts her new program in data science at UBCO, and continues working on this project. Outsides of school and work, Yuhao enjoys cooking, yoga, and swimming.
BB.Sc. Microbiology (Honours), UBCO 2020
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Teagan grew up in Lake Country and recently graduated from her Bachelor of Science degree at UBCO with an Honours in Microbiology and a Minor in Psychology. Starting in June 2020, Teagan is excited to work with the Early Detection team under the UBC Summer Student Research Program on a project that aims to document a multidisciplinary care pathway, and reduce therapy wait times, for lung cancer patients. In her spare time, she loves to volunteer in the local community and runs a non-profit organization for medically vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Her hobbies include riding her motorcycle, downhill skiing, and playing the piano.