Maryam Sadeghi | |
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![]() Sadeghi in 2014 | |
Born | Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University (PhD 2012) |
Occupation(s) | Co-founder and CEO of MetaOptima Technology |
Maryam Sadeghi is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of medical image analysis.
Sadeghi was born in 1980 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran. [1] She completed an undergraduate degree in computer hardware engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology before moving to Canada in 2007. [1]
Sadeghi holds a PhD in computing science from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the area of medical image analysis. [2] Her PhD thesis, titled Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images, [3] won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS). [4]
Sadeghi's company, MetaOptima, developed the MoleScope, a mobile dermatoscope phone attachment, which allows the tracking and monitoring of skin moles. [5] Sadeghi (currently the CEO) co-founded this company with her husband, Majid Razmara (who serves as the chief technology officer). [6] [7] MoleScope is a consumer-oriented device with a magnification tool and light source for professional grade imaging quality, with the option to connect to a cloud-based platform. This connected platform allows users to monitor suspicious growths through analysis and archiving of changes in size and colour. [8] MetaOptima has over 70 employees based in Canada, Australia and the US. [6] [9] It has also developed the DermEngine platform which utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and classify skin lesions, alongside simplified documentation. [6] [9] DermEngine received the 2019 Ingenious Small Private Sector Award. [7]
Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free public health education app for sun protection. [1] [10]
Maryam Sadeghi | |
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![]() Sadeghi in 2014 | |
Born | Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University (PhD 2012) |
Occupation(s) | Co-founder and CEO of MetaOptima Technology |
Maryam Sadeghi is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of medical image analysis.
Sadeghi was born in 1980 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran. [1] She completed an undergraduate degree in computer hardware engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology before moving to Canada in 2007. [1]
Sadeghi holds a PhD in computing science from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the area of medical image analysis. [2] Her PhD thesis, titled Towards prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer: computer-aided analysis of dermoscopy images, [3] won the Doctoral Dissertation Award 2012 Honourable Mention from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS). [4]
Sadeghi's company, MetaOptima, developed the MoleScope, a mobile dermatoscope phone attachment, which allows the tracking and monitoring of skin moles. [5] Sadeghi (currently the CEO) co-founded this company with her husband, Majid Razmara (who serves as the chief technology officer). [6] [7] MoleScope is a consumer-oriented device with a magnification tool and light source for professional grade imaging quality, with the option to connect to a cloud-based platform. This connected platform allows users to monitor suspicious growths through analysis and archiving of changes in size and colour. [8] MetaOptima has over 70 employees based in Canada, Australia and the US. [6] [9] It has also developed the DermEngine platform which utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and classify skin lesions, alongside simplified documentation. [6] [9] DermEngine received the 2019 Ingenious Small Private Sector Award. [7]
Sadeghi was also part of a team that developed UVCanada—a free public health education app for sun protection. [1] [10]