Colloque d'imagerie médicale de Québec 2025

Dr. Helia Mohammadi is the Chief Data Scientist and Health & Life Sciences Industry Lead for Microsoft Canada. With close to 20 years of experience in research and applied AI, her work has deeply influenced key domains in healthcare, including medical image processing, genomics research, and precision medicine.

Dr. Mohammadi is an inventor and thought leader in the AI, healthcare, and research industry, with numerous patents and publications to her credit. She is an active member of the Responsible AI Office for Microsoft Canada and serves on several advisory boards, including Women in AI. She spearheads digital transformation and fosters AI adoption strategy.

Dr. Mohammadi has received several distinguished awards and recognitions, including the “Top 30 Influential Women Advancing AI in Canada.” Her passion lies in empowering the healthcare and research community to positively impact patient and medical professional quality of life. Her expertise in the intersection between technology and healthcare makes her a sought-after speaker and a valuable asset to the healthcare and AI communities.

Maryse Fortin, PhD is a certified athletic therapist an Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Concordia University, where she holds a research chair in Low Back Pain, Spine Imaging & Musculoskeletal Health Interventions. Her research program focuses on understanding the role of the paraspinal musculature in the development and recurrence of low back pain and neck pain, using structural and advanced MRI and ultrasound imaging applications to quantify temporal muscle degenerative changes and altered muscle function as possible factors associated with persistent pain and related disability. She is also interested to clarify the effect of different types of exercise therapy used for the treatment of chronic low back pain on overall paraspinal muscle health and patient-reported outcome measures.

Jean Provost, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Montréal. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York, under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Konofagou, followed by postdoctoral training with Dr. Mickael Tanter at ESPCI Paris. Dr. Provost’s research focuses on 3D ultrafast ultrasound imaging, high-frame-rate cardiovascular imaging, multi-modality imaging, dynamic ultrasound localization microscopy, and image reconstruction. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, with more than 3,100 citations. Dr. Provost was the recipient of the European Commission Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship and the FRQS Research Scholar Award. His work has been consistently supported by major funding agencies, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).