Dr. Omar Boursalie
Positions
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403-210-6987
Location
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Media Relations and Communications Specialist
Cell: +1.403.671.2710
Email: Joe.Mcfarland@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
BEng Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University,
MASc Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University,
PhD Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University,
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| BMEN 415 (UCalgary) | Sensor Systems and Data Analytics | Winter 2026 |
| SMRTTECH 4ID3 (McMaster) | IoT Devices and Networks | Winter 2025 |
| COMPENG 2DI4 (McMaster) | Logic Design | Fall 2024 |
| IBEHS 3A03 (McMaster) | Biomedical Signals and Systems | Fall 2023 |
| COMPENG 2DX4 (McMaster) | Microprocessor Systems Project | Fall 2022 |
Awards
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS-D), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 2018
- Postgraduate Affiliate, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. 2018
- 3-Minute Impact Oral Presentation Award, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). 2021
Publications
- Evaluation of Sequential & Temporally-Embedded Deep Learning Models for Health Outcome Prediction. O Boursalie, R Samavi, & TE Doyle. Deep Learning Applications Vol. 4. (2023)
- Evaluation Methodology for Deep Learning Imputation Models. O Boursalie, R Samavi, & TE Doyle,. Experimental Biology & Medicine. (2022)
- Using Medical Imaging Effective Dose in Deep Learning Models: Estimation & Evaluation. O Boursalie, R Samavi, TE Doyle, & D Koff. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. (2020)
- From Group-Level Statistics to Single-Subject Prediction: Machine Learning Detection of Concussion in Retired Athletes. R Boshra, K Dhindsa, O Boursalie, KI Ruiter, R Sonnadara, R Samavi, TE Doyle, JP Reilly, & JF Connolly. IEEE Transactions on Neural System Rehabilitation Engineering. (2019)
- Machine Learning and Mobile Health Monitoring Platforms: A Case Study on Research & Implementation Challenges. O Boursalie, R Samavi, & TE Doyle. Journal of Health Informatics Research. (2018)
- Decoder Transformer for Temporally-Embedded Health Outcome Predictions. O Boursalie, R Samavi, & TE Doyle. 20th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning Applications (ICMLA-21). (2021)
- M4CVD: Mobile Machine Learning Model for Monitoring of Cardiovascular Disease. O Boursalie, R Samavi, & TE Doyle. 5th International Conference on Current and Future Trends of Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare (ICTH-15). (2021)
In the News
- Engineering Professor Reimagines Health Care with Artificial Intelligence . McMaster Eng News. (2024)
- Symbolism of the Iron Ring: Ethical Engineering in the World of AI. McMaster Eng News. (2024)
- Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence and Infographics. MacEmerg Podcast. (2019)
- Vector Institute Names Three McMaster Trainees to Inaugural Postgraduate Affiliate Program. McMaster University Daily News. (2018)
- HQP Spotlight: Omar Boursalie. SOSCIP News. (2018)
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