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Data Science, Machine Learning, Graph Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Health Informatics, Scientometrics
Canada

Biography

Ashkan Ebadi is a multidisciplinary applied data science researcher with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, and graph analytics. He received his Ph.D. in information systems engineering with an emphasis on AI-based decision support systems. He also carried a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in health informatics at the University of Florida (USA). He is currently a senior research officer at the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the government of Canada’s largest research organization, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Concordia University (Canada), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) organization. Ashkan has intensive academic and industrial experience in the design and implementation of data-driven solutions. His 12+ years of professional industry experience covers the entire life-cycle of the data science pipeline, from (business) problem definition to scalable big data analytics applications. His research aims to leverage advanced analytics and machine learning to solve complex real-life problems in various domains.

Activities

Employment (8)

University of Waterloo: Waterloo, Ontario, CA

2021-04-01 to present | Adjunct Assistant Professor (Systems Design Engineering)
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Concordia University: Montreal, Quebec, CA

2019-11 to present | Affiliate Assistant Professor (CIISE)
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National Research Council Canada: Montréal, Québec, CA

2018-11 to present | Senior Research Officer (Digital Technologies Research Centre)
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Pratt & Whitney: Montréal, Québec, CA

2017-09 to 2018-11 | Lead Data Scientist
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Provalis Research: Montréal, Québec, CA

2017-04 to 2017-09 | Senior Researcher - Text Analytics
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University of Florida: Gainesville, Florida, US

2016-07 to 2017-04 | Postdoctoral Associate (College of Medicine)
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University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, US

2015-04 to 2016-07 | Postdoctoral Associate (Biomedical Engineering Department)
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Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CA

2014-10 to 2015-04 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (CIISE)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CA

2011-09 to 2016-04 | M.Sc. Computer Science (Computer Science)
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Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CA

2010-09-01 to 2014-09-01 | Ph.D., Information Systems Engineering (CIISE)
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Works (29)

Unveiling Weak Signals of Emergence in Underwater Sensing Research Trends

Archives of Advanced Engineering Science
2024-10-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Alain Auger; Yvan Gauthier
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COVID-Net L2C-ULTRA: An Explainable Linear-Convex Ultrasound Augmentation Learning Framework to Improve COVID-19 Assessment and Monitoring

Sensors
2024-03-04 | Journal article
Contributors: E. Zhixuan Zeng; Ashkan Ebadi; Adrian Florea; Alexander Wong
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Machine Learning Insights into Hypersonics Research Evolution: A 21st Century Perspective

Archives of Advanced Engineering Science
2023-10-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Alain Auger; Yvan Gauthier
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Towards Building a Trustworthy Deep Learning Framework for Medical Image Analysis

Sensors
2023-09-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Kai Ma; Siyuan He; Grant Sinha; Ashkan Ebadi; Adrian Florea; Stéphane Tremblay; Alexander Wong; Pengcheng Xi
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Women and key positions in scientific collaboration networks: analyzing central scientists’ profiles in the artificial intelligence ecosystem through a gender lens

Scientometrics
2023-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Anahita Hajibabaei; Andrea Schiffauerova; Ashkan Ebadi
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COVID-Net USPro: An Explainable Few-Shot Deep Prototypical Network for COVID-19 Screening Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Sensors
2023-02-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Jessy Song; Ashkan Ebadi; Adrian Florea; Pengcheng Xi; Stéphane Tremblay; Alexander Wong
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Detecting emerging technologies and their evolution using deep learning and weak signal analysis

Journal of Informetrics
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Alain Auger; Yvan Gauthier
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Gender-specific patterns in the artificial intelligence scientific ecosystem

Journal of Informetrics
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Anahita Hajibabaei; Andrea Schiffauerova; Ashkan Ebadi
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Understanding the temporal evolution of COVID-19 research through machine learning and natural language processing

Scientometrics
2021-01-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Pengcheng Xi; Stéphane Tremblay; Bruce Spencer; Raman Pall; Alexander Wong
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Application of machine learning techniques to assess the trends and alignment of the funded research output

Journal of Informetrics
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Stéphane Tremblay; Cyril Goutte; Andrea Schiffauerova
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A quest for the structure of intra- and postoperative surgical team networks: does the small-world property evolve over time?

Social Network Analysis and Mining
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Patrick J. Tighe; Lei Zhang; Parisa Rashidi
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MySurgeryRisk: Development and Validation of a Machine-learning Risk Algorithm for Major Complications and Death After Surgery.

Annals of surgery
2019-04-01 | Journal article
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Does the Position of Surgical Service Providers in Intra-Operative Networks Matter? Analyzing the Impact of Influencing Factors on Patients' Outcome

2018-12-18 | Preprint
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Delirium Prediction using Machine Learning Models on Predictive Electronic Health Records Data

Proceedings - 2017 IEEE 17th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2017
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85049525452

Contributors: Davoudi, A.; Ozrazgat-Baslanti, T.; Ebadi, A.; Bursian, A.C.; Bihorac, A.; Rashidi, P.
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Unsupervised Machine Learning Analysis of Urinary Transcriptome Reveals Distinct Genotypic Clustering in Surgical Sepsis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2017-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1072-7515
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DisTeam: A decision support tool for surgical team selection

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
2017-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0933-3657
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Ensemble Classification of Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Based on Complex Graph Measures from Diffusion Tensor Images

Frontiers in Neuroscience
2017-02-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1662-453X
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A hybrid multi-criteria hotel recommender system using explicit and implicit feedbacks

Int J Comput Electr Autom Control Inf Eng
2016 | Journal article
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iSEER: an intelligent automatic computer system for scientific evaluation of researchers

Scientometrics
2016-02-02 | Journal article
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How to boost scientific production? A statistical analysis of research funding and other influencing factors

Scientometrics
2016-01-04 | Journal article
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A computer system for automatic evaluation of researchers' performance

Proceedings of ISSI 2015 Istanbul: 15th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
2015 | Conference paper
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Contributors: Ebadi, A.; Schiffauerova, A.
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How to become an important player in scientific collaboration networks?

Journal of Informetrics
2015-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Andrea Schiffauerova
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How to Receive More Funding for Your Research? Get Connected to the Right People!

PLoS ONE
2015-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Andrea Schiffauerova; Nguyen Tien Huy
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A network perspective of academiaindustry nanotechnology collaboration: A comparison of Canada and the United States

Collnet Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management
2015-07-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0973-7766
Part of ISSN: 2168-930X
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On the Relation between the Small World Structure and Scientific Activities

PLoS ONE
2015-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Andrea Schiffauerova; Lutz Bornmann
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How the Export Volume Is Affected by Determinant Factors in a Developing Country?

RWE
2015-01-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Azadeh Ebadi
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Analyzing Scientific Activities of the Top Ten Canadian Universities

Collnet Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management
2015-01-02 | Journal article
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Impact of Funding on Scientific Output and Collaboration: A Survey of Literature

J. Info. Know. Mgmt.
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashkan Ebadi; Andrea Schiffauerova
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Effect of collaboration network structure on knowledge creation and technological performance: the case of biotechnology in Canada

Scientometrics
2013-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Hamidreza Eslami; Ashkan Ebadi; Andrea Schiffauerova
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Peer review (9 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Brain sciences. (1)
Review activity for Eating and weight disorders. (1)
Review activity for Higher education. (1)
Review activity for Journal of informetrics. (2)
Review activity for Scientometrics : (4)