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Marta Kersten

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Professor of Computer Science @Concordia | Director @Applied Perception Lab | Digital Health and Surgical Technologies Researcher | Mom to 3 boys | #womeninSTEAM

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Had a great time visiting Robarts Research Institute and Western University last week, getting a tour of the amazing imaging facilities and labs. Thank you to all who welcomed me so warmly and generously shared insights into their research. Looking forward to future collaborations!

28.05.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Papers – VAHC VAHC 2025 Call for Papers and Demonstrations

🚨 Call for Papers – VAHC 2025 🚨
πŸ“… Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025
πŸ“ Co-located with IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna, Austria

I'm thrilled to announce that Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC) is back with a grand challenge!

To know more, visit: www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...

#VAHC2025 #IEEEVIS

14.05.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza: WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.

The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for seven weeks. www.bbc.com/news/article...

26.04.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 An Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people.

When the IDF started bombing hospitals in Gaza, we said that unless the world acted - actually acted - to stop them, they'd do it again.

They've done it again. And again. And again.

apnews.com/article/isra... #Gaza

15.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States β€” The Canadian Press The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is wa

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16.04.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
iSurgARy, a new technique for ventriculostomy
YouTube video by Concordia University iSurgARy, a new technique for ventriculostomy

Check out iSurgARy! youtu.be/TKjAUTRD220?...

04.04.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
iSurgARy, a new technique for ventriculostomy
YouTube video by Concordia University iSurgARy, a new technique for ventriculostomy

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#AR #neurosurgery #medteq #democratizinghealth

21.03.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new Concordia-developed app can greatly improve ventriculostomy safety and accuracy - Concordia University iSurgARy uses augmented reality to guide catheter insertion into the brain

πŸ“° Thrilled to see our latest work onΒ AR guidance for ventriculostomyΒ featured inΒ Concordia News! This system runs onΒ a phone or tablet, making neurosurgical guidance moreΒ accessible in low-resource settings. Huge kudos to the team! πŸ”— Read more: www.concordia.ca/news/stories...

19.03.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check our PhD student Hamideh's work (and amazing co-authors on VR simulations for MRI anxiety! 🩻

08.03.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out our work at #IEEEVR!

08.03.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Feeling so touched and gratefulβ€”my amazing students surprised me with a birthday cake at our lab lunch today. πŸ₯ΉπŸŽ‚ Moments like these remind me how lucky I am to work with such thoughtful and wonderful people. πŸ’– #BestTeam #ThankYou

19.12.2024 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries πŸ‘‡
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

02.12.2024 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 60206    πŸ” 11296    πŸ’¬ 1482    πŸ“Œ 1057
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spain-announces-funding-boost-for-international-criminal-court/3407504

β€œWe want international law, not impunity, to prevail."

In the wake of the #ICC issuing international arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Spain announces a €1.6 million funding boost for the Court t.co/84KOZiGKtV

30.11.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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