Elham Dolatabadi
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Health, York University
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
Faculty Affiliate at Vector Institute
Principle Investigator for i4Health Research Lab
edolatab<at>yorku.ca
About Me
I have over a decade of leading AI initiatives to enhance scientific discovery, evidence-based decision-making, and healthcare efficiency. Prior to accepting a position at York University (YU), I was a Scientist and Health Lead at Vector Institute, where I directed seven large-scale and thought leadership projects with organizations such as Public Health Ontario, Unity Health Toronto, and Trillium Health Partners, as well as three industry collaborations, engaging over 20+ industry stakeholders and 50+ scientists. I provided scientific leadership for these projects, ensuring successful outcomes.
Research Direction
As foundation models become more powerful, the real challenge is figuring out how to integrate them in ways that support and strengthen, rather than replace, the human-centered nature of healthcare. My research contributes toward making foundation models evolve as dynamic and adaptive tools to enhance health through iterative learning, alignment, and interpretability. You can find more about my research and recent works here.
Grants and Awards
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the funding agencies whose generous contributions made my research possible.
As a Principal investigator
Canada Foundation for Innovation - John R. Evans Leaders Fund
NSERC Discovery Grant
CIHR Special Call from Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies
Long Covid Web Seed Grant
Connected Minds Seed Grant
With Collaborators
CIHR Project Grant
Education
2011 - 2015, University of Toronto, Biomedical Engineering with focus on Machine Learning
2009 - 2011, University of Western Ontario, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2002 - 2009, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Electrical Engineering