Our Team

Principal Investigator

Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi

Dr. Samira A. Rahimi, B.Eng., PhD, is a Canada Research Chair in AI and Advanced Digital Primary Healthcare, an Associate Professor at McGill University and Mila – Quebec AI Institute, and Co-Director of McGill’s Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS). She is also a Principal Investigator at the Jewish General Hospital and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).

With a strong interdisciplinary background, Dr. Rahimi leads a nationally and internationally funded research program focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of AI-driven innovations to transform primary healthcare. Her work emphasizes equitable, inclusive, and patient-centred approaches, with a particular commitment to improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes for vulnerable and underserved populations.

She has received numerous prestigious national and international awards and recognitions, including the 2026 Digital Health Canada Future Leader Award for excellence and leadership in digital health and being named among the 2026 Top 100 Women in AI for her contributions and impact in advancing AI.

Our Team​

On-going

Our approach is simple – we assemble a group of diverse, enthusiastic individuals and cultivate a setting that empowers you to excel in your work.

DatesLevelMy roleStudent’s name
2025-presentPhD (Thesis)Co-supervisorTing WangTing Wang
2026-presentMSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorArmun AlamTing Wang
2023-presentPhD (Thesis)Primary supervisorChetan ShirvankarTing Wang
2024-presentMSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorSydney KeyamoTing Wang
2024-presentMSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorMhd Diaa ChalatiTing Wang
2025-presentPostdocPrimary supervisorShayan Nejadshamsi
2024-presentPhD (Thesis)Co-supervisorMridul Sharma
2024-presentMSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorMuath Alammar

Alumni

DatesLevelMy roleStudent’s name
2021-2023PostdocPrimary supervisorMilka Nyariro
2021-2023PostdocPrimary supervisorVania Karami
2019-2020PhD (Thesis)Co-supervisorOluwasola Stephen Ayosanm *
2023-2024MSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorMehdi Mousavi
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorAmanda Yee
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorRaymond Tolentino
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorIlhem Bousbiat
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorAmrita Sandhu
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorAshkan Baradaran
2021-2024MSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorGauri Sharma
2021-2023MSc (Thesis)Co-supervisorCesare Spinoso-Di Piano
2020-2021MSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorAlize Gunay
2019-2022MSc (Thesis)Primary supervisorPooria Ghadiri
2025MSc (Non-thesis, Practicum)Primary supervisorPritha Bhasin (supervised student’s project)
2025MSc (Non-thesis)Primary supervisorHarlette Denebeye (supervised student’s project at AMIS program in Africa and Mila)
2024-2025MSc (Non-thesis)Primary supervisorHaowei Qiu (supervised student’s project)

Graduate trainees

Our approach is simple – we assemble a group of enthusiastic individuals from various backgrounds and foster a setting that empowers you to excel in your endeavors.

DatesLevelFaculty, UniversityStudent’s name
2025-presentMDMedicine, McGillDanielle Fox
2025-presentMDMedicine, McGillEmilie Ritch

Undergraduate trainees

We believe in a simple philosophy – assembling a group of diverse, enthusiastic individuals and fostering an environment that empowers you to excel in your work.

DatesLevelFaculty, UniversityStudent’s name
2025BScYork UniversityAriana Rabaninejad
2022-2025MDMedicine, McGillRushali Gandhi
2024-2025MDMedicine, McGillRaji Rajalingam*
2023-2024MDMedicine, McGillDorsai Ranjbari*
2022BScBioengineering, McGillKyle Vamvakas
2022 (3 months)BScComputer sciences, Carlton University (NSERC scholarship)David Hubson
2022 (3 months)BScElectrical engineering, India (Mitacs Globalink)Subhadeep Basu
2022 (3 months)BScPhilosophy, Sorbonne University (Mitacs Globalink)Hector Lorenzo
2022-2023MDMedicine, McGillSidrah Laldin*
2022-2023MScPublic Health, Seth Medical College (Mitacs Globalink)Chetan Shirvankar
2021MDMedicine, McGillAshkan Salehi*
2021-2022BScEngineering, McMaster UniversityEmina Burnazovic
2021BScComputer sciences, McGillViet Hoang
2021-2023BScBiology, McGillJory Katz
2021BScBiology, McGillJosh Levy
2020-2023MDMedicine, UdeMLily Puterman
2021-2022BScElectrical & computer engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, India (Mitacs Globalink)Gauri Gupta
2021-2022MDKing's College London, UK (Mitacs Globalink)Samineh Yousefi
2020-2021BScElectrical and computer engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India (Mitacs Globalink)Arka Mitra
2020-2021BScElectrical & computer engineering, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Mitacs Globalink)Gauri Sharma
2020-2023BScComputer sciences, McGillHillary Tao
2019-2021MDMedicine, McGillLaura Pinkham
2019MDMedicine, McGillRoy Hilzenrat