Dr. Hamid R. Tizhoosh - Founder and CEO

Dr. Tizhoosh is a founding member of Segasist Technologies. He received an M.S. in electrical engineering with a major in computer science from the University of Technology, Aachen, Germany, in 1995. From 1993 to 1996, he worked at Management of Intelligent Technologies Ltd., Aachen, Germany in the field of industrial image processing. Dr. Tizhoosh received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Magdeburg, Germany in 2000, where he explored observer-oriented image processing in a clinical setting. He was active as the scientist in the engineering department of IPS (Image Processing Systems Inc., now Photon Dynamics), in Markham, Canada, until 2001. For six months, he was a visiting professor at the Knowledge and Intelligence Systems Laboratory, at the University of Toronto (Canada). Since September 2001, Dr. Tizhoosh has served as a faculty member in the department of Systems Design Engineering, at the University of Waterloo. His research encompasses machine intelligence and computer vision.

Dr. Tizhoosh has extensive experience in medical imaging, including portal (megavoltage) imaging, x-rays, MRI, and ultrasound. He has been a member of the European Union Projects INFOCUS and ARROW, initiatives intended to improve the integration of online images within the treatment planning of cancer patients requiring radiation therapy. In cooperation with the Roberts Institute (London, ON), Dr. Tizhoosh and his students have developed new techniques for segmentation of transrectal prostate images. Dr. Tizhoosh is the lead inventor of the technology behind Segasist and the author of two books, 14 book chapters, and more than 80 journal/conference papers.

Dr. Farzad Khalvati, Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Farzad Khalvati received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2008. His expertise and research interests include High-Performance image processing, medical imaging, and reconfigurable computing (FPGA design). During his PhD studies at Waterloo, Farzad designed and developed a new optimization technique for image processing algorithms for both software and hardware platforms. Farzad is also an adjunct faculty member of the Systems Design Engineering department at the University of Waterloo. Farzad has won several awards for his research and his publications include 3 US patent applications and 13 journal and conference papers.

Farzad helped to develop the first prototype of Segasist software in 2007. He joined the company as the senior scientist in 2009 and has been instrumental in research and development and acquiring the FDA clearance for our first product, Segasist P-AC 1.0.

Dr. Sam Visaisouk - President

Dr. Sam Visaisouk specializes in technology commercialization
and start-up operations. He has served in c-level positions in Canada and the US. As Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Waterloo, he started up Segasist Inc., Tyromer Inc. and recently, ViZpector Technology Inc. While at the University of Toronto, he started up CastConnex Corporation, Marksman Cellject Inc., and Greencore Composites Inc.

Dr. Visaisouk holds 7 US and 3 Canadian patents. In 2001, he won the Discover Magazine Top-Ten Award for Technological Innovation.

Directors and Advisors

Leon Efraim - Director

Scott Inwood - Director

Hamid Tizhoosh - Director

Dr. Robert Lenkinski - Clinical Advisor

Dr. Douglas Hyatt - Business Advisor

Raphael Ronen - Advisor for Clinical Collaborations

Dr. Diana Pliura - Business Advisor