Why an Ecosystem?

An ecosystem is a habitat made up of living and non-living things that work together harmoniously to produce energy and eventually attain sustainability (resistance and resilience).

Non-living things are our research and living labs at Ontario Tech, as well as living labs at Lakeridge Health Hospital and the Central East Prehospital Care Program (CEPCP).

Living things are our core and adjunct faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, as well as partners.

However, what makes us an ecosystem is our ability to conserve and recycle energy within the "habitat." In addition to research, innovation and scholarship, our dedicated team of students, known as maxSIMmakers, provide manufacturing services in our living labs to equip them with solutions at a fraction of the costs of similar, commercially available solutions. This creates a mutually benefical research and innovation-to-practice pipeline — our research and living labs collaborate to develop innovation which is immediately implemented in the practice setting. As a result, the living labs have a reduced cost and students earn money inside our habitat, which in turn creates spaces for further innovation, development and entrepreneurship.

Trainees

Post Doctoral Fellow

Wang, Zhujiang (Jason) (Faculty of Health Science)

Doctoral

Barth, Brenda (Faculty of Health Science, Events Conference System Manager)
Gaudi, Geoffrey Thomas (Computer Science)
Grant, Brianna (Faculty of Health Science)
Momand, Beheshta (Faculty of Health Science)
Torres, Andrei (Computer Science, Events Conference System Manager, D2B IT Support, Cureus Deputy Editor)
Wilcocks, Kyle (Computer Science)

Masters

Buttu, Dania (Faculty of Health Science)
Clarke, Krystina (Faculty of Health Science, D2B Organizer, Cureus Deputy Editor)
Cope, Andrea (Faculty of Health Science)
Hollaender, Gabrielle Computer Science)
Hosseini, Zohreh (Faculty of Health Science)
Daggett, Quinn (Computer Science)
Ko, Bill (Computer Scienc, OTU/UofT)
Daniel Montero (Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Pontifical Bolivarian University)
Mnaymneh, Marvin (Faculty of Education)
Mutombo, Pamela (Faculty of Health Science)
Ning, Guoxuan (Kurtis) (Computer Science)
Savaglio, Robert (Computer Science)
Wahab, Samira (Faculty of Health Science)
Weber, Timothy (Faculty of Health Science)

Undergraduates

Arutiunian, Artur (Research Practicum, maxSIMmaker)
Bhardwaj, Rahul (maxSIMmaker)
Gavilanez, Kassandra (Research Practicum)
Jamal, Hamza (Research Practicum)
Malik, Zuhra (Research Practicum)
Micallef, Julia (maxSIMmaker)
Perivolaris, Argyrios (Jerry) (Undergraduate, Neuroscience, University of Toronto)
Jolly, Amanpreet (Undergraduate, Ontario Tech, maxSIMmaker)
Shah, Sarthak (Undergraduate , Ontario Tech, maxSIMmaker)
Siraj, Samyah (Research Practicum)

2021-2022 Capstone Project Team

Zachary Allen
Mirza Baig
Nigel Pais
Ri Zhou
Maisha Sadia

Support Roles

Malavan Balachandran (Marketing Associate, maxSIMmaker)

Join Our Team

Our team is expanding based on growing needs. We are currently looking for both graduate and undergraduate students with digital design and art, web applications, and 3D printing skills.

Graduate students are governed by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS).

Undergraduate students can work with us by joining our Research Practicum course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Capstone Projects, offered by Faculty of Business and Information Technology, or join us outside of curricular obligations as a maxSIMmaker.

Finally, if you want to work with us, but you do not want to follow these four pathways, please contact adam.dubrowski@ontariotechu.net to discuss other options.

Why an Ecosystem?

Co-Leads

Trainees

Join Our Team

Advisory Committee (AC)

Faculty and Adjunct Members