Hi everyone. My name is Pooja Viswanathan (pronounced Poo-Ja Vish-wuh-nA-thun – see below). I have roughly 13 years of experience conducting doctoral and post-doctoral research, and have been carrying out knowledge translation and commercialization activities for the past 7 years.
I graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo (Bio-informatics option). I then went on to complete a PhD in Computer Science (Robotics and Assistive Technology) at the University of British Columbia in the area of “smart” wheelchairs. In 2012, I joined as a post-doctoral fellow at the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab at the University of Toronto.
In 2016, I founded Braze Mobility. Since then, I have worked with a number of universities, and provincial and federal organizations, such as AGE-WELL NCE, to help accelerate the commercialization of research. I frequently speak about commercialization challenges at panels and talks. Notable talks have been at CANARIE, Public Policy Forum, Ontario Economic Summit, and Ontario Research and Commercialization Alliance.
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