TASME 2024

28th Annual TASME Conference July 6 & 7

Innovate Together: Collaborative Solutions for a Complex World

Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME) In-Person/Zoom Hybrid Conference

Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto (at Scarborough), 1065 Military Trail, ON, Canada, M1C 1A4
  The TASME organizers are delighted to announce a partnership with MDPI Journal Technologies. MDPI will sponsor up to three best paper awards. Authors of selected papers will have the opportunity to publish their work in a Special Issue of Technologies at a discounted rate.

Registration is still open. Please register before you attend or present. Thank you.

Updated, July 6th schedule is posted. 

Updated, July 7th schedule is posted.

Note: The above schedules were last updated on Friday, July 5, at 1:30 pm. Click on the buttons to access the schedule. The schedules can also be accessed from the drop-down menu under Conference Info at the top of this page. The Zoom links for the channels below will become active on Friday night, July 5. All times listed in the schedules are Toronto, Canada time.

mission

Our conference strives to showcase technological advancements in Science, Medicine, and Engineering. We conduct workshops to share progress in diverse fields, celebrating our scientific community’s achievements. We offer mentoring to cultivate future leaders and researchers. We encourage collaboration among those of South Asian heritage, including global researchers, professors, industry leaders, students, and others. We aim to unite top-tier researchers globally, promoting inclusivity and building connections with diverse communities.

Call for Papers

Drop-down navigation links at the top of this page, under Call for Paper, provide access to author and presenter guidelines, conference subjects, proceedings, and the link to submit abstracts or full papers. 

Conference Program

View the in-person/Zoom Conference Schedule for July 6 and July 7 by accessing the drop-down navigation links under Conference Info at the top of this webpage.  

Register and Attend

Access to registration, payment information, and instructions for Zoom and in-person attendees is provided through the drop-down Register and Attend navigation link under Conference Info at the top of this page.

Conference Support

Drop-down navigation links under Support on the top of this page provide access to help on the Microsoft CMT paper submission platform, contact information, FAQ, and information on hotels and the map

Proceedings

The Link to past and present proceedings can be accessed through the drop-down Proceedings navigation link under Conference Info at the top of this page. 

Organizing Committee

 Scroll down this webpage for a listing of members of the Organizing Committee and their affiliations.  

Conference Organizing Committee

Lead Chair - Senior Scientist and Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
Nades Palaniyar Ph.D.
Co-Chair - COE Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

Bala Maheswaran Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, University of Toronto, Canada

Phani Radhakrishnan Ph.D.
Creative Activities and Subject Chair - Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry and Research Chair, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
Janani Sivarajah Ph.D.
Outreach and Subject Chair - Professor of Environmental Engineering and Chair, Central State University, USA

Kandiah Ramanitharan Ph.D.
Proceedings Editor and Subject Chair - Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Carlton University, Canada

Siva Sivathayalan Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Global Head of Flow Cytometry, Cerba Research, USA


Nithi Selliah Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Material Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USA

Vaithi Shutthanandan Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Professor and Director, TMU Intelligent Communication and Computing Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Xavier Fernando Ph.D.
Awards and Subject Chair - Professor of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada

Ramanathan Sri Ranjan Ph.D.
Web Admin and Subject Chair - Professor and Chair of Information Systems, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
Nanda Ganesan Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of CIGMAT, University of Houston, USA
Vipul Cumaraswamy Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

Sam Thiagalingam Ph.D.
In-Person Conference Coordinator and Subject Chair - Associate Professor of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
Nirusha Thavarajah Ph.D.
Subject Chair - Material Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USA

Theva Thevuthasan Ph.D.
Subject Co-Chair - Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Pratheepa Jeganathan Ph.D.

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