Christopher Lucasius is a PHD Candidate at University of Toronto at ParkinSense.
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Co-FounderParkinsense Sep 2021 - PresentToronto, Ontario, CanadaI co-founded this startup for the purpose of improving the quality of life in people with Parkinson' Disease. I gained experience in pitching to potential investors, recruiting team members, and developing a custom wearable device and mobile application driven by machine learning models to predict and detect tremors. -
Teaching AssistantUniversity Of Toronto Sep 2017 - PresentToronto, Ontario, CanadaI have been a teaching assistant in robotics, artificial intelligence, probability/statistics, calculus, linear algebra, electric circuits, engineering design, programming, and algorithms/data structures. -
Course InstructorUniversity Of Toronto Jan 2023 - Apr 2023Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI instructed an introduction to machine learning course for upper year engineering students. -
Course InstructorUniversity Of Toronto May 2021 - Aug 2021Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI instructed a calculus course for engineering students. -
PresidentRobotics For Space Exploration Jun 2017 - Aug 2019Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI managed undergraduate students in the development of rovers for international rover competitions, organized hackathons for undergraduate and high school students focusing on robotics, organized recruitment events, and managed the finances of the club. -
Course InstructorUniversity Of Toronto Jan 2019 - Apr 2019Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI instructed first year engineering students in computer algorithms and data structures in Python and C. This entailed preparing/presenting lectures in person/online, managing teaching assistants, and preparing tests/projects guidelines. -
Systems DeputyAutoronto Jun 2017 - May 2018Toronto, Canada AreaMy experience as a Systems Deputy for aUToronto involvese analyzing the rules for the AutoDrive competition, maintaining our project management tools for the team, and managing our technical subsystem requirements. -
Analog/Digital Applications Engineering InternRambus May 2016 - Aug 201770 University Avenue• Work with design team, sales team, and clients to help find creative solutions to customer challenges and improve the ease of use of Semtech’s IP products.• Silicon debug and support with a customer focus• Knowledge and exposure to every part of the chip design flow – analog and digital.• Creating customer documentation• Maintain Quality checks and scripts•Creating and delivering customer facing presentations -
Nserc Usra AdviseeUniversity Of Toronto May 2015 - Aug 201540 St. George StProject title: "Electrical Properties of Microelectrodes and Brain Signal Characterization"My first electrode was used for optogenetic stimulation, using two micro LEDs that would stimulate different regions of a mouse's brain while a 4x4 array of electrode pads would record the resulting neural signals. I also programmed the FPGA that would drive the LEDs to take on various stimulation parameters (e.g. pulse width, frequency, and number of stimulations). I then collaborated with two PhD candidates on two different days to perform optogenetic stimulation experiments on mice to observe the effect that light pulses may have on epileptic seizures. The mice were injected with 4-AP to make their brains more susceptible to seizures due to light pulses. My second electrode project was used to investigate key brain regions responsible for the generation and propagation of seizure activity in mice with infantile spasms. I assembled a 2x3 array of electrode wires (0.005” diameter and 0.5” length) made of stainless steel. These electrodes are planned to be planted in the frontal cortex, nRT, and dentate gyrus to analyze spike-wave activity characteristic of seizures.I briefly worked with a PhD candidate to make a MATLAB script that automatically detected seizure onset/offset seizure times from a few hundred seconds of neural signal data. The script took snapshots figures of the seizures and outputted them to a Microsoft Powerpoint for a neuroscientist to easily verify by eye.My last project was to design a 3D printable rodent backpack that would contain a stack of mini PCBs for neural stimulations and recordings. I designed several iterations in SolidWorks and printed them at UTIAS, the Scarborough Civic Centre, and the Hot Pop Factory. I had to meet with collaborators at the Toronto Western Hospital to discuss the compatibility of the design with mice, rats, and guinea pigs. -
High School InternSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Jul 2013 - Aug 20132075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, On M4N 3M5Built a relay control box based on a given hand drawn sketch of a wiring diagram; used to centralize power of the RK100 (MRI-compatible image-guided focused ultrasound system)Tested the relay box with Phidgets Control Panel software and a fan for the test electrical deviceModified the design of a relay PCB in the electronics box of the RK100; switches betwen high power (used for hyperthermia treatment) and low power (used for opening the blood brain barrier)Added LEDs for easier testing and analysis of the relay PCB; soldered components of the PCB
Christopher Lucasius Education Details
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Electrical And Computer Engineering -
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Robotics Engineering
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Christopher Lucasius works for Parkinsense
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Christopher Lucasius's current role is PHD Candidate at University of Toronto.
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Christopher Lucasius attended University Of Toronto, University Of Toronto, University Of Toronto, George Brown College.
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