Thomas Vaughan Email & Phone Number

Boucherville, Quebec

Kingston, Ontario

Collaborated with ten medical practitioners across various fields to translate innovative healthcare technology to the patient’s bedside.Developed and performed experiments, analyzed results, and formulated conclusions that have been published in over 20 abstracts and papers.Contributed over 20,000 lines of C++ and Python code to open source surgical navigation software platform called SlicerIGT, which has been downloaded over 5000 times. Website:… Show more Collaborated with ten medical practitioners across various fields to translate innovative healthcare technology to the patient’s bedside.Developed and performed experiments, analyzed results, and formulated conclusions that have been published in over 20 abstracts and papers.Contributed over 20,000 lines of C++ and Python code to open source surgical navigation software platform called SlicerIGT, which has been downloaded over 5000 times. Website: http://www.slicerigt.org/Filed a provisional patent application on coordinate system recovery methods for spatially tracking soft tissue targets in surgical navigation.Presented research work to a variety of audiences, including scientific colleagues at conferences, lay audiences at public health awareness events, and policy makers visiting the lab. Show less

Laboratory For Percutaneous Surgery

Purchased office and research equipment as needed for over 25 lab members (including spatial trackers, medical imaging tools, needles, computers, and software) totaling $250,000 over three years.Obtained and archived documents (such as purchase receipts) and prepared expense reports so that the lab complied with organizational regulations and was prepared in case of an audit.Coordinated demonstrations and presentations for high profile visitors to the lab, such as deans… Show more Purchased office and research equipment as needed for over 25 lab members (including spatial trackers, medical imaging tools, needles, computers, and software) totaling $250,000 over three years.Obtained and archived documents (such as purchase receipts) and prepared expense reports so that the lab complied with organizational regulations and was prepared in case of an audit.Coordinated demonstrations and presentations for high profile visitors to the lab, such as deans, visiting professors, and a member of provincial parliament.Followed organizational policies to ensure that the lab was prepared for 20 new staff and trainees upon their arrival, coordinated appropriate training, desk space, access keys, and software accounts. Show less

Kingston, Ontario

Presented tutorials, graded students, and responded to student questions via email. Courses included programming paradigms, computational biology, and computer graphics.

Kingston, Ontario

Fixed a software feature in the PLUS platform for generating 3D ultrasound images from spatially tracked ultrasound, which as of 2016 has 1300 downloads annually by 80 countries. Website: https://www.plustoolkit.org/Responded to feature requests and bug reports, ensured that software was usable by international researchers in applications such as neurosurgery.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Gpa 4.3 Out Of 4.3

Master'S Degree, Computer Science, Gpa 4.12 Out Of 4.3

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, Gpa 4.08 Out Of 4.3

Activities and Societies: Jean Royce Hall Council (Executive President)