Alfred of University of Waterloo

Biography:

Professor Alfred Yu has a long-standing research interest in ultrasound imaging and therapeutics. He is a Professor at the University of Waterloo (ECE and Applied Math) and is the Director of NSERC CREATE Program on Next-Generation Innovations in Ultrasonics (N-GENIUS). He is an NSERC Steacie Fellow and an AIUM Fellow. His research is recognized by various prestigious prizes, including the IEEE Ultrasonics Early Career Investigator Award, the Frederic Lizzi Award, and the Ontario Early Researcher Award. He is now the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, & Frequency Control, the Program Chair of 2023 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, and the Secretary of AIUM Basic Science & Instrumentation Community. He has also previously chaired the Medical Ultrasound Group of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium and ISTU Education Committee, and has served as an Associate Editor of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

Kendall of Enlight Medical

Biography:

Kendall has been a volunteer with the IEEE UFFC-S for many years. He is currently the Interim Chair of the IEEE UFFC Seattle Chapter. 

Kendall is the VP of Ultrasound R&D at Enlight Medical, a medical device start-up. His professional experience has been focused on ultrasound medical devices, particularly ultrasound imaging catheters.   

Kendall received my PhD in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis.  He also held post-doctoral research positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) of France.