Yujiao Hao was a PhD student in the Computer and Software department of McMaster whose research centred around motion detection, mobile computing, and machine learning.
For her master’s phase, her research direction was multimedia medical information technology, such as the medical image registration algorithm.

Yujiao Hao was a PhD student in the Computer and Software department of McMaster whose research centred around motion detection, mobile computing, and machine learning.
For her master’s phase, her research direction was multimedia medical information technology, such as the medical image registration algorithm.

Debora is a marketing and communications professional with a background in multimedia development. Throughout her career, Debora has led communications for organizations across multiple sectors, from immigration and settlement to higher education and legal technology. Most recently, Debora managed all marketing and communications initiatives at a leading community health agency. In her current role at Canadian Tire Corporation, Debora leads communications efforts driving business integration, the use of inclusive language across the enterprise, and capacity building for people leaders and employees looking to embed equity, diversity and inclusion into their work.

Debora is a communicator and a connector. By leveraging technology, she links people to the resources and tools that will empower their success. She holds a master’s degree in Communication and New Media from McMaster University and has contributed to EFECT in its early days through her photography and videography practice.

Debora is a marketing and communications professional with a background in multimedia development. Throughout her career, Debora has led communications for organizations across multiple sectors, from immigration and settlement to higher education and legal technology. Most recently, Debora managed all marketing and communications initiatives at a leading community health agency. In her current role at Canadian Tire Corporation, Debora leads communications efforts driving business integration, the use of inclusive language across the enterprise, and capacity building for people leaders and employees looking to embed equity, diversity and inclusion into their work.

Debora is a communicator and a connector. By leveraging technology, she links people to the resources and tools that will empower their success. She holds a master’s degree in Communication and New Media from McMaster University and has contributed to EFECT in its early days through her photography and videography practice.

Caitlin is a registered physical therapist and post doctoral fellow at the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Science Centre (GERAS) at McMaster University. She recently completed her PhD in the Kinesiology department at the University of Waterloo with a specialization in aging, health, and well-being.

Caitlin is a registered physical therapist and post doctoral fellow at the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Science Centre (GERAS) at McMaster University. She recently completed her PhD in the Kinesiology department at the University of Waterloo with a specialization in aging, health, and well-being.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Harold Sikkema is a Visual Artist and Professor in the Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design at Sheridan College. His art practice integrates photographic, algorithmic, and networked approaches. His work attends to habits and patterns, reframing the everyday as strange. Harold is interested in emerging forms of digital collaboration and VR. As an educator, his primary focus is on integrated systems and interactive media. He also develops media arts programming for children and youth, through community arts organizations such as the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, and its charity, Arts For All.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Harold Sikkema is a Visual Artist and Professor in the Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design at Sheridan College. His art practice integrates photographic, algorithmic, and networked approaches. His work attends to habits and patterns, reframing the everyday as strange. Harold is interested in emerging forms of digital collaboration and VR. As an educator, his primary focus is on integrated systems and interactive media. He also develops media arts programming for children and youth, through community arts organizations such as the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, and its charity, Arts For All.