Prof earns entry into group of global health fellows

Dr. Alexander Wong, a systems design engineering professor at Waterloo, has been selected as a new Royal Society of Public Health fellow.

Wong’s election as a fellow recognizes his contributions to global public health. He joins a prestigious group of health-care professionals, food safety specialists, environmental health experts, policymakers and academics who are passionate about advancing public health interests.

Wong has significantly contributed to artificial intelligence and medical imaging, efficient deep learning on the edge, automatic machine learning (AutoML), and computational imaging systems.

Established in 1856, the Royal Society of Public Health is one of the oldest public health organizations in the world dedicated to improving and protecting the public's health.